Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-10

upon soil and climate where grown is the
final object of this line of work.
The only hope existing, the report states,
is to lengthen out supplies of homegrown
forest materials in more conservative
and economical use. AT present not only
is the logging done wastefully, but the
woods ere misapplied and uneconomicaly
used, on account of the prevalent ignor-
ance of their value.
Chemistry of Food Crops.
There is no other government agency
equipped to carry on these Investigations.
which as german to forestry as in
vestigations into chemistry of food crops
or the investigation into the physics of
soil and into the relation of soil and crop
to agriculture, and hence should be carried
on by the division of forestry.
The chief recommends. therefore that If
the present general appropriations for his
division are not deemed sufficient or are
not to be increased so as to bring these in
vestigatons to desirable conclusion that
a special appropriation for the purpose be
asked for. as proposed by the bill presen: led
In the House and Senate of the last Con-
greSS.
An investigation has been made into the
development of white pine in the forests of
pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Minnesota re-
suitlhs IN the analysis of nearly 700 in
dividual trees, grown under varying condi-
tions, and sixty-acre yield measurements
and study of white cedar and of cypress
Win observations on the forests of Tennes-
see. made by various members of the di-
vision force, and the data thus obtained In
'he heid nave been prepared for the press
Investigating Standing Timber.
In addition to these studies, the division
co-operated with the Department of the
interior in an investigation of the stand
Ing timber of the Red Lake Indian reserya-
ton In Minnesota, which resulted in re-
vision and increase of estimates heretofore
made by the agents of that department
study was made of domestic economic sne-
eies, az the suggestion or the Secretary,-as
regards Investigations of the timber trees
OF the ard regions of other countries with.
view OF securing such as NAV give prom
ise OF succeeding in the. plains, for trial in
this country. -.
A special agent of the department ubo
Is now collecting seeds IL eastern Eurone
and Siberia will endeavor to secure prom
lsins forest tree species for experiments of
this division.
The correspondence of the division con-
tinucs to increase. and covers a wide range
requests for Information on all subjects
being received daily. Frequent requests
from members OF state Legislatures and
others interested to formulate desirable
forest legislation have Eeen responded to-
and steps were taken toward forwarding
the legislation which resulted in the order
ing of a forestry service in the Department
OF the Interior for the forest reservations
on the public timber lands.
The report recommends that the timber
expert should have the assistance Of a
trained vegetable anatomist.. The work Of
collecting important foreign species, es-
pecfaily such as promise adaptation to
the dry regions, should be made exhaustive,
and for this purpose a man of peculiar
qualifications is suggested He should not
only be a botanist and linguist, but should
be familiar with the practical needs of the
west
Criminal Neglect.
In the opinion of the chief future gem
Grafton Will justly charge the present one
with criminal neglect Of the subject Pres
ent forest industries represent an annual