The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
HOGS DESTROY MUCH WEALTH.


Icaf Piuc.
III th, opinion af fhr uiysl stores aul
lumber men. the GroTeIl Leg stature
would rl,itlc t~elf IL IT," everlasting
gratitude of the pnhlie Interested ia III.
States bc>; vclfape II Il vnul! pl~s
law. brshIhitnl. tn" razor atck long
%~n"ntctI hog from vaud".f. a. ~wr,r
will through tho pan CORES aad a.
iuG II ; Iar lculcssuar III a>- :, -
hrc - the w.4si~ lHufc Than once III
lhr,r wears.
ri such i.gu~ W,r, uH~~,.l. a their
opinion. Georgia lumber and naval stores
resources Woui4 newer bv exhausted In
'lu>tl4t> thar mean millions ~ dollars
S,ariN ~ til. people 81 Ill, state wofil1
he urrlct1at,-l indefinitely. perhaps. for
ever. y II J.. Through lht~.. agencies.
thu reproduction ai III. valuable, louas
leaf lsilo j. beng ltr9rll prevented "
4 result. great ~~rvt.eI~ that Huv, he-u
visited by thu naval stores operators ami
mil mon an, TODAY covered Wifh grnNth~
II the short-icaf - lob iHlly pine, Il pEa,-
tIcdlly Worthless tres. IN comparison with
the lun1.iraf pine. sooner ur later. under
j continuance af such conditions. TWO 1T
the Stato'~ ~~gratr>t industries viii liz
atru,ar. y he naval stores ~uyoluet
If & aiGta in 2 y"aF ara Wurih probably
Sl.1'h.Dlu. and tine products IT the saw
mills aggregate many millions Inop. IN
value - twelve months. il can bv an
preciated what 4 serious disaster this
Npnld h.
Mem who lre well acquainted with th-
growth of the lunE-lcaf pine. and who
haze Worhcd II Tor many years. hold that
liz" theory - largely entertained los thr
general public. thar Tho tree Will not
,..r,.I,., it-.lf - ,,,.I.,, hi III
from the destructive and comparatively
worthless hog. aud saved in its infancy
from the ravagc> of lire. the tree viii
reproduce itself ~ahundlutly and soon Till
mp the waste places caused hy those who
have converted It's proCrnltor~ INTO tur-
p%cntinc. rosin AMI lumber. Mr.. Mr.. j.
l.. Williams. who has been a leading op-
orator and naval stores factor for over
thirty years. is firmly convinced that all
that i needed 10 insure an abundant re-
production of the tree * to give II a
chance for existence.
1t is the destructive spirit 81 man and
not the faul IF nature. said he yestcr-
day in discussing the matter. that pre-
vents = second growth of the long-leaf
pine. Left To itself. and not subjected
80 the dcprcdations of the hog and the
wood burners. it will soon occupy the
waste places and III thirty years give rs
4 growth suitable for the naval stores
men 10 work and the SAW mills To cut
~ for market. If the Georgia lcgi>la-
turc will turn its attention To this mat
Ter and legiSlatc intclligcntly on he sub
ice. Twill do more for the real good of
the State than any of its predecessors
have done. 1t is. aS ! regard il. a crime.
To 90 along destroying the provisions
made by nature for our benefit and wan
a,l 49,. r.. 49, 90 So
the benefit Of the generations that are
to come after Us. Through cnlpability
!; JO-cent hog Is allowed Ia destroy younC
Saplings that if permitted To grow would
III the course Of time reach Il value of
perhaps thousands of dollars and afford
employment 10 MANY men. When we
do thiS. ~ W are doing il. with onr
eyes wide oIen. not caring whether this
is the result or not. | do not see how we
can expect 10 escape the righteous con
domination of those who are to come after
"A law that would force the owners
of pine roofing hogs 10 keep them within
proper limits instead of allowing them
to range at the widest liberty, would do
much coward preventing the wholesale
cxterminition Of the valuable long-lear
pine. AL that Is needed is Il little wise
craftsmanship and sufficient political
and moral courage. As I now Is. the
hogs range through the woods. uprooting
the young saplingS to get ut the bulbs
at I'll" roots. which contain saccharin"
matter of which they are fond. In on"
day Il hog that would not bring % cents
may destroy scores Of saplings. Its de-
Struction may be said 10 he only limited
by its appetite for the juices in the tap
root. | have seen Il lot Of young sap
Iin,.- r,.t tIJiy;t.. .,,,J r-5tI, .I.,,
prospect Of growing to 4 valuable matu-
rity. and passing by Il few days later
found them uproOted and dead. with the
ground showing that the hogs had been
there and caused their death. Such u
thing should not be tolerated. In Euro
pean countries they are pending large
sums u preserve the forests they have
left and To plant new ones. Trees are
10 BE used for the benefit uf m1u, but
man should. if | take the right view of
it,. reproduce rs well ~ destroy, and -
D~ecially 80 when all he has to DO j, t.
let nature have Il fair working chance.
Over in South Carolina. where they
have Il stock law. continued Mr.. VIII
liamS. the effect * seen in some fine see
ond groWthS of the long-lcaf pine. demon
s~trlting clearly that the hog IS 10 he re
2ar,lcd aS the first and greatest enemy
of the tree in its infancy. In sections of
North Carolina. where the naval stores
industry has been largely driven out BY
the destruction Of the trees, | have seen
fields which were enclosed grow mp in
u new and fine forest of the turpentinc
pine. The result would be the same in
Georgia. or anywhere else where the
long-leaf pine * Il native.
The burning over of the woods in til"
spring time i another cause OF the tX-
termination OF The long-lcaf pine over
IL large section. To give the cattle grass
il is the custom in Georgia. and some.
other States. TO fire the woods. The
young SapliHgS. "A foot or 50 high. are
tender and are unable to stand the heat.
They are burned to death. | remember
my attention being s~trikingly called to
this a couple OF years ago on what gave
promise Of being an excellent growth Of
the pine. On the way back TO Savannah
soon after | noticed 1T the same place u
lot OF little charrcd twigS. all that was
left Of the young trees. The. wood