The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-22
FORESTRY IN THE
UNITED STATES
Secretary Wilson to Tell the World
What We are Doing,
FARMERS DOING A GOOD DEAL.
The Division OF Forestry Anxious TO
Get In Communication with Those
Tho Can Give Additional
Information.

prepare a publication for DISTRIBUTION az
the Paris Exposition which snaA oo"'.,-'
a resume of the achievements oil tno
United states I'm every branch OK s-len-o
as related to agriculture, during inc "''i1
teeuth century.
The Division Of Forestry VIII cohliiD''1
a short history OF forestry IN the Lniteo
states and also an account Of the efforts
OF private land owners % apply the piln-
cioles Of forestry. Clifford Prchot' foios-
ter has prepared circular ne once.
Of which is 70 secure as much inIorhla-
ton as possible lie desires the names
and addresses OF persons who nave piac-
ticed forestry in order that list or qses-
tons may be sent them. The circular nc
s.nGs out gives some interesting iniorma-
ton concerning the work now being done.
AN ERRONEOUS IDEA
An impression widely prevails ABROAD
thar uttlo or nothing has been done AA
the United States in the way of fore NY.
Though it cannot b. held that any CON
siderable amount Of work has been done
under the supervislon of experts trained
i'm technical forestry. there is neverine ess
abundln, evidence ID show that owners
Of woodlands have frequently employ
conservative methods in hanlllN th-if
WOOD crOns and have OtherWi'e SHOWN
the desire and the ability 20 preserve l's
forest without CeasinT t0 use u, ana i' t'
formers fn traa'ess districts. and Others
have greatly improved tn agr cultural re-
sources OF their lands by tree p.anilns
Wherever private owners have maze
the effort 20 utilize the merchanfaoie ilni-
Der on their woodland without iMullNb
It's productive power and 10 establish
now forests. there has been The intention
OF true forestry. The methods used may
have been imperfect. but they nave iehu-
cd toward economic forest management
so far as their object was the continued
use Of the land for producing fore rs.
Usually there are details in which these
methods could have been improved. get
I'm many cases the systems OF the trained
forester would be but notifications OF
those already used by the lumberman or
tho farmer. The same is true OK tree
planting Wherever the PLANTER has
chosen hts trees with intelligence and so
succeeded IN producing a useful planta-
ton. there has been the real spirit of
forestry.
In the spruce lands OF tho Northeast.
for example. many lumhermen have come
20 see that by leaving Tho small uee'
standing they can return for a second
croD earlier than would otherwise DE
possible and that this plan pays. lh
many cases they are leaving the spruce
which measures less than ten inches ln
diameter. and IN others that measures
less than twelve inches. because the trees
under these sizes can be harvester WIN
greater profit If they are left few
years 10 gain larger growth Simia.
work has been done in other sections of
the United states. as for instance. I'M
the Southern Pine Belt where reoeated
crops of lOrgieaf pine have been cut from
the same tract
WORK OF FARMERS.
Bv far the greater amount of such
work has. however, been done by farmers
and other owners OF small tracts OF wood
land Very many farmers have made
a practice Of thinning their wood lots with
care. first removing the dead dying, Or
unpr0mising trees and then letting ihe
remainder stand bon order 90 utilize me
growth of the trees and 20 obtain con-
tinuallv from the wood lot nrewooi and
other material for the farm. and. occa-
sionally a crop Of larger trees cor me
market other farmers again. devote a
number Of acres 70 the production OF
hardwood sprouts for fuel IneF CUT
over the land every twenty-five or thirty
years. and calculate that from one-half 10
one cord Of wood Is produced annually
10y 'l'a ~ 9''i'i VI ~, 80. ,.., .,o,b
on waste places on inc lar l' .'
or kind OF forestry which mas ut,h pId'-
ticed Work of this character ls Low
widespread. and so much OF It has been
a.,o,,',ifsrc1 tbat material for a thor
ough treatment of the subject is fast ace
cumulatin. I'm New England there are
numerous instances OF planting white
,,i,o an vvaeto rlaces with excellent re-
- a.. 1,....,i,,,s.tts tho nfanfinr
suns ~"u i'' ,,.-l.. -.+..f..t,-,.
OF lafch mas proven N'8'".
Many farmers have found IL ploHla'ie
10 plant locust and red cedar for fence /
posts and i'm more than one case the Gull /
,f,..ttor 80 hf,.i, t,-fnuf has brought /
= - ~, 4t, c.-+r.l 1Ke.- fne |
large returns. III '"0 ,1,''' 80 80.
fast-grOWlng calalpa anu ule Ai'dill"' /
have produced remarkable results ODD snort ,
periods I'm the hands of private growers /
-,lg,i,'o, n,,r,b of tre- p.autlrs is that /
49, i a.. troaless sfates OF tha !
- ~ '- a., .JIit no D., fha uaas Io /
49, - ~ ,.li h. -,it t-e.s have r-o.al /
y iil,l 49, 49,, Ia 10 fornl of wind breaks
VI kt gay N.l-0 80 80 ,.-,,fts have gau- /
~ H., bt.fIrI from rhe rta7a /
~. V+,f, ,,,g,ro elr1 b.x elder /
= r,,,s,. s-r,,t- erofch Pine and Others. /
$3.50 i,f.r,r- i..al r,r.I..l. /
d ~ ~, r.if ~. ,,,,ber ms. a. which troa /
M e-, ,',tt Alorg the hanks I
- ,r1o- have been set 40 hx the
q ~ u ,,4 81. -.r.,-.rf +I. Ir.