Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-09
1nE FORESTRY QUESTION:.

While the Forestry DIVISION OF the
Department OF Agrcul ure Is cup
posed to look into for stry questions
Tor the entire United States, as q
matter OF fact. sperih G"ciou is
nov being devoted by the eS Fors'
ter. Mr.. Clifford Pmchot. to the CON
dinons III the P,uIn> Stat ; and the
Reky Mountain States. The tor.
esis have such IA close relation {" the
muistur. supply aud the re""ral
subject of agriculture IN the Ws'
Ihat the Department ot Agncu.tme
foresSes The ~pecessity Of making AT
Investigation which viii show the
exact cuudi,iuus OF the forests and
wooded mountains whence comes tie
MYERS and streams, and the effect %
lie >restzinuu which Is going Oh
through the cIttinGs by iu nbe -nen
mi the devasIHiiubs from hSs
Daring the past twenty years
great deal has be N don. in the way
1T tree planting in the West. the
| Timber-Culiure laI being enScieu
by Congress in the hope ~ bull ling
up tree areas. This Lax generally
.nnyAd = dismal failure, Ye, u vas
amount % artificial tree planting is
iern successful. While the Foresir.
Z Division Is in rzroF OF anything that
viii Perpelusie or pponr-aie Tree
areas. II l. proposed ia the first rla~,
before g,dIng ir,o any planting
schrmeS to carefully collec, all Th-
data which can Inc fouGd un the sub.
i-cI OF ree planting. II Is some
times full! as inIor ami 10 have the
evidence % q failare IS Of 8 Success,
Tor. II the experiment has been yell
made the knoSleige q its faiiur-
viii obviat- the necessity for further
iHl. IL this Connection, Prof J. ".
Tourney. TIE Boisnst Of the S1zrna
Experiment Station. and a praCti al
forester. Is box making a tour
through the West III the interests al
The Agricultural Department. The
Government Forester himself. Mr..
Pinch 4. Is also alb ,ut to start on a
iip INTO the Nurthwe.t taking with
him 4 forestry class, consisting Of
Young mea who are ma ilnG ! special
study q! the subject.
While ~fores:r! has mol yet come To-,
he generally considered an Important
branch Of the Government, the sub
iect is one which is undoubtedly
coming To the front in this country,
and forestry and irrigation are sopu
destined soo to I've. II they are not
ALREADY, the two leading Problems for
the West. Our great natural resOur-
and tie vast area Of uncut tim
Der in the United States have kept
the attention Of the people from tie
necessity for some such line Of action
by the Government as Ii practiced III
European countries. where this
aLc CHI Of agnru ture is recoEDiZed a.
NJ the highest Importance. France
Germany. Italy and other cont Ien-
ten countries are rs careful of their
forests rs of their water ysys and
hundreds OF thousands % dollars are
expended ever! year by their govern
meut in retaining worn out and
waste land by planting trees; while
the Crown forests are administered by
the Government with distinct profit
TO the State.
IL Will be II long time. Mr.. Puchoit
says before the forests OF tie United
Stats are managed rs he would like
to see them. namely. ike those OF the
European countries where tho Ion si-
~ question Is an old one and the
| virgin is unknown. There
the mos; d Hulute system IN tie for
esi management prevails and growth
and rotation OF forest crops are made
as much Of Il study rs utany n;iIer
branches II agriculture. Mr.. Pinchctt
dhas think, however. that there Is "a
large UpEorHui;y III this county,. at ii
veT! slight cost to the owners, 10
produce large forest areas. which
o gbeu the original timber crop is
cot. are sbsDdoD-j to fire and left to
gnE Ia scrub orthIes5 monuments
70 mans progress
Forest dre-. be says, form one Of
the most important branches Ui for
eiry investigation and determine the
nature q the forest groEth TO a
greater extent than any uihe! conli-
lion excepting temperatnre-far more
than humility or fertility. IL is a
sell SuoSE i,ct that entire tracts OF
] rpd ;ha: are covered witb one class
rrees after d destructive lire will
grow up TO an entirely different class
u soneii mes inferior md - nett mes
superior to tine original growth
ifoth ;be Department al Agriculture
and the Interior Department are
fuil! alive to the tire ques Ton and il
It believed that imior ant results will
develop from tile investigation which
is now beng Giade un that subject.
MANY A LOVER
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