The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-25
HCH 70 SAVE TIE FOREST
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT Is
INVESTIG ATING NEW ENG
LAND CONDITIONS
CUR INTERESTS IN TURKEY
Dig BattIeship Kentucky Is Expect
ed to Reach Smyrna Monday
The HRrpOOt Con-
SUIate.
OUR INTERESTS IN TURKEY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The ravages
Of timber destroying fungi in New
England forests have been investigated
recently by the agricultural department
and the results have just been completed.
1t shows that the New England forest
are very favorable to the growth and
development OF these fungi, the more
so by reason Of the ever increasing sup
Ply Of dead wood. Radical changes will
be necessary in the present numbering
methods in certain localities before any
betterment can be hoped for During
the past summer the wasteful cutting of
timber was noticed, particularly in the
region north of the Moosehead lake
where the old system of measuring logs
by the top scale is still in vogue. The
lumber men cut the logs in stumpage
plan and in order TO obtain as high pos
sible. cut the tree high up on the trunk
and low on the top, leaving almost half
the top in the woods. This is not only
wasteful. but the fungi spores spread
from the dead trunks and limbs to stand
ing trees which might otherwise remain
sound and insects similarly spread about
AS trees grow older. the chances of at
tack from fungi and insects become in
creased In the Maine forests particu-
larry in the Rangely lake region, tees
have reached an age where il appears
That the rate of annual secretion and con-
Sequently the annual increase in value.
IS very small while the danger of infec-
ton is increasing every year. Such trees.
the report recommends, should be cut
Immediately where practicable. The
principle should be established that it
wiz prove more profitable in the long
run TO cut trees after they have reached
certain age, to prevent depreciation
due 10 the attack Of fungi or insects
Future investigation viii have to deter
mine what the exact age is at which 1t
is most profitable to do this cutting
Several fungi attack trees after thew
have been killed by insects or other
agents. This is of great practical signi-
hcance for il may often be possible to
harvest such dead trees before the
Fungus IN question has time to begin
work. Emphasis is laid on the statement
that dead tree is as valuable as a live
tree, provided its wood is sound and II
ought to be cut Immediately Large
forests in Maine have been made worth
less by failure to cut Immediately, when
killed by bark beetles OF, other insects. or
blown down by strong winds If the
tungl found growing on the wood of the
conlferous trees, only small number
bring about changes which completely
destroy the wood. All the fungi describ-
ed IN the report below TO the Polyportei
Their sporopores form in the summer.
discharge their spores into the air in
great numbers and these are carried to
great distances by the winds. They
germinate under favorable conditions in
wounds or roots in trees and the rnvceI
lum makes it way into the inner parts of
the tree, where it fiourishes until the
Truitlng organization formed. The num-
Der Of dead and decayed trees the report
concludes, is sufficiently large to renre-
sent a considerable less in capital and
warrants making efforts TO prevent. the
destruction Of what would be valuable
timber if harvested in time
OUR INTERESTS IN TURKEY
The Turkish authorities having rasusad
TO grant an eXequatur to Or. Thomas
II. Norton TO act as United States consul
al Iiarpoot the indications point to SOM
retahatoFy measures on the part of our,
government in the near future rha
turkish contention now is that they ,,er-
mItLed' United States consulate 10 ha
established at Erzehoum under ar i'm
pied understanding that the l-n:+rd
States would abandon its claim 10 a
consulate ao HarpOot. That there was
some shadow of foundation for fhis w
deTstahdlng Is admitted; but It is still
the purpose Of the United States 70 &c
tablish this consulate because m, ~
lsh government has since been pernoit+a7
10 locate consul at Harpoot. and M
DER the favored hation clause OF o,1r
treaty with Turkey. the United States
government claims the same connerc,oI
privileges as Great Britain.
There is, beside, a peculiarly no,e,4
1ea on for the presence Of a limited
states representative at Harpoor. for ar
mat point Is located some of the mo +
important and flourishing American mis-
slonary and educational interests in Tur-