El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-22

regarding desirable species. prepara-
ton of the soil. and methods OF estab-
fishing and managing the plantation
with reference to the needs OF each
case The work has been under the
charge of the assistant superintendent
of tree planting for the division The
planting plans will probably be COM
pleted before next spring
\ Paper Company's Request.
Among the applications for advice
and assistance in managing woodlands
which have recently been received by
the division of forestry of the L. S
department OF agriculture is one from
the Great Northern Paper company of
Maine This company owns "A tract OF
300. 900 acres on the Penobscot and
Kennebec rivers. chiefly spruce land
II is undertaking to lumber in such a
manner that the same acres can be
cut over repeatedly with good profit.
and is making use of the aid and advice
of trained foresters in order that its
estimates and the plans and methods
which il adopts may be reliable and
best adapted to the ends in view. The
surveys and measurements on which
the division of forestry will base the
working plan to be submitted to the
company will probably be begun next
spring.
The division of forestry has just
completed the first extended survey Of
the results of the early tree planting
enterprises which has ever been made
in the middle west Hitherto there
has been no attempt to digest ony any
considerable scale the experience which
might have been gained from these
plantations The result has been that
though plantations of trees are every
where needed as windbreaks and ready
sources of supply for fence posts. fuel.
etc. they have hitherto been estab-
lished chiefly according to rules and
customs which were founded only on
loose generalities and scanty exper
fence Since last July. however. two
field parties from the tree-planting
section of the division OF forestry have
been examining large numbers of plan
tations in Kansas. Nebraska. South Da-
kota Iowa. Missouri. and Oklahoma.
with the purpose of observing the ef-
fects of the soil. location. and meth
DDS OF planting on the growth of trees
in as great n number of plantations
as possible
Studying Tree Plantations.
The summers work was begun near
Wichita. Kans.. and under the direc-
ton OF Mr.. w. l.. Hall. assistant SUI
perintendent of tree planting in the di-
vision OF forestry. was carried on by
two parties. One OF these travelled
northward as far as South Dakota and
then back again through Iowa and
Missouri. The other. with Mr.. Hall in
charge. made a thorough survey of the
plantations in southern Kansas. east
ern Arkansas and the southwestern
corner of Missouri. Both Of these par
ties lived under canvas and were thus
able to visit almost all thep limitations
in the regions through which they
passed. The surveys which they made
proved most instructive as regards
the influence of methods OF planting
soil conditions. exposure. etc. on the
growth of the trees. and their results
will greatly facilitate the preparation
of planting plans in the future.
Among the plantations which We're
visited were the well known ones OF
the Kansas City. Fort Scott and Mem
phis railway. of Mr.. II. II. Hunnewell
at darlington. of Mr.. George w. Mum
ger at Eureka. and of George w. Tin
cher near Council Grove. The natural
timber growth in western Arkansas
was carefully examined. in order to
make a comparison between the sup
ply from these native forests and the
need of posts. fuel. telegraph poles.
etc. in the adjacent tree-planting
states.