Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-05-05

Fred Schwarz, Field Assistant in
the Division OF Forestry, will pro
ceed to Rock River in short
time To study the conditions and
report in favor of such action as
he finds advisable.
Tree planting for an unusual
purpose has been recommended
to residents of the western irriga-
ton districts by w. l.. Hall, as
sistant superintendent of Tree
Planting of the Division of For
estry, who has recently been in
New Mexico on an Investigation.
Agriculture in that region de
pends largely on irrigation, and
the streams and reservoirs are
much depleted by evaporation
due to the heat and dry winds.
Mr.. Hall recommends that belts
of trees be planted along every
ditch and reservoir, not only to
shade them, but 70 shelter them
rom wind. The problem of pre-,
venting evaporation is very i'm
portant not only on account Of
the loss of water. but because the
percentage OF alkali in the quan.
tity remaining becomes excessive.
The Lewis and Clark Forest
Reserve, In Montana, has been
selected as the second to be
examined by the Division of
Forestry with the view Of prepar-
ing forest working plans. Mr..
o. w. Price, an official Of the
division, will organize the work
about June 1 and will be- joined
later by a number of assistants.
The stand and rate of growth of
the timber will be determined,
and system of numbering will
be devised which will neet the
demand for lumb Der without i'm
pairing the value Of the forest.
The reserve contains 1926, 900
acres. 1t is chief y in a bro ken
and little. known region. but has
valuable forests, and the timber
is locally in demand. Lodgepole
Pine ,Larch, Red Fir, and White
Pine are the principal trees,
Much damage is done by fires.
and their prevention will form
an important part of the system
to be applied.
Similar work is now in progress
In the Black Hills Reserve, in
South Dakota. Other reserves
will be taken up about July /.
The University Of the South, at
Sewanee, Tenn. has placed its
5000 acre tract OF hardwood tim
Der near that town under the
management Of the Division Of
Forestry. An official Of the Di.
vision will mark all trees to be
cut and will draw up the logging
contracts to provide for the pres
srvstion OF young growth. 1t is
intended 10 n AXE the forest yield
a permanent annual revenue TO
go toward the support Of the
college.
Another interesting tract to
come under government super
vision is one Of about 47,000 acres,
owned by the Adirondack League
Club. 1t is in the Adirondack
mountains of New York, near
Lower Saranac, and Is kept pri-
marily as a game preserve. The
working plan will provide for the
removal Of all tim Der which can
be spared without injuring the
forest.
Mr.. Eugene Bruce will soon be
appointed TO a prominent position
In the Division Of Forestry. For
several years Mr.. Bruce has held
an important position n the lum
Der business, and is we'll known
throughout the Adirondack re-
gion. His selection for appoint
ment is due solely ia his excep-
tional qualifications in all lum-
herring matters. the policy Of the
Division being to build up a staff
Of practical men. He will be
employed chiefly in preparing
working plans for the forest re-
serves and the large eastern tracts
under government supervision.
Two agents Of the Division Of
forestry left Washington recently
to organize an investigation Of
commercial trees, which will be
carried on in Western Washing
ton this summer. They will be