Evening journal., 1901-02-08
IN
TREn PLANTING
Rapidly Increasing in South.
Particularly in Upper
Mississippi Valley

/ ing IN lne ouutn. A preliminary eN-
animation has been made by the Divi-
sion Of Forestry of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture Of the large forest
/ in Polk and Monroe counties, Tennes-
see, owned by Senator George Peabody 1
animation has established the suna.
bility of this tract to be handled un-
der practical forest methods. Work
will now be begun and pushed in
making a working plan for the forest,
which contains $4,000 acres of hard
wood timber
The division has also received from
the South two other Important re-
quests for eXP-rt assistance in forest
management, beth from owners OF
private tracts. The first is from the
/ Okeetee Club. which owns 10000 acres
Of shOrtleaf pine land I'm Beaufort and
Hampton counties. in South Carolina /
Overton w. Price, superintendent Of
working plans n the Division of For |
estry, will make preliminary exami- |
nation to ascertain whcther a working
plan fer the tract is feasible.
In addition to shortleaf pine, this |
tract cOntal rs cypress in the swamp |
lands, and also some hardwood tim |
Der. The Okeetee Clubs tract borders |
/ llA llAN laN 0I4AidlA AANEIs IN IldIh.IM
by water and rail at no great distance. |
The ether request to the division for
assistance comes from northwes arn |
Georgia where a preliminary txami-l
nation of 10000 acres OF shCrtleaf j NJ
is wanted
The Division of Forestry. through
its section Of tree planting. has sue
ceeded in arousing widespread interes.
IN the subject Of tree growing on th
plains of the upper Mississippi valley /
\ An agent of the division has recCntlyl
| returned from that region, ard re
Dorts that the farmers in the tciwitCgy
west of the Mississippi and north
the fortieth parallel Of latitude ar
| awaking TO the Importance Of plantna
rees. especially for ecOncmic purpo es
The planters Of this section are ARK
Ous TO avoid the mistakes made dur
ng the operation of the Timber Claim
act. The groves new being planned
are designed 90 be pcmanwt feature
If the hcmesteads
To that end. the farmers viii use a
greater proportion Of long-lived, slow
growing species than fCrmCrly Th
| iCmand for such hardy. drUth-resisi-
ing species as the blackberry, gueeu
| .sh white elm. bur oak. red elm. red
cdar, and Western yellow p ne (huI
| )ine. promises TO he eauy increase
Turing the next few years The great
est present difficulty with which To
respective trs planter has to c1I-
end is the fact that commercial grow
ers OF nursery stock aIg not supplied
With this kind N ma al. The nun
series still carry large quantities OF
he short-Eyed kinds, such as boXeld6.
, | cottonwood, maple and willow, but az g
short on the more valuable species.
The planting Of conifers on the
DrairiGs Of the West during the past
las not been attended with general
success. This is owing to the use OF
Eastern and introduced kinds that are
not adapted to the country There is
abundant evidence. however that the
5 ID cedar and Western yellow pine
bull pine) will thrive throughout this
section. The desirabllity of ever
s greens fer wind-brcaks on bleak
{ | prairie should lead owners to turn
r ,heir attention 10 these hardy native
r 5pecies.
6 Among the recent applicants for ad-
\ vice and assistance in the management
b lDf lis woodlands is the Moose River
n Lumber Company, which Owns q
tract Of 10000 acres in the Ad-ron-
Jacks. New York. This tract is most
y spruce land and is situated in Her
kimer county. The preliminary eX-
animation has already been made by
one of the experts Of the Division o
e | Forestry and the working plan viii
81 be prepared this Spring 1t will con
.e tain estimates Of the present and fu
l. tuTe yields of timber on the tract, ant
y will also make recommendations re
n garding the numbering. This applica
Sc lion. taken with those which have beer
il received from other owners Of privat
IT forest lands in the Adirondacks dur
a ing the last two years brings the tota
ay area Of private land in that regicn
de for which working plans have been nc
st Quested up to more than 10000
ir acres. On 10000 acres these plans ar
ry already in operation.
lie The State Line and Sullivan Railroa
d. Company, the Barclay Railroad Com
de pany. and the Long Valley Coal Clm
M panv. all with headquarters at TC
"a | wanda, Bradford county, Pennsylva
ds MIA have made application 10 the ID
.S vision Of Forestry for assistance
- preparing a plan TO prevent the occul
~ renee of annual forest fires on the
oo properties H. McC Curran, Of ths
u~ division. has been sent to investigai
the matter and report upon the cond
tions. in order that the division ma
be prepared to offer advice for the pr
,k- vent'on Of fires.
at A matter of considerable interest
a the forthcoming publication Of III
ght working plan for township forty,
are the New York State Forest Preselv
:. This working plan as published wi
- contain maps. Illustrations, table
- rules for cutting and estimates
stand II win be OF especial vail
not only 10 people interested in f.
estry, but 10 mmbeTmen as well sin
IL is the result Of careful inya stig
"a tons by a practical forester and
practical mmberman
De The working plan for township for
AS is the first made by the Division
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