The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
BY the Government For
estry Bureau.
A STUDY OF TREES
VIII be Made Special Feature
With View to Forest Ex-
tension--Bis increased
In Appropriation.

Washington, July 22.-On July the
bureau of forestry began its field sea-
son of 1902, and its work is now being
carried on in 20 states. The bureau
has appointed 80 new student assist
ants for this season, the entire field
force numbering 165 men. The work
includes, among other things, the
gathering Of the necessary data for
several working plans, a study Of u
number of well known commercial
trees, the examination of farm wood
lots, and study of the treeless areas
with view of devising plans for for
est extension.
The bureau of forestry begins the
new fiscal year of 1902-1903 with an
appropriation of 1921 $500 The amount
for the year just ended was $1S5, ,440.
This increased appropriation shows
how this work commends Itself to
congress, and 1t makes possible a
much wider range of work. The pres
ent seasons work is by far the most
varied and interesting yet undertaken
by the bureau of forestry, and Is being
carried on in Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts,, New York,
New Jersey, Maryland, Tennessee,
Kentucky West Virginia, North Car
olina, Michigan, Minnesota Nebraska,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Montana,
Arizona and California. Later in the
season it will be extended to other
states and territories.
On July the division of forest ex-
cinn lNIic hnI in h,,r n
of forestry, to take charge of the work
heretofore done by the section Of tree
planting. The work of the new divi-
sion will be to devise plans for in
creasing the forest area where it Ia
deficient. This it will do by the en-
couragement of planting where that is
necessary to secure a stand of trees,
and by improving the conditions for
natural seeding over areas where the
present forest stand Is insufficient.
Several parties are now in the field
in connection with this work. In the
middle west a large number of land
owners have made application for as
sistance in establishing woodlot and
other forest plantations, and the work
Of examining these farms and prepar-
ing plans for them is now under way.
IiutH dtltnllOh VIII Dt BlNth uuI
ing the present season to the eXamina-
tion of woodlots, in the management
of which the assistance of the bureau
has been requested. Two skilled men
will be detailed for this work, and it
is the intention of the bureau that its
agents shall visit all wcpdlots for
which applications have been made
FOREST INVESTIGATIONS.
IL, III, A.
reau of forestry includes an investl-
cation Of the distribution of forests,
their character, extent and the avail
able supplies of timber.
The study of the forest resources
of the best timbered counties of Mary
land is being continued. This work
was begun in 1900 and has been going
on through each field season since.
Examinations of the forest conditions
and resources of Vermont and also
of portions of the northern peninsula
of Michigan are being made.
Investigations have begun in the
collection of published and unpublish-
ed data, showing the past and present
yields of wood of various kinds, in
Guiding imports and exports and con-
sumption for all purposes. This in
vestigation also includes a considera'
tion of American woods in foreign
markets, and foreign woods in homo
markets. Attention is being given to
the collection of data showing the
production and value of by-proiuc.s
of American forests. This will in
clude commercial gums, resins, tur-
pentine and tan extracts.