Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-06
EVENING SESSION.
Relation OF Forestry to Maple Sugar
Making Discussed

Relation OF Forestry to Maple sugar
Making Discussed.
The evening session attracted a large
audience and the addresses were full of
interest to all who incline toward forestry
In any form. The gathering was called
to order by President Spear. who an
nounced that the meeting this morning
would convene at $3.50 at the Williams
science hall in order to give the judges
of the various exhibits an opportunity to
occupy the city hall for the purpose of de-
tcrmining the merits of the various eX-
hbits. lie then announced that G.. II.
Soule. II. L. Bass sand j. A. Stewart
would act as judges on exhibits in classes
a, b, T.. l. and J, and A. p. Bceman,
NJ. II. Miller and Mrs. Il. l.. Bass in
classes c. ID, G., +, II and I.
The first address was that of Charles
H. Green of White River Junction. agent
of the International Paper Co., who took
for his subject, The Treatment of cd
and Second Growth Forests for Profit and
Preservation"
Mr. Green sajd What little I know
about forests has been learned by cxper-
icnce, my whole life having spent Ia the
woods. My business has called me on to al
most every mountain side in Vermont and
New Hampshire In opening a inatured
forest l would first have a system OF roads
built that would last for years. L would
have the oldest trees taken away first.
then I would have the places where thcy
are too thick attacked and some Of the
trees taken away. / would have 300 trees
to the acre. If every time you cut tree
you will plant one you con cut 400 or 800
trees to the acre and you can continue the
growth for years.
The second growth is different. We have
in many places in Vermont quantities Of
spruce timber. A farmer with spruce
forest should draw away about one-half of
eventually become useful. II | was set
ting out spruce trees l would plant about
G40 to the acre and in 40 or 10 years they
would produce a cord of marketable wood
a year.
In spruce regions I would sew the seed
and harvest it clean once in 20 years. the
trees growing to a size varying from six
to u inches / have cut 62is cords Ct
spruce from one square acre and not one
of those trees was over 50 Scers old. If
l wanted the trees for something larScy
than pulp wood / would thin out the woods
several tines.
From this point the talk took the form
Of questions and answers.
is there any one in Vermont who 70
lows the plan of setting out spruce trees?
was asked.
There is but one case that I know Of
and that is in Cambridge, whore trees
were set out about II years ago. When
Now they are about 20 feet high"
AT what season of the year should
spruce trees be set out?"
I'm the spring
The question of setting out cedar tree
was brought up and Mr.. Green said that
such trees should be set out on hill top
and along the banks of streams, whcrC
the seeds would be blown and in a f "
years cause a larger growth. If go coda
trees are planted to the acre, in 80 or 4
years they will be large enough for tel
phone poles. at least.
Mr.. Green was asked about the mcthc
he used in cutting spruce. He reptile
that he cut nothing smaller than y inches
The speaker was asked to explain wha
caused "A plot of land. which was origin
ally covered with spruce, to grow a sccon.
stock entirely of hard wood. He reptile
that hard wood grows faster and thu,
crowds out the spruce. There are also
some years wheD there arc no spruce 81 ed
and IL a fire should come in such a yea
there could be no second growth of such
trees.
In reply to question as to whether tim
Der in Vermont is increasing or decreas
ing, Mr.. Green said: Large timber il
Vermont is decreasing, but in my opiniol
there are more cords OF pulp wood thar
there were ten years ago. The growtl
during year is more than is used by tn,
Vermont pulp mills"
/ What is the most profitable tree for q
farmer to plant?'
1T depends entirely upon tho land. Il
the ground is suitable | would set on
white ash. The tamarack Is also a profit
able tree"
In closing Mr.. Green urged that The
practice of selling small spruce trees fo
Christmas trees be stopped. He said tina
in one instance last Christmas he knev
where seven carloads were sold, the tree.
bringing in one half cent each In 80 year
that half cent placed at interest woult
amount to about four cents. If the tree
, were allowed to grow that length of tim,
there would be at least e feet Of mer
chantable timber, which would be a mucl
greater rate of interest on the money.
Col William f. Fox, superinto ndent o
State forests New York. of Albany. wa
the second speaker, his subject beini
Forestry as Related to the Maple Suga
, industry"
ADDRESS BY COL. FOX
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:-I am her
tonight In response to an invitation to ad
2 dress your association on the subject o
t forestry as related to the maple sugar in
dustry. The subject will not permit of an,
attempt at oratory, poetical description. o
5 the telling of funny stories. 1t can he dis
= cuss"d properly only as a matter of bust
ness and In plain busness-lik way Nei
lHcF Will presume to discuss the NariOu
methods employed in the manufacture o
. maple sugar or try to offer any informa
= ton in that line for am aware that YOU
association is composed of practical su
gar makers who understand their busincs
, so thoroughly that they have placed Yer
, mont at the head Of all other States in thi
| particular industry.
/ Forestry is a business in which peopl
seek TO harvest the product of wood land
: by intelligent, conservative methods
looks to the future as we'll as the present
: ana the best forestry is that which pro
! vides for future and permanent revenue
, as well as present needs. This is tru
: whether the forest he large or small.
, government reserve or farmerss wood lot
-. the pine lands of 4 lumbcrman or tn
maple orchard OF a sugar maker. In eacl
case the true forester is the one who trust
to coming years for the vindcation of hi
methods, who not only harvests his crol
, but plants another one, and who is contcn
: that others shall reap where he has soNl
a In this country people are apt to thinl
: of forestry as only another name Tor um
bering, and of forest products as merely in
!. GLIDING logs and pulpwood. But forestr,
recognizes not only these main product
but takes into consideration, also what ar
/, termed by-products. In some European
= forests the revenue from the by-product
exceeds that obtained from logs or timber
= In Switzerland there is a planted fores
which yields the largest annual reVenu
: of any woodlands in Europe. The revenu
: is permanent, also,-aS much so as III
yearly interest on a government bond. bu