The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-28
FOREST WEALTH.
May Be Known Through Cooperation
With Forestry Bureau.

That excellent idea which Mary
land has adopted of securing expert
"elp through cooperation with the
bureau of forestry in making detailed
studies of it's forests, county by
county, is one that is equally avail
able to all the states and about
equally advantageous to them. The
Maryland Geological survey has re
Gently been taking an inventory of
Its forest wealth. finding out how
much There is of it. the condition it
L. IN. what benefit it is to the state,
including its effects on stream flow
and on agriculture, how much dam
age has been done it and how such
damage may be Rssened. The for
ests of Allegany. Cecil, Garrett, Cal
vert and Hartford counties have al
ready been thoroughly studied by ex-
perts of the bureau of forestry. and
reports for the first three have been
published by THE state.
The work suggests the very great
advantages of similar cooperation
between other states and the bureau
of forestry. although the examina-
tons need not always be as detailed
as in the case of Maryland. The mat
ter is extremely simple and may be
easily arranged. and the results are
valuable out of all proportion to the
cost of such work to the states. The
bureau furnishes and pays the sala-
ries of the experts who make the ex-
animation when the state has guar
anteed their field expenses The re-
ports of the bureau experts becomes
the property of the state, provided
they are credited when published,
to the bureau
For a long time the bureau Of for
estry has been urging state investi-
cations Of forest lands, because the
results of such Investigations are as
valuable to the bureau as to the
states themselves. Inquiries are con-
stantly being received from lumber
men and others regarding the forest
resources of different states, which
THE bureau is unable to answer fully,
because often no accurate studies of
the regions have been made. Besides
every bit Of reliable information con-
corning the forests of the different
states and territories is welcomed as
contributing to the sum Of knowledge
OF the forest resources of the whole
country on which the bureau must
base its general forest policy.
States like New York. Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire, Connecticut.
Pennsylvania. Minnesota. Michigan
and Wisconsin. which are working
out for themselves some sort Of for
est policy find it absolutely essen
tial to take stock of their timber
lands. Michigan has begun such n
examination, through cooperation be-
tween the state forest commission.
the university authorities and the
bureau Of forestry A study already
made of 10000 acres of forest pre-
serve lands in Northern Michigan by
T. H. Sherrard of the bureau of for
estry. resulted i'm recommendation
for fire protection experiments and
for tree planting, which have been
submitted to the state legislature.
California has appropriated $4,000
for an examination of the forests of
the state. A report on the forests of
Texas has been prepared under the
direction of the bureau of forestry
and will probably form when pub
lished, the basis of forest legislation
il, the state Several years ago the
forests of the northern part of Wis
consin We're examined by Hilbert
Roth, of the BUREAU. and his report
was published by the bureau and the
state. Prof. J. G. Jack. of the bu-
reau, two years ago, made an exam
nation of the forests of Vermont,
and THE work was continued more
recently by Prof. G. d. Howe. Vir
sinia may ask the bureau for help
in mapping and studying the forests
OF the state, and Missouri has ey-
pressed interest in an examination
OF the forests of several counties.
Recommendation for forest pre-
serves before going before the legis-
lature must be supported by reliable
studies of Inc forest growth on the
areas which it is proposed shall be
deserved. New Hampshire, alarmed
by the heavy cutting in the White
has appropriated $4,000
for an examination Of that region by
the bureau of forestry, and an eXami-
nation of the forest lands on Long
mers work of the bureau.
Money to loan IN sums to suit the