The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-14
Rich Blood
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Ayers Pills are gently laxative.
They greatly aid the SarsapariIIa.
suits OF the work when accomplished.
All the trees unfit to remain for a per-
manent forest, by reason of injury or
otherwise worthless as species, were
cut and removed to fuel yard. The
same thing was done with all the
down timber. The trees left standing
and selected to form the future per-
manent forest were properly pruned
TO admit of the best trunk formation.
All the litter and rubbish were level
ed to the land surface and left to de-
cay and form a leaf mold and cover
to the soil as well as prevent evapora-
ton and keep down the weeds 1t
was not piled into heaps, as is usually
done. This is always the better meth
cd to follow when a strict guard can
be maintained against fire. The re-
suit of this work showed that there
remained from 900 to 1000 perfect
young hardwood trees to the acre,
from which, by following successive
Trimmings when crowding. occurs, to
select the permanent forest for large
growth. 1t is very evident that such
large number of trees cannot be sus-
tanned TO the acre into large trees,
but periodical trimmings will be made
necessary to secure the best grade OF
forest All Trimmings will be utilized
for whatever uses suitable and from
which the most can be realized. The
area now in timber which needs this
culture is about 1,4O0 acres. 1t will
require several years TO perform this
work
There has been very little done
toward planting the cleared land to
trees and seeds, because the purchase
of the land was not completed till af-
ter the crops were planted and the
planters reserved the right to mature
and harvest hem, and also because
forest seeds could not be secured in
time to do much planting this year.
The seed crop in Indiana was very
meager in yield and inferior in quail
ity, and consequently the greater
amount of the seeds secured were i'm
ported from other states, which has
greatly delayed the planting, besides
increasing the expense of the same.
There are now stored in sand at the
reservation, for planting either this
fall and winter or next spring, de-
pending on the climate to permit soil
preparation, 26 bushels of black wal
nuts, 10 bushels of shellbark hickory
nuts, 262 pounds of American white
ash seeds, bushels of American
chestnuts, and s bushels of acorns.
Much difficulty was encountered in
securing this quantity and variety Of
good seeds.
Experiments In Prospect.
The forestry experiments to be con-
fed into four divisions-natural for
est land, cleared, nursery and scien-
tific influences. Under the first will
be demonstrated methods and results
of improvement cuttings, of reproduc-
ton cuttings, of pruning, of regenera-
ton by seeds and seedlings and Of
successive trimmings. The second will
embody methods and results of soil
preparation for seed and Seeding
planting, of planting seeds and Of
planting seedlings. The third will be
devoted to methods and results Of
gathering and treatment of seeds for
planting, of broadcast and row SOW
ing, transplantings for large trees for
ornamental planting and open long
distance paintings for seed orchards
and shade tree culture.
1t must be very apparent to all that
years of time, patience, work and
much expense will be required to per-
feet tbs plans projected. But when
it is recalled what a great factor the
past abundant timber supply has been
to the prosperous, industrial condi-
ton of the state, and what it will
mean when the supply is exhausted,
no effort can be too great to perpetu-
ate the forest. Surely no greater
problem of industrial supply confront
ed the American industries. Indiana.
by nature is tree-growing state. Ev-
cry condition 10 favorable to success
full forestry. The people have but to
know the right processes, do them,
have patience and be rewarded either
themselves or their generations
It Is encouraging to note the pro-
gress in tree planting and the cult
walton given the forests. A trip
through the state reveals signs of for
est cultivation on every hand. 1t,
however, is urged that more of the
stable ard merchandise hardwoods
be planted. The demands for young
second growth oak, ash, hickory, elm,
walnut, cherry, lin and other kinds
Of the best qualities of woods is enor-
NOUS Forests of cultivated hard
woods will in a short time reveal
growth not imagined at the present
time, and the returns are not nearly
so distant in time as now thought.
The two last legislatures have shown
themselves in sympathy with the ag-
ricultural interests of the state, but in
no manner more decisive than in the
legislation affecting forestry.
Forty-eight years ago the first Re-