The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-07

arc n0uned when an examination VIII
be held. The best men win and are
admitted to the school
IL is inteded that study shall occupy
the attention of the successful ones
during the greater part of tie win
ter months, though they are liable to
be called out upon any emergency that
may ex ST.
To Plant New Forests.
With the opening of spring comes
work TO the nurseries. fre-fghting, il
unfortunately. the necessity for this
should exist, or opening of roads, i'm
provemeat cuttings aud planting out
young forests. ,
Later In the season when the rush
of the spring work is over these lads
are at work estimating the rae Of
growth of timber. mark rig trees 10 b.
cut out for the Improvement If the
remaining timber, burning charcoal /,
marking and opening fire lanes anu
Isuch engineering work as would ra-
ltuyally b. associated with proper
mapping of the reservation area,
II is certainly healthful life All
lone~which the boys tlemse elves ses.n
10 enjoy thoroughly In addit on
this. these who enter the forestry work
at This time come in on The advance
wave OF new profession which seems
% have a future in the development OF
this country
Other Instruction will be given the
amateur woodswan besides simply the
care of trees TIE ne of charcoal sill
exists, and as 1t is woods product
ami ! kelly 10 come mainly from the
state forests the young forester5 a.e
initiated into the mysteries of char
coal burning
In some pats of the fores, boys lay
be found at work building, firing and
watching over old-fashioned coal pits.
This is not the modern method OF malt
ing charcoal, but, because OF tie clse
with which charcoal may be bu ned
at any point and the diff Guilty in trans
porting wood from all parts Of the re-
servation 10 a modern coal hearth, II
is important that they should learn the
more primitive and generally useful
methods.
AT other times they NAV be found
ehopping out the surplus, inferior sup.
pressed trees which stand in the way
of the development of bette timber
This work comes unde. the general
head Of improvement cutting.
The boy who can not swing an AK al
who docs not learn 10 do 80 seldom
ranks ali Al. either among his associa
ties or with the forestry authorities
These Improvement cuttings result
in an actual financial return 20 Tho
commonw for the labor involved
and leave the ground in better condi
ton for the production of a superior
crop Of timber
Good forestcrs must be all.aluunf
men, they must be able ID meet an,
condition which may arise In thesi
somewhat isolated life. They must bl
fearless horsemen, II Is a treat To. SCI
the young men Of the Mont Alto schoo
on their ponies as they ride thsi
ranges on duty In their fearless horse
manship and in the skill with which
they manage their animals they ri
val the famous cowboys of the west
Hard Work For Students.
4 Over the steep and rocky trails
where no wagon can 90. these lad
i hurry their ponies to the scene Of
y forest fire having with them pacl
II animals, each Of which carries twent
n gallons of water and force pump
d by means of which to start and guar
@ the back fires which are to meet an
d vanquish, on the front AMI flank, tn
y advancing forest fires.
Each Of these force pumps IL capahl
L Of doing the work Of thirty men. Penn
i. sylyania may claim no little credit f.
: being the frstgto initiate this crectiy
a. method of fighting the destructiy
fires. II has been eminently success
81 ful during two years Of trial.
d. During the past spring many tho
sands of while pines were planted 3
"A land nov owned by tho commonweal II
m and where they can be prDtcte
s.. against forest fires. Experiment
AZ planting with the various kinds |
cc trees Is being constantly done. Yves
* crn catalpa, Norway spruce, Douala'
lir Austrian pine all command The
share Of attention along with nati'
he trees It is almost impossible 10 owe
NJ, estimate the good work which tn
rk MODEST academy has before it.
NJ In the nurseries at present are ~
600 Young trees Of aifferert kinds.
Nv ding pine, fl, hamlock. catalpa, nor
m chestnut, ash, oak, walnut chestn
10 and locust. During the autumn ca
a student Is required TO gather a bush
MS of pine cones These are placed
drying rooms and in the Spriag !
on. seeds. are plant aI6 efJ
az. 81 Property ~ tho People.
'ss Importance u perpstustilE I
aw states forests led 70 a nassage by
MI reccut legislature ~ an ACT llftiug 7
I'm burdens Of taN assessment from tht
IRE who plant a certain area In trees.
are The forest reservations are prop
se' ty of the people Of the state, bo1ii
AZ, with heir nancy nall anal CultiNat