The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-24
FORESTRY BUREAU
SAYS IT is PLEASED
Experiments I'm Timberino in
Northwest Result in an
Agreeable Manner
Globe Special Washington Service,
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Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 G Street
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The bu-
reau of forestry claims that great sue
cess has been achieved in the work of
scientific numbering. under the bureaus
direction. in Minnesota The Morris
Dill provided that 231, 400 acres of land
should be selected by the bureau from
certain lands in the Chippewa Indian
reservation, which should eventually
become a forest reserve.
II was further specified that 100000
acres OF the designated total should
oe pine land, 95 per cent of the stand
ing timber on which should be sold
at puphc auction, to be removed un-
Qer such regulations as the forestry
bureau should prescribe; that 5000
acres should be selected from lands
CldSSeu as agricultural, and that the
remainder. or ten sections. should he
reserved from both settlement and the
sale of timber 'A '''~
Forestry Section Pleased
This was an opportunity biob1,,
pleasing to the forestry bureau for +
was declared that a good demonstra-
tIoh could be given of the economical
advantages of scientific numbering
During the last year the work has
gone steadily on. The ten sections
were selected and the selection was
approved by the Secretary of the in9 r,9
terror the outer boundaries were sur
Neyed ana marked plainly upon the
ground, and notices against fire and
cuttlng were posted at every forty
RODS along these boundaries.
Ihe per cent of the timber to be
lett standing has been selected and
marked upon approximately $1,000
acres. The timber to be removed was
soId at public auction more than a
year ago. In view of the fact that this
timber was to be cut and removed
under rules and regulations prescribed
oy the forestry bureau. it was consid-
ered worthy of note that the price paid
Tor 1t was higher than had ever been
oDtalned for considerable BODY of
white pine lumber, and in particular
that IL was higher than the price paid
Tor similar timber adjacent, and not
subject to forestry bureau rules.
Ihe reports regarding the removal
Oh the timber are entirely satisfactory
TO the bureau officials and it is claimed
that great victory has been won for
scientific numbering. with all that this
implies Tor the future timber resources
of the country.
Tells of Lands
The forestry bureau. in describing
some or its recent work gives the fol-
lowing description of other operations
in Minnesota: --
One of these working plans was
for tract of 65, 900 acres in st. Louis
county. The forest, which is typical
OF much Of the remaining pine forest
or the lake states, consists chiefly Of
white and Norway pines About two
thirds of the area IS pine land. and the
remainder hardwood land and swamp.
Nearly one-half of the merchantabIe
pine land has been numbered. The Iunl-
bered lands are now totally unproduc-
tive and future crops of timber cannot
be expected from them within q rea-
sonable time.
The field work occupied a party Of
men for three months, and included a
careful determination of the rate of
growth and merchantable volume of
white and Norway pines, and the time
required 10 produce a second crop of
merchantable timber under conserVa-
tive management. 1t is important in
the management Of this tract to secure
reproduction of white pine after Ium-
berlng. The working plan provides for
leaving a sufficient number of seed
trees to ensure reproduction without
appreciably curtailing the present cut
of timber. and outlines a practical
system Of protecting the logged off
lands from fire, which is essential to
the successful management of the
tract" Walter F. Clark.