The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-30
Will PRESERVE FORESTS
A Measure to be introduced at the
Coming Session of the General AS

Major Lewis w. Haskell, member
Of the Richland delegation in the
house of representatives, will intro
duce bill at the approaching session
of the legislature which will provide
for study of the forest conditions in
this State by the agricultural expert
ment station at Clemson college in CO.
operation with the United States de-
partment of agriculture.
This is a step that is Of the greatest
Importance to the State, as is attested
by the opinion of all who haye had oc-
casion or opportunity to investigate
these conditions and learn of the de-
pleted condition of our forests. The
time for this action seems propitious,
as the department of agriculture is Of
fering to appropriate for the purpose
an amount equal to any appropriation
the State may make, and in addition
to that it will detail a forestry expert
to devote his time and attention to the
work of retaining the South Carolina
trees.
in letter to Major Haskell on the
subject, Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, the gov
ernment forester, says: 81 am glad to
see that you are taking an active in.
terest in the welfare of your State
forests as we'll as the prosperity OF the
other business interests within your
State which must be affected by the
forest conditions.
The forest service has always ad-
vised study of forest conditions pre-
paratory to the introduction of a
State forest law, believing that condi-
tions in the various States require a
modification of the fundamental ideas
necessary to such a law. Pursuant to
this idea, several of the States have
already asked the forest service to co
operate with them in such an inrestl-
CATION. It has been the custom OF this
bureau to accept such invitations and
to expend in the necessary study an
| amount equal to that appropriated by
the State"
The important section in Major
Haskel's proposed bill will provide
that it shall be the duty of the agri'
cultural experiment station OF Glenn
son College to conduct Investigations
in the several sections of the State IN
order to discover the variety OF valr
able trees best suited to grow on the
various kinds of land in the State; &c
determine the cost and the best meth.
DDS of propagating, planting, cultivat'
ing and managing wood lots and plan
tations on various kinds of soil; to de.
termine by investigation the average
growth of the various kinds, OF trees,
and the relative value of the various
kinds of timber for commercial pur-
poses; to conduct experiments IN the
treatment on the various kinds OF
woods for the purpose Of increasing
durability, and to determine by ex.
periment and investigation the kind OF
trees and shrubs best suited to va.
rious situations. for windbreaks and
shelter, and for decorative planting
and managing the same, and to issue
bulletins or publications from time to
time containing useful information
and recommendations upon subjects
specified. and to make full and COM
plete report to the governmental work
done. experiments made, information
obtained, etc., prior to the eonvenln.
of the Legislature in January, l9or
and every year Observation-Disclosures
State.