Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-17
FOREST ENLARGEMENT.


IN the preparation H working plans
for timber tracts belonging TO private
owners has covered d6ting the year
just past n total ares OF 1882 600 acres
distributed among seven States lying
IN four priest regions.
One a these working plans was for
a tract a $4,000 acre. IN Logan coup.
Ity, West Virgins. This copntry 10
Iust developing ss cOal.miniDg
region, and The 4andS examined are
undertake with coal deposits which are
now being worked. Ts forest ls made
upof hard woods FROM ht9h the more
valuable trees hs been largely
cullsd1- AZ q rsSulF bE this the infe.
flor species. such e beech. have I'M
creased their notnsric proportions in
the forest, and now threaten TO pre-.
dominate. Two distinct types Of for.
est are found. The mixed hardwOOdS
type occupies the lower lands and the
better soils. Here yellow poplar,
white oak beech, Eastwood, sSh sDd
chestnut are the principal species. On
the higher lands and covering the
poorer boilS IL found the chestnut oak
type with chestnut OAK, chestnut. red
and black Oaks, pnd hickory % the
chief species Owing TO careless lum.
beTing, repeated ground fires, and, on
lower lands, TO OvergraSing, the for
est has greatly deseFiorated.
The uiining company fOF which the
plan was prepared wishes 60 manuge
these lands so o. to obtain . contin-
uous supply Of timber for itS mines. |
The field work occupied q party Of
eight men for about three months. |
From valuation surveys showing the
stand per acre Of ell trees one inch and |
over In diameter breast high, on vaFi-
ous parts Of the tract, estimates OF the |
present stand Of timber on 1880 acres
we're computed. Measurements we're
taken on yellow poplar, chestnut oak
and white oak, and volume tables con.
ltFucted showing the contents IN board
'eet Of these species A forest map
was also mHde on Q scale Of 1000 feet
10 che inch, with l0O.ioOt contouF,
md covering an area Of Il square
nilss. i
The study Of the tract soon showed
has successful forest management
'alled for the SoluIlon Of she following
problems
/, Protection Of the forest from
Ire.
.. Restriction Of RFaElng 20 clear.
nES aud land not recently Numbered.
8, The obtaining Of SakISiactoFy
Desdling reproduction Of thu valuable
timber trees.
T. The removal from the forest Of
The infeFiQF species at = profit. which
receives Itself into the question Of utl.
iEatloH Of loW'RFade timber.
8, Modification Of the present log.
ring practices 70 reduce waste In the
elled trees and 10 leave The forest In
improved condition.
To protect the forest from Ore q eye
en- IL TO be organised, under which
me man will become responsible for
VI dyhIinR aud the logging eontrAe.
ore will be held liable for DAMAGE
auSed By hfeS started by their men.
n restricting graslng one OF che most
steps WOald BE- The adoption
y the county Of the West Virginia
IOck laW By which che company eould
top tree grAslag 90 Ice lahdS. Satisino.
Org seeding reproduction can b. OBJ.
ained by stopping ores. BY FeROAallng
raIinR and by introducing eOasSFta.
I've methods Of loERina, Seeding b.
no species which II 10 deOiFed 70 FspFn.
uOO will be secured BY prescribing a..
meter Unite below which theOe tFpet
hall not be cut and BY cutting ell IN.
etiFAbls SpSaisS TO loW diameter linn.
o. The removal from che foFett Of che
lierioT speeles 90 q profit Il made poe.
ble By utiliIinE the beet trees for
lmber By manufacturing ell wooden
Ills add plankinE for trampoads 90, Of
" larger trees, By allowing 90 other
'reiSt 20 be used foe sSibbiaE and for
ridge timber ca tFamrOads, and By
.akinE ell ties, pOsta, pFopo and oApS
.nnlrnA IN lha min q and lnralln ga