Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
PROFIT IN PLANTED FOREST.
Success Depandslarasly Upon What
Kind Of Trees and Cultural
Methods Selected.

Everywhere vast areas of valuable
Woodland are being stripped of their
timber by the demands OF commerce,
and while the supply of lumber is con
stantly diminishing the emand and
the prices are constantly increasing
the primeVal forest is rapidly disap-
p~earing To secure Il continuous supply
Of timber it must be replaced by second
growth Of the best species ana the hes.
form i'm the shortest possible time
This can be done by forest manage
ment: bat the supply thus obtained
must be supplemented very largely by
timber grown in commercial planta-
tlons.
If the tracts of forest cut over ZACH
year were permitted to make Il second
growth. IL future supply would be pro-
vided naturally. but this is not gener-
ally the case. The transformation OF
so large a percentage of forest land into
fields and of nearly as much more,
through reckless numbering. into waste
land, must eventually reduce the Won
derful fertility of the country. for nc
other natural agent is so active a soil
builder rs the forest. A pure watel
supply for large cities and towns and
for the protection of irrigation reser.
voirs requires extensive planting alona
streams and canals and on watersheds
The profits for growing timber are
certain. and farsighted business mer.
are recognizing the possibilities for CON
sentative and highly profitable invest,
ment in forest plantations. More ans
more railroads and other corporation:
and farmers throughout the country
are establishing commercial plantations
to supply the timber for their owA
needs or for commercial profit.
Financial profits in commercial forest
planting can best be obtained by the
selection of species which will produce
the most valuable product in the leas.
time. Many planters are not aware
however, that each kind OF tree has a
definite geographic and climatic range,
beyond which it will not grow with sur.
ficient vigor to justify its use for com.
mercial planting. Each region. has cera
tain trees that are adapted to it. Ii
is in selecting the proper trees for q
given region that the prospective in.
weston must use good judgement if tbs
venture Is to be successful. Mistakes
are not only extremely costly, but they
may not be found out for a number OF
years. Anyone who has observed tn.
great number of plantations in the
west which have not met the planters
expectations can readily appreciate the
necessity for definite knowledge on this
subject.
The Forest Service has Investigated
problems Of tree planting and has re.
Gently issued planting circulars on the
trees best adapted for timber produc.
tlon III the oilleu States. IheSe cir.
culars give a general description of the
tree and it's uses; they also give de-
tailed Instructions in regard to the
methods of propagation. planting, cuI.
tivation, and care. Among these trees
nay be mentioned the following:
White pine, red pine. Scotch pine. Jack
pine, western yellow pine. European
larch, Norway spruce. white elm,
chestnut, honey locust. blackberry. cot
tonwood, shagbark hickory. bur oak,
red oak, black locust and Eastwood.
Special leaflets on the eucalyptus and
on fence-post trees Ia also been is
sued. These publications car be Sc
cured free upon application to the For
est Service