East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-02

Ten widely separated states in the
forest resources, have avaied them
selves of the co-oneratton Of the for
est service, and in this way have the
advantage OF the experience gained
by tn" national government during
its years Of experiment and investl-
cation. These states are Maine, New
Hampshire, New York, Maryland
Missouri, California, Kentucky,
Rhode Island, Missouri and Delaware.
In all these cases the expense of the
work is torne equally by the state
and the forest service.
The chief problem in Maine is the
protection of timberlands from fire.
The study of the situation resulted in
recommendations for fire law which
has since been carried into effect
With cxcellent success. The estimat-
cd damage from fires In 1906 was
about $21,0O6. which is less than
third Of what it has been in former
years. The New Hampshire forest
was made the subject of two separate
studies, one covering the northern
portion ard the other covering the
southern portion nf the state The
results of the first study has been
published in Bulletin 55 of the for
est service, entitled "Forest Condi-
tions in Northern New Hampshire"
In lue time the result of the second
study will also be publisher. The
work has covered the distribution Of
th- New Hampshire forest, de-
Sc,iption If the kind and rough es-
climate Of the amount of standing tim.
be-, plan for fire protection, a
study Of the state's wood industries,
anc definite recommendations for
lettering the forests. In the case OF
New York a plan of forest manage
men, was prepared for a portion of
the Adirondack reserve.
For Maryland. through co-onera-
tion with the geological survey. a
study of the forest resources was he
gun and is now being continued by
counties, each county being taken up
and reported on separately, Reports
Tor three counties have already heen
published by the Maryland geologi-
cal survey. Wisconsin also, through
its geological survey, has co-operated
with the service in obtaining a re-
port on its fire conditions and inter-
ests, and the Missouri state expert
ment station has iust completed an
other cooperative investigation of the
timber resources of the Ozark region.
The cooperative work in Califor-
mia has been the most extensive ever
done for any state. Like the work in
New Hampshire, this has been very
detailed and slow, except that on ac.
count If the greater area of Califor-
MIA 1t hos hcer only one larger field
California appropriated $500 a wear
for two consecutive years and $4,000
a year fol tw" years longer in order
to secure performance of this work
The first publication to result from
tie study was Bulletin CO of the for
est service, entitled Sugar Pine and
Western Yellow Pine in California. ~
which contains an exhaustive descrip-
tion Of the most valuable timber trees
in the state.
Delaware, Kentucky and Rhode Is
lane are the most recent states to
take up this work. The Kentucky
legislature recently provided for a
commissioner OF forestry and appro-
priated s2000 to lie expended in the
co-nperative study.
The forest service is keenlv inter-
"sted IN all state cooperative work.
the advantages of which are enjoyed
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