Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-01
Commercial Timber

Timber owners and manufacturer will
he interested In the results of the detailed
studies of commercial timber trees when
the forest service of the United states
department of agriculture is making
These studies are not confined exclusively
to the we'll known trees of recognized
value, but, owing to the rapid decrease in
the supply of our valuable woods. include
those cheaper woods whose properties are
imperfectly known. Such studies of the
tupelo gum and western hemlock have
done much to overcome the common
prejudice against these species and have
added materially to their commercial I'M
portance,
Commercial free studies begin with the
tree in the forest and follow 1t all the
way to the finished product in the market.
A large number of experienced forestry
school men from Harvard and Yale uni
versities are engaged In forestry work in
Massachusetts under the direction of
Prof. Rane, state forester. The forestry
department is said to be doing very
satisfactory work and has been success
full in many experiments.
From the best available sources Of in
formation the standing pine of the south
ern states amounts to 100000 100000 feet
For the census year 1904 the total cut of
yellow pine was 10,O0O00O,000 feet. In
1906 the total product according to sta
tistical compilation was 1000, 900 feet.
At the present rate of cutting the supply
will have been exhausted long before
second crop can be available for COM
mercial purposes.
The standing pine of the three old pine
states7-Michigan. Wisconsin and Min
nesota--probably does not exceed 2o-OOO,-
600 900 feet Last year the total cut of
pine In these three states was but about
8. .292 O00 900 feet. At that rate the stump
age will be exhausted in six or seven
years. The original growth in these
states was approximately 100000 900
feet. The greater part has been cut OF
since 1873.
Pennsylvania for many years was SUI
preme in white pine. The boom ON the
west branch of the Susquehanna at the
hight of production handled 1.O00,000000
feet per annum. The white pine of that
state practically has all been cut. The
pine of New England and New York was
mostly exhausted years ago.
Finds oFrests Denued
Secretary Will of the American Fores-
try association. which is an influential
supporter of the Appalachian-Whit
mountain forest reserve bill, has Just re-
turned from a trip undertaken to get
ocular evidence OF destruction complained
OF in New Hampshire.
with Forester Philip Ayres. an en-
ploye Of the Society for the Protection
Of New Hampshire Forests, Mr.. VIII
climbed Mt. Lafayette, commanding a
view of $4,000 acres cut over by firm
of lurnbermen. known as "clean cut
ters." This process means, practically
skinning the ground. Taking every
thing In sight, the lumberman leaves
what he has no use for. And the resi-
due, we'll dried in time, makes the best
material for flres which kill the young
growth and do incalculable damage to
the soil itself, often going through to
bare rock. 1t takes q century or more
to renew 1t.
The next day Mr.. Will set out from
the Twin Mountain house. and went
through the Zealand valley, following
the Henry railroad trail. There he be-
held a once heavily wooded area prac-
tically wrecked from mountain to
mountain. Fire has followed the AK