Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25
PRACTICAL FORESTRY
MEANS TREATMENT OF TREES AS
OTHER CROPS.
TO BE CULTIVATED AND HARVESTED
WHEN RIPE--vALUE OF FORESTS
IN PRESERVING WATER SUPPLY.

IN PRESERVING WATER SUPPLY.
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Practical forestry does not forbid the
cutting Of trees, it rather treats them as a
cropto be cultivated and harvested when
20 'a.e De.ns 'aken 70 10 y without
.' 80 A.ne0 a'aple provision ior re-
;as.1..l. :. = onls ~nen 'ne ripe WOOD
- 80. p.opy 'nss 'ne Aores's at
A ~ ~ n,sn ess usefulness.
- wig usua. way -
$50 ~ =, :" eo1ious COS. " .ne
.ss. ' lug yo"nk CROWN ior ene
r. p.e.en' -. .ne ie'aie ~ inlursu " kl.ieo
~ uno.u iol slssn plovokes ana .eeos
os' anu .ne plouuc'ise capaci.y OF tne
...sSs .A.u o''''.'e' q usesroyeu ior SCORES
=. yoa,' W oome.
'ne o.nei nAno, piopel ne.noos Oh
.es..y NV vn.s sin'ain' oo' increase
80 sep.A ,-.ue " lofe'. ianu' 'ne crop
- N.", ' eoinpietely' aitnougn
. -. .y' VIC way = pleparea lor
.,on anu 'ne young CROWN pro-
se.eeu' alu sno oanser ol iolest nres Is
~ " aDle W w .nis in.enn-
esns1y Jul Ano"ieuse Oh tne lie OF
elee' mus' 10 oD'sineo IN oroer tnat II
~ s'iDAo W ope.s'e WIN nature
- ''i"sink aoou' 'ne ueSireo resui's.
FORESTS CONSERVE RAINFALL.
Forests properly handled not only fur
nish continuous and unJiminishing sup
ply of wood, but they protect the soil and
act as o natural reservoir, insuring a con-
slant supply Of water for rivers. The ire
mendous Importance to the country Of the
conservation OF the forests for wood alone
N n.s Deen snown N nsufes'
w nses sio posslo.e W SNOW 'ne IN
.-.o.,.ole s.iue u 'ne iolests IN conserv-
.s 'ne "..sl supply. strip tne Iorests
1lona 'ne Hills ana Valleys OF the very
Western AIsses' "nere tne Rreatest oppo-
si'io" mas oeen sno"n 70 tne ffesioents
lAnu Polcy, anu many Oh the STREAMS tnat
now iurnisn ws'er lor feclaimine tne des-
gu ianos woulo ory up. tuners would De
.o1len'S oulinS the wet season, ana per-
maps MOI even 'ricAiing riVuiees curing
'ne ory season'
rores.s conserve rainiail, preventing
drought "itnin tneir connnes curing
lainless perioos. Inc inter wn'ch covers
tne moor Oh iorest saves tne wafer wnicn
"ouio otnerwise oe iost; the wafer thus
retained mus It's way Dy seepage 10 tne
soui'es Vi springs anu streams anu mus
maintains tne1r steaoy now. Detoresta-
ton ana drainage cause q RAPID now, ana
tne immeoiate result Is Iresnets ana
nooos' ana the nnal result Is orougnt
curing iong-continueo rainiess PERIODS.
HOW THE WATER IS SAVED.
Rainfall ESCAPES from the ground upon
which It falls in five ways-throuph eyapo-
ration. TRANSFORMATION. surface run-off.
seepare run-off. and deem seepage. Bv
evaporation ia meant the moisture which
masses into the atmosphere in the form of
yapor from water and soil surfaces. and
from objects resting upon such surfaces,
including vegetation.
TRANSPORTATION is that portion Of the rain
fall which sinks into the soil, and which
is later taken up by the vegetation
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tho othar hand bv seenape run-off ia
,ra.nt .hat rort;or -, The ra;nfoII which
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.a.-s IN The surf.ce of lower elevations
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