Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

that extent by the trees. Where the forest
has been given attention the returns have
yielded a net profit of "a, Sc and $40 per
acre. In every state a share of the farm
can be devoted to growing timber with a
profit in some cases nearly or quite equal
to that obtained from agricultural crops.
In addition protection, the convenience of
having farm repair materials at hand and
increase of farm values are secured.
That forest planting is increasing is
evident from the increased demand for
planting material. One nurseryman last
spring shipped 100000 jack pine seedlings
to Nebraska alone. One order for 10000
was for planting in the vicinity of the
Drummer plantation in Holt county, an ex-
ample of successful forest planting which
has been of high educational value. The
government nursery at Halsey has also
been most helpful in determining the adapt
ability of ~conifers for planting on sandy
soils in Nebraska and adjacent states.
The State university of Illinois, at Ur-
bana. has an interesting experimental plan
tation, and the State Normal school at
DeKalb has more recently established one.
Fruits of Forest Work.
Nebraska has begun to reap the fruits
of early forest work, and the last year has
manifested that many of the apparent
failures of former years were in reality
important lessons in the selection of proper
species and methods Of planting under pc
culiar conditions. The number OF students
in the different courses of forestry in the
University of Nebraska shows a healthy
growth. In addition to the regular courses
a special course is given for public school
teachers and during the year a course for
advanced students and courses of lectures
on sflvics and state forest policy have been
inaugurated. The permanent equipment Of
the department of forestry has been en-
larged and now includes among other ad-
ditions a forest herbarium, a large collec-
ton of wood specimens and a portable
sawmilI for practical demonstration upon
the timber grown by proyident farmers Of
that vicinity.
"In Iowa the professor OF forestry at the
State college carries on experiments and
state work. Among the problems now I'M
der consideration are the Improvement Of
planted groves and natural woodlots, the
determination OF what are the most valu-
able species for general woodlot planting,
the best methods of planting and handling
the woodlOt and the development of sim
pie methods OF preservatiye treatment
which can be carried out economically by
the farmer.
Since the establishment of the Fort
Hays experiment station, in west central
Kansas, a series OF experiments have been
begun, in the very center of the plains
region, OF growing young trees according
to various cultural methods on upland and
bottomland on a scale large enough to lend
au-thoritativeness TO the results. The state
forestry stations at Ogallah and Dodge
City are directing their chief efforts to the
distribution Of young trees in the western
most counties.
las a result OF cooperative forest studies
in the ozark region OF southern Missouri
and western Arkansas, between the state
of Missouri and lumber companies on the
one hand and the forest service on the
other, one large lumber company which
controls in the aggregate 4.OOJ,OOO,0OO feet
OF standing timber has begun the appli-
| cation Of forest management 10 it's hold
ings."
The article. from which the above are eX-
| cerpts, gives a brief summary of recent
achievement in forestry in the United
! States, a list OF forest laws passed in 1871
and a directory OF state forest laws, forest
associations and forest schools. II has
been printed separate and can be had free
upon application TO the forester, United
States Department OF Agriculture, Wash
inston, D.. Z.