Putnam patriot., 1908-08-07
What Forestry has Done.

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 Has D5ae. iast published by the Fa- fest SsrXlce, and obtainabie upon ap-
 piicatbn to lhe Forester, Washington, reviews the forest work of the leading fafeign countries. The chief lessops which may be learned from them are summarized H. follows
 What forestry ha, doae Tn other c5nn- tries shows, first of all, that forestry pays, and it pays best where the most money is expended in applying it The nited states k enormously behind- hand in its expenditure for the man ugement of the National Forests, but nevertheless returns have already in- creased with increased expenditure for management.
 \ second lesson. clearly brought home bs foreign forestry, is the need of timely action, since forest Mnstc cun be | repaired only af greal cost.
 fhrd, private initiative does nel =af
 see hy llself te prevent wastefrl forest a7e. England, Il i, true, has so far con.
 ,islenIly followed let alone policy. However, England haS been depsnd- ine upon foreign supplies of wood. Aa@ thal all karope k running behind every NeaT ia the production of wood
 1.h20. .3nn tonsl and there are unmis-
 as eN Npattefs ef wood will have ta eur. tall their wood eNpoftS England k at
 last feeling her dependence and k spe ealaIing aneaSils aS te where she ean | certainly secure what wood she needs ia the la4ure,
 Fourth, when the forest countries are compared a> to wool imports aud e,. ports aud when Il k realized that n number of the countries which rrac- tee forestry ateeYen neN en tse wood importing list, the need of forestry tn theeNpaft countries k inuhls enforced
 Russia, sweden, Austria Hungary, and Canada, faf instance. afe making good the wood defictt ot a urge parl of Inc world sweden cuts much nafe weatl lue. uoa tsHi cubic feet than she produces RaS>ta in spite If her enef-
 aoa> forest resources, has probably en- tefed the same road, and t.ngiand, the leading in portef of wood, must count mane and more on Canada But The United States consumes every year from three times the wood which ils hrests produce, and h due time will daubileSs take all the wood that Cana ia can spare. In other words, unless the countries of the western hemisphere apply forestry promptly and thorough. lN, they will one day assuredls be held responsible for worldwide timber fa- mine.
 ttfth, in comparison with foreign countries the prospects far forestry in the United States are particularly bright, for the following reasons:
 ti We start with the assurance that success can certainly be attained.
 - We have few of the handieaps N hieh have trammeled other countries. We have no sneien, forest rights and usages with which to contend, or trou. blesome property questions te settle.
 laa The results which other lands have achieved hy long struggle, often with bitter costs, are tree te Us to use as We wish Me haze. Il is true, our purely national and loeal ieres, ques. tons. but the Key to many ef them k somewhere in the keeping of the coan. tries which have achieved forestry.
 I4 Ia variety eom6lned with value our terssts ate without ! parallel in the world They nfsslaee timheF adapted te the greatest aFtvtN ai Uss>. so that, ! eNeeps te meet saoftase. mnroftaiions ol woca are unneeesSarS Further mere, transportation facilities eHahgs us le make eNesN foee>. nes4Hn avsiaa- hle. Thus, by sleciahsins aaf fofesi managvmenG. each knad u t.ate~l nay be made se Aleid the Kind oi material for which Il k best adapted. and the ' wastes dae 10 compulsory ass q ioeal ] supplies may k practically eliminated.
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