The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-07
FLORIDA HAS AER
 NATIONAL FOREST
gqer 100000 Acres Are Ser
 Aside In Marion gauTtV
LAND fS ON 4 PLATEAU
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 Many Kinds cf Trees.
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 F'frs has played very important parE in bringing 2aaut the prssezs poorly for sszeG coadHEtaa et the oeall4. as year altar year large fires have burned ur5n- Ezrr1prsdly qvsr this tract. kfII1zg all veg s6aan1c and eoszizrrlslE the n1r-us of the saH1- Naturally protected p5rEIerls which haws not hee1 subject to the flames. rreVs positively. however. Ehat the sazl NHTI rapidly rsspcnG to 8 little care taking and that the prevention Of fires weuid eventually mean the reeorestaEioa et practically sks entire area
 No sawuEm epe-stions hsv= he@H con ezrsea on the area szcird=a tn the Oc&iz rational forest Turpeust-iny by boxing ts carried on ove- contiguous areas and through shs careless and 2nttgu&eet methods usst The future pine crop of the z1futntag region Is greatly Isop4rdizei The soil ts of httfe value for agrfcuf- tarzl purposes and about the only crop which can be produced that will bs of lasting vzius ts sand pine. and with proper cars and attention there should fn time be q valuable foresr of this species
 Bad Lands District
 The new Dakota national forest con sfsts of 1tsc acres in the Bad Lands region IL is located in Billings county and Hes an equal distance between the Northern Pacific railroad ou the north and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Pant on the south It's creation ts important for it means tha. an experimental field for forest planting has hsen secured in North Dakota the least sorestsi state Tn the union having only I per cent of tree growth The forest service expects 10 establish forest nurseries with the hope that sr time to come the area may he resorestsd by artificial means This fsa- ture is expected 10 prove a very good object lesson to the settlers. who it Is hoped will in turn plant wi1dhreaks around their farms
 The forest is very open and for the most part contains 6 scattering stand Of western yellow pine timber Along the creek bed Is found ash box elder cottonwood. elm and birch. Cedar breaks are also found on precipitous slopes hor- dsring the streams Western yellow pine is the only merchantahle species how ever on the forest and the average stand per acre Is not over a1al feet Tho reproduction of pine Is fairly good wher- the open condition of the forest and the dense growth of grass 1t is for the most part unsatisfactory
 Timber for Logs.
 There Is but little tim CT that will be since this area is very isolated being surrounded on all sides by vast plains Many homesteaders have in the past corre to this forest for timber for logs to build their houses. Since the comple- tion of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul railroad Billings county Is rapidly being settled and while stock grazing is at the present time the most important industry it is very probable that farm ing will become the most important in- dustry within the next few years It is very important therefore, that the timber which now remains should be conserved exclusively for the use of the home builder.
 At the present time there are but seven homesteaders within the boundaries of the forest. but all of the odd sections are alienated land being owned by the Western Land Securities company. This company has been selling portions of its holdings during the past few years Very little of the government land with in the boundaries of the forest is suit able for farming purposes. since it is quite rough and broken and water is very scarce. It Is the country outside of the forest which is now being taken up by settlers.
 No Sawmilis Operate.
 No sawmill operations have ever been conducted on the area When the North ern Pacific railroad was being built larger number of trees were cut for railroad ties and together with the logs which have been procured for house building by the settlers this is the only