Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-16
FORESTRY FOR
VERMONT SCHOOLS
Prof. Jones Says That Pupils
Should Be Taught the Worth
Of Timber Lands.
DR.. PRINCE ON SCHOOL WORK
Soil Management Discussed by Prof.
Hills--COi. r.. ". HnIford Wade
First Bow TO vermont Audi
cncc with an Inspiring Adj
dress on Primal Things.


in' 'n'rd "aE sessions oi th' district
superintendent school was opened by
Prof. l.. r. Jones of the University of
,-ou,,,,,,, ,,A. ,,,,,,.o 80, ...s.a,... o., w..
'"'' S'"""'9 nv '"'''" "''e"''"H To 'He
fact that 3-5 Of vermont is woodland,
mat 40 OF the cleared land Is grass
Iand' ana that over 20 per cent OF It's
acf"aSe Is growing grasses or trees.
Moreover grass ana Tree cultur" proo-
lernS are IN" most p'rth"hl' ana least
fuIIY solved or the rural problems. inc
S"'u'l"n "' '"oh must ne l"rsoN mat
Ter "t n'n" ana of oducatloh' begun with
'h' S'h"o' '"i!nr'h'
ne supp '",'""'n'S an" rural Schooi
''l''S GA" "o "'"ch /" p"''"r forestry
'"n"''"HS ]" vermont "H ''a'hhE INC
'"'"''" I" i''"E'|' '"' inherent trees
an" '"'l' N"'"'S an" [" appreciate INC
W." ILL., |" '"' N'a'" ana /" ln0iNlduaIS
OF "'""'r HhdS '"eS" nave 'h'lr value
u" "'S'"''' purposes Tor water con
,'''''' '"' 9.I' Po'''''"n ana '"r
'','''! supply l"' '"IHI H"d o'ner
may '''''''''' ''l''rS o' enu'a
''"' d" S''"''" anu '"I'nS l"' NH""'
'',' ''''N. A''"."h was "-
'''''" /" 'H' '"ct 'hh' ouHotlhs nave
'''''H P"""H ''ou ior 'I'" u'S'rl-
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'''' ''' anu '.'V vi s''due 'r''s'
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"' '''" '''''9 VI ''c 'eaNes ot
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,t,. ~, -. 1911, 49,, 80,
ear ,,l,. ,,,,.od ,,o .,r..,ro ,~.,,'',
and rine much as ne c,oonoa tho grass
,ro,,, ,ho corr ao,a yo,,r corifors voro
looked unon as weeds and evon to-day
are so regarded l1y too many hill farm
ers Yet the most profitable thing that
can be done with many pastures over
grown with brakes and hard hack is not
only to permit hut to encourage natural
reforestation and to supplement- this pro
cess by artificial planting. The third pc
riod was that of the lumh"rman when
the tree became an asset. land owners
vying with each other as to who could
strip his wood land fastest the ola trees
FOR saw logs tNe young trees '"' P"P'
We ar" no" coming 70 'ne lour'" Pe''o'
when trees are reHarueo as o''P' ''e
period of the forester ne '"'''oc' ''''
/ seeks only IN" sa" IoeS' "'e Io'e''''
harT"stS thlS hut aims So ~ wv "'
/
! Under proper mafaS'h,'"' ''r .o'r'
/ crop may '
generation ny sen''''"''
w.,
coming " N'"S =.
mont was"
s'""'"S '''' '' -,
Na4"c' '"' ""H t'''
peH' "hIW p!'!'' ~
""ouS ''N' I
clted ot S'con' s'o" :" "'''N r'"-
yeildihs sNoo per ao'' on VI. ~"i on
While this IS exceptional 1t is prac.
ucahle under proper ine'n'oS " 'u'
Hc"'e ms result q" w az ''''
h'h 'h'S ''"e comes N''''"'' WI
pass from the ranks ol 'he re'a''Ne''
poor to those OF the rela'lVeIy wealthy
states. acre for acre Ihe importan
thing to hasten this day Is to create
the right sentiment toward the tree
to promote a proper appreciation o
the relatives Importance of timbe
lands and to inculcate correct meth
DDS in reforestation
A plan was then outlined whereb.
the superintcndents may secure seed
and seedlings from the State nurser,
which may he used in establishin,
school gardens children plantin,
and caring for such Will learn to ap
preciate their value as in no othc
way. can TRANSPLANT them to ornamen
the grounds. to line the roadsid,s a
10 start little forestry plantatione q
their own. working thus an import
ant contribution may no ,uado ro
merely to the ncrsoroI woaltb of ,b
Individual but TO th.,, of tho CON,
, nunitv and tho STATE
g
! DR. PRINCE ON TEACHING.