The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28

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been issued by the commission.
"Georgia's interest in forestry
is manifest in the advancement
of the course in forestry in the
State university to a department,
and in systematic educational
work by the newly formed State
forest association, which issues a
publication, Southern Wood
lands The result of a study of
Georgia's forest resources, with
maps, has been published.
During the past year forest
work in North Carolina has been
confined to the swamp lands near
the coast, which are owned by
the State board of education.
After an examination most of
these forest lands were with
drawn from sale until it could be
definitely determined whether it
is better to sell the land outright,
to sell the timber on the stump
and have it cut under the super
vision of forester, or to sell all
the timber and clear the land for
agricultural purpose. In a num-
Der of cases it is evidently the
better policy to keep the forests
and make them a perpetual source
of income to the State. These
examinations have also encourag-
ed the drainage of swamp lands,
especially a 44,000-acre tract
which belongs to the State, part
of which is good forest land. A
forester has been employed, who
will carry out plans regarding
the State land, and take up ques-
tions regarding general State
forestry. The State owns 70O,-
600 acres of forest land, and it's
forest interests are second only
to those of agriculture.
During the fall of 1907 the
Forest Service cooperated with
the geological survey of Mississip-
pi in an examination of cut-Lver
longleaf pine lands. These lands
are, with few exceptions, in
wretched condition because of
recurring fires. Since they will
not be needed for agriculture for
many years, they should in the
meantime be reproducing pine tC
prolong an industry that means
much to the State. In 1906 Missis'
sippi ranked third in yellow pine
7 production, cutting more thar
l, 500, 900, 600 board feet, or 13 pei
= cent of the yellow pine cut. Tbi'
/ business, with it's attendant mar
ket for farm and other products
will soon be lost without fire pre-
e vention.
f GAS a result of cooperative
!. forest studies in the Ozark region
i of southern Missouri and Yves
!, tern Arkansas, between the Stat
y of Missouri and lumber compa
v MES on the one hand and tn
l. Forest Service on the other, on
d large lumber company which con
J, trolls in the aggregate four billio1
l. feet of standing timber has be
# gun the application of fores
management to it's holdings.
= Through cooperation betwee,
the State of Kentucky and tn
Forest Service, a study was mad
Al of the present timber supply o
q the eastern part of Kentucky, tn
n rate Of consumption, and othe
q facts which would be of value i
K formulating a State forest policy
n Under the Louisiana fores
st law police jurors of the parishe
l. (similar to county commissioner
e in other States) are also fir
(, wardens. A campaign of educs
r ton is being conducted to en-
r phasize the necessity of presery
II ing the forests.
n The article, from which tn
e above are excerpts, gives a brle
al summary of recent achievement
,, in forestry in the United States
l. a list of forest laws passed i
n 1907, and a directory of Stat
g forest associations, and fores
l. schools. It has been printed a
m a separate, and can be had fire
e upon application to the Forester
u. S.Department of Agriculture
a Washington, D, G..