The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-10-16

Int To the more fertile fields
W. from his paternal ancestors
.s.,on often arises what dis
wv To make of the barren tract
p.n "a make it yield at least
aa' return to pay the taxes 1t
,,m Enough verdancy may
between the riffs OF rock for
sheen to browse on; the land
~ near enough to some city TO
y, become valuable real estate;
An for a future quarry or even
- 'si,road property, but the problem
s.t to do with it in the mean
u ss'' - ,...,u .no.,
m..o,o.ore such unloveiy spots
.oo often been placed 1t the dis
~ a few hungry goats or sheep,
.,se they have been used solely as
.au,ce OF building material for
r.,,s until now Uncle Sam Of
vhat appears to be satisfactory
,'aon NJ this long pondered prob
4rInused lands in any part or
,orrtry can be made to produce
IS to $40 an acre. he says in
...snt forestry report, "and this
.slv through the intelligent plant
n trees" Thus it follows that
man owning a field for agricul-
!, IMPOSES may realize more than
.,n Of stones from that field If he
\ hiring into service his intelligence
nlant the same with trees.
rar a long time now Uncle Sam
heen bemoaning the loss Of the
Mn forests of the country, and al
u AZ long ago as the less OF these
nan to be felt the price of lumber
au to creep up. Every year the
10 Of woods of all kinds grew high
and every year the amount Of lum-
crew scarcer, and the price Is
going higher. 1t is in spite OF
Introduction of steel, cement and
4 that lumber is more in demand
" ever before, for where only a
years ago wood was mainly used
lailding to-day it's uses are legion.
DO Not Cut Until Maturity.
h the report got out by the Gov
nment the interests of the coun-
IN general are considered, and in
b light tree growers are advised to
~ their trees uncut until they are
nature size. Plantations of red
dr twenty-five years DID," says
v report, shave netted S2O0.54 an
be- European larch, used for tele-
bone or fence posts. will net from
300 to 1925 an acre at the age of
saty-five years. White pine at the
h age Of forty years will. produce
100 an acre as uncut timber" while
Der woods more than twenty years
we bring prices that compare fav-
nhy with these.
But to the man who is expecting
y In ten or fifteen years his tree
p will reach a salable value the
lures Of the national forest service
. bit out of reach, yet to that in
'hual hope is offered in the an
sncement that there are uses and
q good prices paid for trees which
nse from the tender age Of six
~ up, and that the demand for
le slender striplings is growing
ater each year.
40 example Of this lies in the match
'ustry alone. This line Of manu-
aare has nearly all been merged
q great trust which annually
ltaases at a good figure thousands
acres Of white pine trees any
aeFe from Maine to California. 1t
Y tnese as uncut timber, in size
= SIX inches up, and after clearing
uact moves on to its next forest
we manufacture of barrel slaves
hoops trees of almost any tough,
loie wood are used, from the ages
lour to fifteen years, while any
snt young trees of ten years will
saiable flag or tent poles. Young
poplars and willows of from
y nffeen years serve mankind In
aanufacture Of gunpowder, while
sf0hfc beech and maple. from six
IN diameter upward, can be
" the manufacture of wood al
Z ior which there is an enorm-
increasing demand all over the
Furniture manufacturers,
s On the lookout for wood with
grain, will take birch. cherry,
~ etc., not large enough to be
= making parts of house fur
ss Tor use as veneer. Never
- IN the history Of the United
a mas go much wood been used
manufacture of ornaments and
y now being used for that
80 and thousands of feet of
are employed By manufacture
y sieighs and wagons.
Ose Of Small Timber.
ONE parts of New York and
nsania large quantities Of