The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-16
srArE FoREsTs IN vERMoNr
A Project That Would Help Through
Example

The movement looking toward the
establishment of state forests in Yer
mont is we'll under way and no small
part OF the credit is due to the energy
Of State Forester Halves At the
meeting of the Vermont Forestry as
ISOLATION, recently held in this city,
a distinctly progressive attitude was
assumed in relation 10 the continu-
ance OF a sound forestry policy for
the state.
The chief need of Vermont in the
continuance of this forestry policy
is the establishment Of state forests
in various parts Of the state Agri-
culture has been so well developed in
the state that there are numerous
farms which may serve as models for
the different branches in which they
have specialized The orchardlst
may visit such farms as that of T. l..
Kinney of South Hero, J. q. Cranes
plant at Mlddlehury and r. NJ Bis
sells farm in Shoreham. Dairying,
, the chief industry OF the state, has
many fine examples, such as the
farms OF C. T. Smith, master of the
state grange Of Morrisville and C. D.
Hazen of Hartford and some Of these
have made n speciality of cattle breed
4 ing as T. G.. Bronson of Greensboro.
The raising of timber as an agricul-
tural crop is, however, a new business
and furthermore 1t is one which re
quires a long period to develop. so
that while timber is the most profit
able crop for much of the mountain
land Of the state, forestry has not
been developed as far as other lines
Of farming. The state, as a perman.
ent institution, can afford 10 wait for
its profits and should therefore, be
/ the pioneer in introducing this timber
/ raising industry Small state forests
such as those already established at
Plainfield and Sharon, will in time be
the educational centers Of the fores.
try work Extensive plantations OF
valuable trees such as white pine and
| Norway spruce have already been
made at both these places and al
/ Sharon a nursery has been establish
ed to supply the local demand fol-
seedlings. In Plainfeld there Is eN
cellent opportunity to illustrate i'm
proved methods of numbering. Far
mers are quick to follow a line Of
work when It Is demonstrated that Il
Is practicable. These state forest.
will accomplish more than any mum
Der Of bulletins In this direction.
What is needed now Is the estab
lishment OF similar tracts in sucl
regions as Essex and Bennington
counties wooded regions where as We
there Is little interest. also in thu
heart Of the Green Mountains I'm tn,
Killington. Cancels Hump and Ia,
Peak regions. In time these stat
forests will furnish q large supply O
lumber for the local industries. tn
sale % which will make the state for
estry department at least self SUI
porting Many European states dc
rive large revenues from their stat
forests and there is no reason VIII
this should not be so in Vermont
There is a locality in Central Der
mark where there were less than on
HUNDRED inhabitants eking out poo
existence in 1866 where now Their
are 5000 people thriving on indus
tries made possible by the forests @,
tabllshed in forty years. Many town
in Vermont may profit by this exam
pie.
Last, but not least these we'll maj
aged forests controlled by the stat
would have an important and benefit
iol effect on the springs and brook
that form the sources Of our rivers
3 Burlington Free Press.