Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11


The usual services were held last
Sabbath.
Rev. John X Moore preached q very
interesting sermon at the Congrega-
tional church Communion service
was held following the sermon.
The old and well-known firm of
| Waiter Bates and Sons have sent out
quite large orders recently. Last week
ten thousand picker sticks were sent
| 10 the American Wooden Co. at Law
renee, Mass.
Frank Herrick OF Boston spent day
or two last week with his mother.
The Thimbie club had very pleas
ant meeting with Mrs. Myron Elliott
last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. knight
a member, was presented q silver spoon
as birthday gift. Miss White read
original lines in presenting IL and Mrs.
Wright read appropriate lines in res
ponse. The subject for the afternoon
was Forestry. John l.. Sherman of
Kingston College, r. L., wrote . fine
paper on the subject for the club, which
Is worthy Of publication and Is given
in full below:
Forests are, in the economy Of man
| and nature, Of direct and indirect
value: the former chiefly through their
produce, and The latter through the in
fiuence which they exercise upon eli
mate, the regulation Of moisture, the
stability of the soil, the healthfulness
of country and allied subjects.
| The greater part of the earth IVES NJ
! one time or another covered with for
4 ~ oh. Il At
shrubs and trees grouped according to
the climate and soil of the several
countries. When the old trees reached
and others took their place. The con-
dition for an uninterrupted regenera-
ton of the forest was favorable, and
the result was vigorous production by
the creative power of the soil and eli
| mate. Then came man who interfered,
not immediately, but gradually, until
in the Older countries of the earth the
area under forest was considerably re-
| duced. But more than this, the crea-
| tive power of the soil in the remaining
forest lands had, through injudicious
| and careless treatment, become more or
| less impaired. Steps then had to be
taken TO arrest further reduction of
area; in many cases the forest had TO
| be replanted, and theIoriginal creative
power feestablished; thus task pre-
sented itself which forestry had to
undertake.
| The present day problems of forestry
have to deal mainly with these latter
topics: Namely, the arresting of fur
Their reduction in forest areas, and the
planting of new forests. In the older
countries in Europe these are very sc.
rious problems; they are just beginning
To be felt in The United States. Ger
tain it is, however, that within short
| time they will be as serious here as in
J the old world. At the present time all
| civilized nations except China care for
| the forest i'll some way. The United
States ranks far behind the other ma
tions in this respect even at the present
| time. In Austria, Italy and Norway
| and Sweden government forestry Is a
| well-established portion of the nation
al life. In Germany the treatment Of
the forests has reached its highest de
velopment while the foresters of
| France have perfected Il most practical
and effective general system of forests,
| and have created the difficult art of
controlling the floods of mountain tor.
rents by planting trees. In Switzer-
land, Australia, New Zealand, Canada
and England forestry is deemed very
important. and much work has been
done by the inhabitants.
1t has been said that the work Of for
estry in the United States has but just
begun; at tiny rate the work is an en-
tirely new one, for the forests here were
until recently in such abundance, that
their value was disregarded for the
most part. But with the decline of the
forest comes the increased interest in
the science of forestry and the 500 ,5OO,
600 remaining acres Of forest lands in
the United States have risen to state
of high appreciation with the people
| of the United States.
| We have dealt so far with the rise
and extent OF forestry practice, and
perhaps before continuing to the pres
ent day methods of forestry practice a
short summary of the uses Of the forest
would be in order.
| According TO Schlich the various
| ways in which forests exercise an infiu-
ence In the economy of man and of ma
ture may be summarized rs follows:
/. Forests supply timber, fuel and
other forest produce.
2. They offer q convenient opportun-
ity for the investment Of capital and
for enterprise
3. They produce q demand for labor
in their management and, working, a.
; well as in variety of industries which
depend upon forests for their raw ma
| terial.
4. They reduce the temperature OF
the air and soil TO moderate extent,
| and render the climate more equable.
). They increase the relative humid
ity of the air and tend TO reduce evap'
Grafton.
q. They tend TO increase the pfecipi-
tation of moisture
Z. They help TO regulate the water
supply, produce a more sustained feed
ing of springs, tend 10 reduce violent
floods, and render the flow of waller In
| rivers more continuous.
s. They assist in preventing land
slips, asalanches, the sitting up OF
rivers and low lands, and arrest shift.
ing sands
.. They reduce the velocity of the air
currents, protect adjoining fields
against cold or dry winds. and afford
shelter TO cattle. game, and useful
| birds.
10. They assist in the production OF
oxygen and ozone.
| II. They may under certain condi-
| tiobs ihPfosS thc AAcotttAstse1' VI
country.
One hardly needs to be reminded OF
these points TO know and appreciate
the value of the forest. The amount OF
discussion on the questions Of how TO
best manage and conserve the forest
serves also to show lis value more and
more as time goes on.
In order that forests may be man.
aged with any degree OF efficiency, so.