The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-14
srArE FoREsrs IN vERMoNr.
Chief Need in the Continuance Of q
Sound Forestry Policy

Tho movement looking toward the esf
Enlistment of state forests IN Vermont
il well under way. and no small part Of
the credit Il due 10 the energy OF State
/ Forester Halves. At the meeting OF the
Ntrmont Forestry association, recently
held In Burlington, Il distinctly progress.
i've attitude was assumed IN relation
TO the continuance Of sound forestry
policy for the state.
The chief need Of Vermont in the con-
tinuance Of this forestry policy Is the
establishment OF state forests III various
parts Of the state. Agriculture has been
80 well developed IN the state that there
are numerous farms which may serve as
models for the different branches Ia
which they have specialized The or.
ohardist may visit such farms a. that Of
4. T. Kinney Of South Hero J. Il.
Cranes plant 0t Middlebury and T. NJ
Bissell's farm in Shoreham. Dairylng,
the chief industry Of toe state, has many
fine examples such as the farms Of G. r.
Smith, master Of the state grange. Of
Morrisylile, and G. d. Hazen Of Hartford,
and some Of these have made a speciality
q cattle breeding as !. g. Bronson Of
Greensboro.
The raising Of timber as an aRricul.
tural crop is, however, a new business,
and. furthermore, Il Is one which re-
quires a long period 70 develop, 50 that
while timber is the most profitable crop
for much Of the mountain land Of the
state, forestry has not been developed
a. far as other lines Of farming The
state az a permanent institution, can
afford TO wait for It's profits and should,
therefore, be the pioneer in introducing
this timber raising industry. Small state
forests. such as those already estab-
lished at plainheld asL Sharon, will IN
time be the educational centers Of the
forestry work Extensive plantations Of
valuable trees, such a. white pine and
Norway spruce, have already been made
az both these places and az Sharon q
nursery has been established 70 supply
the local demand for seedlings In
Plainheld there Is excellent opportunity
10 illustrate improved methods Of hum
bcring Farmers are quick 70 follow
line Of work when II Is demonstrated
that Il is practicable These state forests
viii accomplish more than any number
Of bulletins in this direction
What Il needed now is the establish
ment Of similar tracts in such regions
as Essex and Bennington counties, wood.
ed regions where a. vet there IS little
interests also in the heart Of the Green
mountains. in the Killington, Cnmel's
hump and jay peak regions In time
these state forests win furnish q large
supply Of lumber for the local industries
the sale Of which will make the state
forestry department at least self.sup-
porting. Many European states derive
large revenues from their state forests,
and there il no reason why this should
not be SO IN Vermont. There Is a local.
ity in central Denmark where there we're
less than one hundred inhabitants eking
out a poor existence in 1866, where now
there are 1000 people thriving on indus
tries made possible By the forests estab-
lished in forty years. Many towns in
Vermont may profit BY this example.
Last. but not least, these wenman-
aged forests controlled by the state
would have an important aud beneficial
effect on the springs and brooks that
form the sources OF our rivers.