Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-11
ADDRESS BY STATE FORESTER.
Practical SIDE Of Forestry Question Pre-
serted at Meeting Of Woman's Club
Some Fine Views Shown.

Forestry iu Vermont. in the national
forests ~ tn, West and in foreign c0uu-
trleS was -ae theme Of m admirable ad-
dress before the Brattlebo-o Woman'-
club, and others Interested. by State
Forester Austin F. Hawes in the Uni
yersaHst church Wednesday evening The
address was fun II suggestion to all in
-srestel in conservation, and the prac-
teal side @: the forestry question in our
own state was presented in a concrete
form which left no room for doubt in the
minds Of any who heard the lecture taat
'a~ forestry interests Of the state are
-1 good hands
Mr. Haves opened his address with q
brief statement ~ the needs Of conserva-
tiou of the natural resources OF the
country, especially tne timber growth. H
said that tWo-t.iriS Of the acreage OF
Vermont was not producing waat 1t
should. With scientific forestry an this
could BE- made far more productive. Mr..
Hawes stated that at present the world
is consuming three times as much lumber
and wood as is being produced He put
tniS .n q graphic form by stating that
the lumber wlich is being cut in the
United States Is sufficient each year TO
build a plank walk 500 feet wide extend
ing around the world. The cord wood
output L piled i'm a continuous pile would
be l36. 600 miles long. Besides the enor-
nous legitimate consumption Of wood the
waste immense L4l4F one llllEu DElhE
wasted IN the cutting and about one
fourth in the mills
Il is stated frequently that Vermont
does not need scientific forestry as about
as much lumber and wood is being cut
in the state now as there was 25 years
ago. Mr.. Hawes admitted that the last
part Of the statement was true, but the
real significance Of the facts can be seen
only by looking az the character OF the
product Formerly practically all the
lumber cut was soft wood but the in
creased price Of hard wood has made IL
possi ble for the lumbermen 10 get hard
wood out from difficult locations at
profit The present day output OF lumber
is also from much smaller trees than
formerly. The way in wlicn timber is
cut at present IS cutting of profitable
supply for the future
Mr. Hawes showed by means Of some
exceedingly fine stereopticon views the
classifica tions into which forests are
divided. The mixed forests. with the hard
and soft woods together, are less liable
to destruction by insects, but the forests
Of only one kind of tree are easier to take
care Of in a scientific way, Mr.. Hawes
spoke Of the fact that many lumbermen
have poor success in leaving trees for
the purpose Of reseeding land. This is
due TO the fact that generally the poorest
trees are left. One good pine tree might
produce in a single season 100, 900 seeds
which would reforest large area.
The state forest I'm Plainhed and the
new one In Sharon We're spoken OF BY
Mr. Hawes as fOrerunners OF similar
tracts IN every county OF the state. Such
tracts where scientific forestry could be
| practiced would be Of great value as OBJ
| ject lessons TO the farmers and lumber
men OF the state. The demand for trees
/ from the state nursery this spring mas
| far exceeded the entire output last year.
| After the lecture Mr.. Hawes met num-
! Der OF Brattleboro men who are interested
| in forestry In the absence Of the presi-
! dent OF the Woman's club, Mrs. G. c.
! Fits. the state forester was introduced
| by Mrs. c. l. Suckuey.