The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-23

+,ra 1umbermen Of Maine and Michi'
-an instead. these Pacific coast fellows con-
s+r,,ot "shelf" on the side of the tree to Dc
fel1ed and at such height that the chopplns
and saving is done at point at least Ten ..
+walva feet above ground. The result is, OF
course. to leave huge stump eontalnlns
enough material to build small mousse 1ne
lumbermen Justify their action by the traol.
tion that the swell at the base of one OF
tha.a h,o trees is of inferior materlal-pre.
s,mah1y too poor to bother with. However,.
most If the expert foresters OF the country
GOV that this is not true. at least not IN the
rooioritv of cases and that this method OF
rout,1atine timber in the cutting is nag
rantly wasteful one.
ona of the most seriously wasteful methoas
of numbering in vogue in the united stats
locked at from the standpoint OF future sens So.
ations-is the practice of taking IRON u.s.
annually an amount OF lumDer Id. ~ 49, -
- naw growth obviously this Will serVe "
oi+har aneedily wipe out forest or else ~
rordar II If little value for many years "
aroa whereas 1t might be made to serve as
: rag,1ar and permanent source OF incoAao.
Indeed. this plan Of 1ntelllgenI hatfesens -
the timber with reference to the supply " g.
tire wears is what renders SO steauiiy -
ob,o tha admirably con Quoted forests OF uei-
many and Switzerland
Of course the American lumberlnan -
o.oed in logging as g. source OF llVen lNSo :,
bis main defense against every onai .s,,,oh
-1-ar+of,,, numbering is that there IS So NV :.
49, in nronortion to the population enae ~
o+ nav as a business proposltion' ~
ts1ea INV more than the better part o. Va.n
te1Ao faI1ad I1nouestionable there IS gran
80 +,,4h IN this, provided lumbefinan -
tbin1vine only Of prosperity IN the piese 9
sro+ion hut at the same time there - hnueu
800 n numbering that is not only unneces-
low b,t is actually costly to the luliio iia =.
b,mee1f However, conservative lullpe,iAe -
making Roadway and is supplaneins ny ~ ~
u,asfeful methods in many seeelons - 49,.
49, The new ideas Of conservative luin
coun'' 40 bared ON three principles. First
+bo forest is treated as Worhlhs capi.@t -.
s.srnosa of which Is to produce successise
49, second a systematic working pan
sa,1e1,,ad In harvesting the forest crop ihilu
49,. rorlr in the woods Is carried Oh III euoA
,onnor as to leave the STANDING Gees 80
Tho Young growth as nearly unhafmeo Wy -,
numbering as is possible. In the actuai op -
a+ions IF tree telling the new pollcy cans ~
eraater care. SO that no tree trunk may "
enlit or broken in falling and hke"lse q, !,
thara precautions that the park o. saieo1 -
standing trees will not be ruopea VI 1o,n y
a sseA 800 trunks that are being "skidded' GU
IL ~, forest FINALLY ban has been place
~ fha wasteful practice of cutting promlsih
.a,,nr +rees for corduroy skids simply ps
aa.,sa those happen to be convenient anu al
traiabt Under the old plan the waste zoe
not end when log gets to the sa" lhil
There is a further loss of nearly all the s1ap
and edgings and all the sawdust not used &c
f,,el 60 that 1t lis doubtful If more than ma
of the cubic caHents q tho ssallaihs 'ies
finally used.