Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-10-12
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looking for and not an opportunity to invest
their time and money for the advancement of for
estry for its sake. 1t is here that the forester
has opportunity to show that his work and its
results eminently practical that a desirable
return is possible; both immediate from the sale
of the product and remote from the increased and
accommodating growth, as well as the Improvement
of the quality of the TIMBER together with the
growing and the reproductive capacity of the soil.
In planting proposition, the return is neces-
sarty remote. If, however it can be shown that
an area, now producing l per cent, for example,
is capable Of returning per cent. per annum,
compound interest, at the final harvest in 40
years, after deductng with interest the initial
cost of stock and planting together with taxes
and fire protection for the full period is it not
good business policy for many owners, whether
individual or company, to make such invest
ment? 1t will be argued that only owners that
are able to hold an permanently will care to
wait 40 years for a return, and that very few in
dividuals would consent to an investment in which
the returns are deferred for so long time This
is true in almost all cases There are, however,
conditions which make such an investment de-
sirable 1t is not at all uncommon for plantations
to be made, protected, and allowed to mature in
order that the returns may be enjoyed by the
next generation of family, or have them take
the place of life insurance policy.
In practicing forestry, 1t must be realized at the
outset that an investment either of money or
The former includes the extra cost of marking the
timber to be removed, in protection OF the
young growth fire protection, including piling
coniferous tops and patrol, and a slight increase
in the cost Of logging per thousand feet, as the
larger the amount of timber removed from a given
area the less is the cost per unit. Unless clear
cutting system is employed, some marketable
material must be left on the area cut over both
for seeding and in some cases for protecting the
seed trees from windfall This comes under the
latter form of investment-namely, merchantabe
charitable material, the condition Of the forest is
improved Instead of removing all of the vau-
able species and leaving the area to reproduce
the undesirable and less valuable, the reproduc-
ton of desirable species is provided for, and the
future value of the increased
For the successful operation of a working plan
and the possibility of carrying 1t out for the full
period specified 1t is necessary for the forester
and owner to meet on common ground. First Of
all, the forester must get the point Of view of
the owner, and arrive at a full understanding Of
his wishes and plans. This means that he cannot
always provide for or obtain the results that may
be most desirable from scientific point of view
Many thoroughly desirable silvicutural operations
must be ignored for example, an Improvement
thinning may be scientifically necessary but II
there is no market for the material and the own
er does not wish to bear the expense the opera
ton mustbe delayed until the material reaches a
marketable size. The first thing then is for the
forester to meet the owners wishes, making such