The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-13
WOMAN FOND OF OUTDOOR LIFE
MAKES GOOD LIVING AS A FORESTER

$50 far as | know ] am the only
practical woman forester in this coun-
try" said a young woman who is max
ing a comfortable living by looking
after the health of trees and the plant
ing and development of forests ION
finishing my course in a business
college took place as stenographer
in the office of a professional forester.
was there three years and became so
interested in the work that l gave up
my employment and took a regular
course in forestry. believed it to
be a business in every way suited to
women who liked out of door life
and felt sure 1 could make living
by it.
ut is four years now since ! sent
around my cards asking for business
and stating my charges for examining
and treating trees, planting and devel-
oping forests. Orders came in slowly
at first To tell the truth don't be-
lieve l received a single order from
those cards.
Then / went out and asked for
orders. Beginning near my own home
where many persons have homes sur.
rounded by large grounds inspected
the valuable trees and when 1 found
one or more needing attention l called
on the owner and offered my services.
In nearly every instance was told to
go ahead.
Sometimes it took me months to
get the trees where the owner would
see sufficient change to warrant my
sending him my bill. Where it was
a question of filling up cavities the
removing Of dead wood and pruning
1 collected my bill as soon as the
work was finished.
81 now have orders six months
ahead have renovated many
run down orchards, though
don't care for such orders. l much
prefer to devote myself to the forest
and ornamental trees on large estates
when l am called on to inspect
trees receive a certain sum down.
go out, and after looking over the
entire tract, large or small, and not
ing down the trees in need of atten
ton l begin and make thorough
inspection, often examining each tree
That means examining root, trunk anC
branches, looking for insect borers
scale, dead wood cavities and limbs
that need claiming or riveting as wei
as those to be taken off.
when this inspection is completed
I send the owner a typewriter state
ment showing just what is needed ant
the cost Sometimes l am allowed t
carry on the work just as l have map
ped it out, then again am told to d.
a certain portion, usually what is ali
solutely necessary for the immediate
preservation of the trees. Each yea
find people who own valuable tree
showing a greater interest in thei
health and beauty.
81 now have on my books NOR
than twent yestates scattered throug
New England and New York State
where l have a standing order t
inspect the trees once a year. l al
paid a certain sum for each inspectio
and when l find one or more tree
needing attention l am paid for gi'
ing it. This is very satisfactory wor
for a woman forester. AS the larg
estates increase and their owners gro
to understand the Importance of keel
ing their trees healthy the deman
for women foresters will grow.
1T Yves during the second yeaI
that | was in the business that l r
ceiyd my first order of planting
forest, or perhaps you might call it
large wood lot There was nearl
fifty acres in the tract, and most {
it had been burnt over, There Wei
a few trees that could be saved
advantage, but the balance had all
be reset, | only finished the job tn
fall
In several large estates have bee
called on not only to look after II
health of individual trees but also