The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-03-19
FallTs aRl ~ \ PROFIT
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sax ny has been ono % the hiot
ueees lul roantiils ln the handlin
| Il its forests. the state owain
a0 u 40 psf ceat ot the whole fo'
~ ARIA. or 445.2S0 acres. ot ahicl
only 1868 were nonprcduotivs
lmt chief timbtrs raised are 10
Norway Spruce aud scotch Pine va
sou. areas OF silver Fir, l.arch
Oak. Beech. and other hardwoods
| I inety six per cnt. Of the stat'
| forests are IN oonifcrs. hecaus'
these woods have been found th'
most profitable for raising Whil
Il has been easily proved that th'
eonifers ara more profitable thai
the hardwoods, i Is more difficult
decide between Spruce and Pine
some of the Saxon foresters fayo
me, sme the other Some soils arr
,aiticuially adapted for the Spruce
ma some for the Pine, but large
.reas can be equally well used fol
either species. Very little damas'
done in saxony. or other PARTS o.
iermany, by forest fires. the chiei
hemy of Saxon forests being higl
&ind-storms, can be reeadlly un-
ieistood from the large percentagS
of Spruce, which have shallow rool
ystoms. similar TO those Of the
american Spruce, Snow also does
considerable damage and in Ger
ain localities a good deal of damag'
Is also done by the red deer. es-
ecially to the Spruce. so that II Il
.eces-aiy to protect the youns
lands Of Spruce by fencing,
The dense population of SaxonJ
makes marketing of the wood mater
ial very profitable. Numerous wood
working industries exist In differ
ent parts of the state. Before es~
tablishing such an industry the
owner looks about 20 see where he
can find permanent supply of WOO
or lumber such as he requires, and
when located he can be sure that
the supply will never be cut Off.
One Of the most interesting manu-
facturies of this kind Is the toy-mak-
ing industry Of Erzgebirge. The
rougher part OF the work is done in
the factory, and the finishing off
and painting of the toys is carried o
II the homes of the workers
One of the things that makes
forestry so profitable In Saxony, /.
The splendid condition OF the forest
roads. Almost every area is pene-
trated with a good road system, The
forests are usually allowed to grow
for a period of 80 years, which is
considered the economic rotation
Then the mature timber is cut oil
and young forests are at once plant
ed. This is contrary to the practice
Of natural reproduction employed
IN some other parts Of Germany. he
total gross income from the state
oreSts in 1911, was about S4,147,-
900, but the expenses Of manage
nent were s1,666.000; leaving a
let profit of S2,4S0,000, or $3.50
per acre. the expenses ot manag
ment include such items as woot
aoppels wages S55l ,2S0; admins
.ration $500, 500; Improvement woll
planting S293,5S0. 1t is
Jf interest to note that the Govern
henl values its forests at the enol
nous sum of $10O,7S0, 600, or an
average OF s237 an acre. The in
forests vary in size from
5000 To $4,000 acres, and experiene
here, as elsewhere, shows that tn, |
drger forests are more profitable.
The idea of the forester In Sax0n5
IS TO get just as large a net profh
IS possible from his land, while til,
IDEA IN Prussia, which
.lso has extensive forests, Is to
upply the greatest amount OF mm
,er for the home industries.
This record OF accomplishment Ia
he forests OF Saxony should be of In
crest to Vermonters, since the nat
ial conditions here are fully equa
0 those in Saxony If I2 per cent
4 the forested area Of Vermont
ssre purchased by the state, IL
iould form a state forest as large az
hat OF Saxony, and in time Vermont
ilgim i-Apea TO have an income OF
he same proportion. There would
e permanent supply on timber
Or the numerous home industries;
he forests would have an impor-
ant effect on stream-flow, aud the
riyate land owners OF the stat4
.ould have splendid examples Of the
ut fOret management; which
ould not fail 20 bring about wise
,rest practice among these owners ,
3 IL has In Germany.