The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-11

The Use Book defines he national
forests as large tracts of land.
mainly mountainous aud timbcred. set
apart To insuT a perpetual supply OF
timber Tor nome Industries. to pre-
vent destruction OF the forest ~
ers, which regulate the flow of
streams, and To protect forest and
ranas from monopoly ar abuse to the
injury ct local residents and the pub
lie generally. Henry -. Graves. chief
forester. defines forestry as the con-
tful uf natures powers uy man for
his own good OF New McXico's -
million acres. approximately 10 mil
lion acres are in the national for
e~ts. That n. uhOut ont-cighth OF
the state, ~ Il Is seen that the prac-
ticc Of forestry ~ an excellent science
To- cultivate in NeW Mexico. Luckily
the national forests were created be-
fore the work OF the lumhernen had
wrought much havoc. but the i've
stock industry had been going ON for
years. with @ result ot Nery poor
range. ard no conservation OF water
resources.
PRIOR To the establishment or the
national Forests, the numbering indus
trS In New Mexico was rapidly strip
lng the most available SECTIONS of The
state of their trees. Had this still
been goins O. q "a would uc impossible
Go estimate just how much forest
there would have been loft suffice
co. say that the trees were being ruth
lossly cut, regardless 81 sizc or age
and the most valuable part taken. Il
has been shown that the iumbcrmen
used only one-thiTd of the growing
tree. and hat the other tWo-thirds
were left on the ground as waste.
since the creation Of tue national
forest. ON the other hand. all timber
To- bee cut on them comes under strict
rules of the forest department. The
provisions of timber sale contracts
cover such important phases Of for
estry 81 are against injury TO the
young growth; low stumpa. as much
OF the tree utilized az possible. the
removal OF inferior frees, aud the
proper disposal Of brush, that Is. la
piles for burning. or scattered even
ly. Trees are carefully marked be-
fore cutting. being judged as 10 thick
ness, age and condition. Under this
system. all mature timber 10 for sale
and All lead trees can be taken free,
Seed trees are always left Co insure
reproduction, and the trees are care
fully culled TO Improve the condition
and makeup Of the forest The lat
ter proceeding alwsy keeps the forest
"A permanent and very valuable asset
20 the country, while In the former
way the land was stripped resulting IN
that much less forest land.
In places where the incursions oI
h numbering industry have lefl
barren spots before the advent OF IA,
national forests, and In places wher'
on account OF forest fires there is q
scarcity OF trees, the forest service Il
reforestlng the area as fast IA It's IA
ciiities will permit inc seedlings cal
be grown. The forest service has nur
series az Fort Bayard ON the CHA ma.
tional forest and at Gallinas on th'
Pecos national forest. Trees ar
grown from seeds al these places II
quite large numbers. The seed Is als'
directly planted I'm some places wher'
the chances are favorable for thei
growing.
Before the advent OF the natIona
forests In New Mexico the lumbermai
left the cut-over land covered with
litter Of his twO-thirds waste OF eacl
tree. The first lightning storm OF an
other common originator OF "A fir
that happened 10 strike the cut-ove
area would start a fire that woull
not only burn all this refuse. but con
sumo with II an the young growtl
that had been too small 90 cut. leay
Inc "a barren waste which was abso
lutely ruined. as far as forestry wa
concerned.
Under the present system OF IN
forest service all such leftover brun
u pat into piles and " the trees az