The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-29
MANY LAND OWNERS
PRACTICiNG FORESTRY

some nave the idea that forestry
il confined 70 tree planting, but while
this is becoming a very important
work in Vermont, over one million
trees having been planted this year, II
! is not nearly as important as the
proper care Of existing forests. II
does not require great deal Of skill
to plant forest, although consider.
able care should be used. But "a
double the growth Of young forest
is the work Of an expert forester. To
cut off an old forest in such a way
that il will reseed TO desired species is
also very difficult undertaking, and
one which calls for the highest skill
and greatest experience on the part Of
the forester. BY improper selection
exactly the wrong trees may follow
cutting, as is usually the case after
numbering. Again seed trees improp-
erly left in exposed places may be
blown over before they have served
their purpose. A thick bed Of pine
seedlings may be secured by correct
cutting, but they may all die out with
in few years beause of the need Of a
further cutting.
The State Forestry Department,
which gives expert advice on the
handling Of all forest problems, is hav-
ing more and more requests for prac-
tical information of this kind AL
though the department is hampered by
a scarcity Of technical assistants, it
has been able thus far to answer all
demands for advice. Where desired
an expert will mark the trees which
should be cut from a small woodlot.
On larger lots he will supervise the
marking. The only cost for this is
his travelling expenses to and from
Burlington.
In several localities Of the State
land owners are demanding an annual
call from the Forestry Department to
mark out their winters cut. This
work preferably should be done during
the summer and early fall, although
much Of it is done in the winter.
Among those who are, practicing up
to-date methods Of cutting, few may
be mentioned as examples.
In Middlesex, c. c. Putnam & Son |
are numbering large lot in connection
with mill at Wrightsville under for
estry principles. There is here a
splendid growth of poplar, ash and
birch, and higher up an old growth OF
hardwoods with spruce and hemlock
in mixture. Several hundred thousand
feet have been marked and cut in the
past two years. The object Of the
marking is to bring about the great
est possible number Of ash seedlings,
and the ground is already we'll cover
ed with these in mixture with other
ess desirable kinds.
In Barnet Mr.. Wilbur Nelson, the
forest fire warden, plans to cut an an
nual crop of pine in such a way that
MS forest will be improved rather
han deteriorated. The State Forester
has marked here the slender spindling
pines whose tops are so small that
hey could never develop, also trees Of
Inferior species which do great deal
If damage in mixture with the pine.
Nr. Nelson estimates that by the time
lie has been all over his forest area
nee in this way his forest will have
,rown enough so that he can begin
gain.
Mr.. Amos Eaton of South Royalton,
ecently appointed on the Board of
agriculture and Forestry by Governor I
iates, has been in the habit of i'm
rowing his woodlots much as his or
hards. Instead Of pruning as in the
richard he thins out the weed trees {
{ the woodlot thus allowing every {
yell formed tree the correct amount Of
pace for a thrifty development
The above are only few scatterd
asses, but indicate the growth of the
ew idea in the handling Of woodlot !,
S an annual crop producer instead OF +
S mine. {