Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. N.-Foress Wartime.
By Frederic j. HaSkin

the best methods for producing and testing them as
well furnish the government with the necessary
inspectors O pass the materials offered. the
hand, actual forest administration work Of
the of vital importance the nations
supply. through its regulation and conservation
OF the grazing
Since the grazing on national forests has been under
departmental supervision animals that
range supports so per cent,
grazing better condition than when the
service took charge. There still 2S0.000,00o
of public land. largely for grazing, which
side the national forests not under government super
vision These enormous areas are not supporting
ly many meat animals they might under better
system. wise emergency measure, and
which would benefit the country greatly would be the
placing of the grazing these public lands under the
supervision of the experts of the forest servics
Thanks to the work of the forest products labora-
tory, the United States has information available
the strength and mechanical properties timber
than any other nation in the world Last year 500
tests made the strength of different kinds OF
timber and the total number Of government tests is
$4,000 This is a very important line Of work
where trench warfare is concerned Millions Of feet
lumber needed for trench and dugout building,
and LIS essential to know it's strength and qualities
this connection arises the immense wooden ship
building program which has been planned. thousand
wooden merchant ships be rushed to completion.
greatest fleet that launched. All the tim
Der goes into them inspected and passed
upon. forest service puts 1t, there is
much difference between two planks between two
horses It needs expert in each case to Judge
The forest service has the inspection work.
and the comprehensive data obtanable on Amer
lean timbers.
Numerous other wood products enter into
-four is the favortte absorbent base for
the nitroglycerne combines make dyna-
mite Acetone product of distfllation, the
process that yields wood alcohol is essential
OF many high explosives On this list
dite standard high explosive the British empire
Methods for increasing the yield OF acetone have been
worked in the federal laboratory
possible That wood itself may directly
the production OF high explosive powders This
question that Is puzzling the scientists OF Europe
Many OF them think that Germany has solved IT. Since
declared cotton contraband, 1t
that the Teutons have not got enough cotton to
for this purpose and just what they using in
place is a subject OF endless speculation Many
wood but others hold that the process presents
many difficulties that It is practically impossible
Many minor found for wood products in
Finely ground fresh wood -four is said to make
fine dressing wounds. On the Russian front, many
of souders wearing paper shirts, made from
wood pulp They borrow this custom from the Japan
notably because they cheap that they solve the
problem for cleanliness and thus do much TO
wound Infection A dirty paper shirt be burned
and replaced with fresh The garments said
and comfortable
the matter OF timber resources, q source of
and it's numerous products, the United States
than material is the knowledge and the meth
DDS necessary make of IT The has come
the years of patient by the scientists
department will bear its fruit