Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-07
FARM WOODl0Ts
BRING RETURNS
Ara important Sources af hese+
fsie to the 0ssnefs III MANY
Iaaf .ITsces~
PRODUCTS GROWING IN VALUE
assaa ss sNsas aY Fsssssssa IN Eastern
States la Cree yswf asseessa
sasas as Eas4fe feas&ts Crap
Says tine1s asfTs.

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wtaass9sa se siSS gufsasfy At8s sstsiS tiaFs
ssssis Immense assSssAsais 8f eaRtafsas fas
iugal use. Aas afe lsssipaftagss sources VI
sss;ssy frr sinaftsg fsss tisa gssswsai ssaHrt
Aet. Says ass expert ~ Enele sata's fef.
ess service tn q uslblssatsas af ,ils dc,
farsasuali af ugYieuitaFe. 90 he
status and Value oI F'afm Asnssstnss Ia
the Eastern UnisNsl States, Maeas af
tsaa shoie. hisskaggs ash sf,ss Assits sa&
aow IN nse cpanes frasa tay4a seoosilssN.
Many wasssisass eeng&ia tisE,ber every
bit sa Fo9d ua that ta the larger tracts
| sad fully ~ capable Ut yIaisslsag issgh
grade iatssiser II property saved aud
seasoned. others hHYe large quantities
az pulpweoa suitable fer paper faaks
ing. laa grade lumber for bexes. bolts
| for slack ata tight coasssrage, assd ss-
ceilent material for sVneer,
| Iii 1909. ii Ii stated. the farmers or
the easteea states BEsaa reserved Yrusis
| the sale Of their Weodifat products an
| average af ssI for each reporting faraa.
" nearly sif0tt5tafltsa1 This Was more
than the value oS tha efl;lre potato
creep. ncsrig double that of The tobacco
crop, and Enore than taics. thtt Of the
combined barley and rye drops in thtt
| yenf theirs wera more shas id3 .ias, ON,
acres " farm woodlands in tie east
eEa aud central states. This atnount
VAS decrease of about - gser cent
frons the figures reported Ia 1850.
Products increase In value.
Who're agriculture IL In the pioneer
| Ing state, ii is pointed cut, the sale OF
| wood very oftca enables the farmer 10
! tide over the first years during which
! he has not enough land Ia cultivation
10 support hifr. In later years the
asoutiiot furnishes material fog use en
/ the farm and If taken cafe of may
1 prove d valuable source Uf revenue. IN
settlement becomes intensive and the
value of land advances, there is a ten
| deaey for the area deyated 70 wood
| iots TO decrease. At The same time
| aoadiot products increase In price ana
| the yalue af the woodi0ts themselves LII
more generally recognized
| Because IL Is convenient source Of
| est direct value of the wouiiof III Is
stated. is 10 the local communities. The
| turner's use more Of the woodiot prod
ucts than they sell. Much of the mate
| rial which is sold IL consumed In the
neighborhopd and many small veneer,
| eoGperage and other woodworking
plants derive their entire supply from
| local woodlois.
/ 1t is pointed out that there Is every
! incentive for communities TO encourage
| the development of local woodlots ana
1 thereby protect themselves from fu-
tufe timber scarcity and high prices.
/ With proper treatment woodlots can be
made to yield a revenue TO individual
| owners but the nature of the crop lis
such that ownership of relatively large
!! areas Is necessary to Insure annual
supplies of the various kinds Of timber
required for local consumption.
Community Ownership Practiced.
/ Community ownership of woodlands,
as already practieed by about sixty
cities In the country, viii oftentimes
| make available the necessary land. In
Europe cUiHiuuHIty iOIEstS I4Hyc long
been established and yield good re-
turns on the investment they represent.
The Swiss CRY of Zurich, for example,
derives about $4,000 per year from
! woodlot of $500 acres.
4 In addition to the actual money re-
turns the trees on the farm have
value for protection and shelter which
will often justify their preservation
and care. Both 1--we stock and crops
benefit by the protection from hot, dry-
Ing winds afforded by a woodiot. while
In winter even a srnall woodfot will do
much toward increasing the comfort
of farm life by breaking the force of
.o)I winds and storms.
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