The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-18
|CUTOVER LANDS
BE STUDIED BY
FARM BUREAUS
HOW BEST TO UTILIZE VAST
AVERAGES IN SOUTH NOW IDLE
is TO BE DETE M { D
THROUGH COOPERATION.

Washington, July IA preliminary
study of cut-over timberlands IN TUG
south, with a view to determining lntlr
! be st utilization, is being planned by Dr.
| n. &. TayIor. chief of the new bureau
| of farm management of the agricultural
department. and DIR. l.. &. Gray, mead OF
the new division of land economies ~
! that bureau. Cooperation in this work -
expected from state authorities, especldl-
| w those connected with state agricui-
| tural colleges and experiment stations
and also from the various organizations
Interested in the development of the
| south.
! The work this year will be limited by
| the appropriations made by congress tor
the bureau of farm nagement' which
| era not as large as requested ~ -
| rotary Houston.
! In considering the problem of utilizing
southern cut-over lands to the best ad-
vantage. it is planned to first mobilize
data already in the possession of various
| branches of the government that bear
| upon the subject If funds admit this
| will be followed up next year with z
more extended Investigation in a nun
Der of localities in the southern STATE >
| These Investigations should include "a
intensive study of certain questions re-
Hated to the colonization and development
OF cut-over lands
| There Is n good deal of general infor-
imation available about southern cut-oVer
LANDS and their possibilities. Scientists
! and economists apparently agree that
| they are suitable chiefly for three pur-
| noses namely live stock raising, farm
/ ing and reforestation. according to the
] character and location Of the land
/. The studies referred to above should
! result in assembling mass Of detailed
/ data that will be of great use IN bring
| ing about agricultural development IN
/ the southern states particularly the
from
einia to Texas in which is situated the
| bulk of the pine stump lands
4 For instance it is hoped to he able to
| advise the owners of those lands ana the
| settlers therein in different parts OF the
i south what use they are best adapted to.
i h, what method they had best be cleared
land the cost of clearing. the nature OF
the soil and what kind of treatment II
lnteds in fertiizat ton crop rotation. etc,
approximately what capital the cattle
/ man and farmer will need, the tas m
animals and equipment and seed ne
I she uId have to start operations with i
i prospect of success. the best methods
1 of live stock growing in particular 10
4 calities whether on the open range )r
In fenced pastures. what new forage
! grasses. If any, are desirable for live
! stock. handicaps the settlers may be
/ called upon TO meet for instance. the
| cattle tick. and how to overcome them
and so on.
4 The preliminary study OF southern
/ cutover timberlands this year will serve
| as the foundation for more thorough
i Investigation of the problems presented
i next wear when II is hoped that more
i abundant funds will be available.
Il An investigation Of cutover timberlands
/ TO determine their best utilization and
4 how they can be made available for live
/ stock growing. etc. was recomm ended
bv the land conference held at the de-
Il rartment of agriculture about two
months ago which adopted resolution
O., the subject that was offered by Clern-
ent 6. Ticker. vice-president 81 me
Southern Settlement ana Developmen
or ga niZation.
II rr L. C. GRAY. economist in charge
of land economics in the bureau of farm
r,anap~ is southern by birth an ]
rarAntag4. gra duate Of Wisconsin uni
II versitv he has for many wears devoted
Il his attention to land problems and has
taught economics in the universities Of