Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-02

comparatively early date
may find itself largely dependent ap-
on foreign sources. Lieut.. Col. Henry
S. Graves, chief of tile forest service.
United States department of agricul-
ture. told the remedies that can be APP
piled, and the measures that can be
adopted particularly in Indiana. Ohio
and Illinois, the three states for which
the conference was held.
The solution of our forestry prob
iem.' said Colonel Graves, consists
In stopping destruction by fire and
other agencies, by using methods that
make possible natural reproduction
after logging, and by restocking the
tree growth of lands that have been
made economic wastes. The fear has
been expressed by some that such an
objective conflicts with the expansion
OF agriculture and stock raising. TX
actiy the contrary would be the re-
suit. No sane program of forestry
would propose the use of lands for
forestry that are better adapted to
agriculture and settlement. Forestry,
agriculture and stock raising go hand
In hand.
In Illinois, Indiana and Ohio orr
problem Is essentially one of the
farm woodland. Here we have to do
with small tracts and operations. In
some ways the problem Is simpler
one than In the great lumber regions.
In the first place, the fire danger Is
easily controlled. Then again the
work caA usually be brought into close
correlation with other phases Of farm
management. OF great value, also.
Is the fact that the owner himself Is
often the manager and can give per
sonal direction to the work OF for
estry
In sneh circumstances the aid of
the states may be directed TO show
Ing the farmer how to cut his wood
land In order to secure natural repro
duetion, how 10 thin the young stands
SO as to increase their growth and
value, how to reforest the lands now
waste, how best TO market his wood.
land products. and so on Advice
should be afforded through the state
forester and the agricultural field
agents. Planting stock should be of
fered at cost with assistance In estab.
fishing successful plantations. Coop
erative marketing enterprises should
be encouraged when this is practical"
Discussing the function OF the fed
oral government 50 meeting the for
Al
1.-THE federal government has not Civ
en- adequate assistance to the states.
Direct aid to the states by the gov
ernment, made contingent on gadop-
ton by the former of acceptable, pro
grams Of forest legislation and admin.
istration, would help to secure CON
current action In different states. en-
able the Standardization of methods.
and enable the achievement of results
impossible without such aid.
"rhe first step in lnaugurating n
national policy of forestry is a federal
law providing the authority to coon
crate with the states In formulating
and carrying out a program of for
estry, and carrying an appropriation
that cun be used TO assist such states
as inaugurate and put into effect q
program determined to be ADEQUATE
BY tile secretary of agriculture. A
great deal can be accomplished pend
ing such substantial cooperation. but
with the aid that the nation might
offer, results that otherwise would he
impossible could be accomplished"
The forest situation. Colonel Graves
pointed out, is of peer lar interest "a
Indiana. Illinois and Ohio. All three
states have a pressing problem of pro,
dueing homegrown forests. They are
also vitality concerned In The forest
situation in other parts of the coun.
try for they are large consumers Of
lumber and other wood products ana
the gre,iter part of what they use nj.
ready is brought in from other states
"nlinois. Indiana and Ohio" he said
together with the neighboring nor-
lions Of Michigan and Wisconsin
constitute the most important center
of manufacturing industries in the
country-that Is. the industries MAX
Ing vehicles. furniture. railway cars.