The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-01-01

may md itself largely dependent up
on foreign sources, Lieut.. Col. Henry
s. Graves, chief Of the 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
lem 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 lends 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. Ex-
actly 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 60 hand
IN hand.
I'm Illinois, Indiana and Ohio our
problem Is essentially one Of the
farm woodland. Here we have to 90
with small tracts and operations. In
some ways the problem Is a simpler
one than In the great lumber regions.
In the first place, the Gre danger is
easily controlled. Then again the
work can usually be brought into close
correlation with other phases OF farm
management. OF great value. also.
10 the fact that the owner himself is
often the manager and can give per
sonal direction to tho work of for
estry.
''In such 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
duction, how to thin the young stands
so as to increase their growth and
value, how to reforest the lands nov
waste, how best to market his wood
land products, and 80 on. Advice
should be afforded through the stats
forester and the agricultural nelC
agents. Planting stock should be Of
fered at cost with assistance In estab
fishing successful plantations. Coop
erative marketing enterprises shoul'
be encouraged when this Is practical
Discussing the function Of the fed
eral government 10 meeting the for
estry problem, Colonel Graves said
''The federal government has not Civ
en- adequate assistance to the states
Direct aid to the states by the gov
eminent, made contingent on adoI
ton by the former Of acceptable pre-
grams Of forest legislation and admin
istration. would help to secure cor
current action In different states, er
able the Standardization Of methods
and enable the achievement OF reeult
impossible without such aid.
'.The first step in inaugurating
national policy Of forestry IL feeders
law providing the authority to cosoI
crate with the states In formulatin
and carrying out program Of TO
, estry. and carrying an appropriate
that can be used to assist such state
az inaugurate and put Into effect
program determined to be adequat
by the secretary Of agriculture.
' great deal can be accomplished pen,
. ing such substantial cooperation. b.
with the aid that the nation mlgI
offer, results that otherwise would
impossible could be accomplished"
The forest situation. Colonel Gray'
pointed out. IL Of peculiar interest {
Indiana. Illinois and Ohio. All thr'
] states have pressing problem OF pr
ducing homegrown forests. They a
] also vitality concerned in the fore
situation In other parts Of the cou
try, for they are large consumers
|; lumber and other wood products al
the greater part Of what they use 1
. ready 10 brought In from other state
illinois. Indiana and Ohio" he sal
together with the neighboring pt
tsone OF Michigan and Wisconsl
q constitute the most important cent
Of manufacturing Industries In 4
country--that Il. the industries ma
d lng vehicles, turnieure, railway eal