The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
FOREST RESEARCH
 MOST IMPORTANT
Department Of Agriculture Urges Inc crease oi Forest Experiment
 Stations.

 Che vast forests of Washnc'on Ore- rou and Alassa and .o study and ap- ply method. which win insure cone unueI or... growth and prevent Che disastrous emb.r.nr practices fo'- lowed i'm eastern and western forests tr. Pacific Northwest forest cNnerI- mon. station. now very naIcguate'y manned should gradually be ou- iarreI declares Ono Forest Service. r s Department or Agriculture m u circular Iust o.l One press A copy %. Circular No. Iss. Forest Export mont Stations may b. obtained ree oI .har.. upon application to che de- ..rm.rt at Washington or to Che Forrest Service at Portland Oregon
 Tn. r..Hc Northwest experiment
 ..on. located In he Wind River N.urs suhU- Washington. would In. ou.0 m. Tn ultimately needed ro moot umb.r situation already growing .o critical taat tho United s.a... may .n .te future aee Che ue- costly ot l.noaI.H.. upon a foreign suppl. uth I.as.I. allowances as to. rrn. and resultant hI-h prices
 .u.H u.. exception 70. one census t..r" sa.. .He report -tte sat. o. .r-..r Inn. stood Ur. In lumber production since i..- Or.eog. tenth m Ia.-. had r.a.HcI second n.aee n f... N. other sut. .u compare Ir total stand u.h Oregon. v.th its total .. r..r'. ...H...00HNN leer
 fnu.n Washington |. hardly a bad
 I uh ..UU..U..U00 loe. lurr.- production in tre parrc Northwest Ha. ha.a aa. ol One rreat- . nIr..r... sine. carly tHys in u.u m. prosperity 70. thc. states
 measured tn term. n. tHe prosper IT.. m m. mmh.. industry rar.0. Ir-.Ire Oouer.. at 10. recon, me..- ing .t s.n rar...o strongly urged m. ...hs .rm.at and manI.rw.. o. ore.. Experiment. station. on One r..U. Coast.
 -TH. Alaskan Panhandle WI.H I... ....r r.u.- I.. numerous mII sites or rro. ..t.I water orarre'. and I'. -.....0.....0 f..t or excellent pulp rmh.r r.n stand. at One threshold .I n pulp and paper industry which . Tn comparatively 'eN year. should . Hr.I ...t of s.arinasa This TO.
 zion .ar h. mad. to supply In pore r.uu u n..- or.iouta Of the r- loH pulp requirements o. m. United States or or..ha.f ot oHr present r.asnrnt requirements. l.a... ...r. n great opportunity 'o I...un .r Industry which win eo ..- toward masr- ID. Independent ol Canadian and o-ae- lore.ea unnlo.. f.. ..r.t mn work has been done ro . l....n methods of cutting tna. VII. aeu-o permanent timber growth
 .r.. Ur.. 0. uo-. Ior Che paaU. Northwest and N.ssa vfa respect Q. nr. protection u.. n'Htnr I'. r.u.ur. and timber management, mus. parallel under different .cond.- u.r. and Wh Huo.a. species thu.. a.r.Iy outlined for other tor. ..t -...ou. O. .he United satos
 r. protection .s not am Imno.un. ..u i'm m. heavy forests o. s,u..... Nassa. brr It e u th.. Cook n.e. r.eon. and am extremely !. .mr....r. or. or ,r. lH million a.r.. oI e..errm.n. owned lor..to' land. in .I. Interior o. Nassa. whore Hre h.. h..r dom. fo ia.. ln pro won't rr rrr-e .ore.r fr.. On che rre Pores. n sor.H.as. Alaska .mnr-..r. and ar-ro..H.ns problems .r.. Hem..Ir. solution now tha. m. utilization O. A.asEas forest TO- .on-. .or nu.nuo.I has been begun Tr. .nrUrno.. production O. flores, growth s .amua. ta th. maiuteu- .r.. %. pulp n'an.. tn order hat -ho experience. %. tHe paper industry n . Narthea.t.-r United sat.. may not l. repeated .u A..sEa and Che pa..-. u. Northwest Forster say tha. u.e problems cam bc solved hu. ..rIt o. chem should be begun at oroe
 H.r. lr. some of hc things Che ior.. experiment. stations should do. tHe department says.
 .u..rmn. what kinds of trees o.H and .Hou.t be grown.
 .Frf or. how to prnt
 .u.t.mne bct method. of out- une and slash Iara.I
 "trsv.r many questions conFo-n- Irr .or.s. management
 "h.rorta.u growth and yields.
 .Erdush Che baHs for Improved methods or urc protection
 -Co.oner.te In forest mauaeemout problem. closely related to wood uII- IlrIo.
 Furnish Che scientific basis for forestry.
 crfcWRv pUgrTrcg MAN