The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-02-02

In the North and Central sec
tions where it Is not 80 hot and not |
so hilly and the forests we're rather
brushy to start with, the deforested
land has grown up to valuless
brush and timber with no chance Of
It's ever being valuable as lumber
because OF the varieties OF tree.
This land, tho not as bad as that in
the South, will be harder to reclaim
as farm land than the original for
est would have been. But this land
is increasing in fertility through
the influence OF scrub forests.
China has cut most of her timber
and is suffering for II, too. The
floods of the Hwangho could be
stopped by planting forests around
its source. AS II is the lack OF for
osts Is robbing the upland OF their
soil and wasting II by the lavish
deposits dropped in the broad val
10y. While these valleys are very
fertile. their fertility is never used.
II is always covered up by fresh de-
posits OF silt.
Greece also Is suffering because
It's forests were not properly cared
for. The mountain regions now
bare OF timber. afford only pre-
carious living for n few sheep,
Tho forests, too. are the homes
OF many troos, the products OF
which are OF great importance. Tur-
pontine, tar and rosin. tho so-called
tant by-products In the United
States. Turpentlne is product
derived from tho sap OF the Southern |
White and other varieties OF the
long loafod pine, by distlllation.
Tho residue Ia tar and rosin. The
troos are tapped much in the same
manner OF maple trees, and In tho
course OF several years bleed thom-
selves to death.
Camphor. another important for
est product was originally produced
In China. but because OF the demand
and tho baokwardness OF the Chin
ESQ people. large plantations OF the
camphor producing trees have been
planted elsewhere, mainly In Cey-
Ion and Florida. Camphor 10
whitlsh substance with distine-
tive OF tropical countries but is
widely known use. Is as moth balls.
However. its most important use Is
In tho manufacture OF celluloid, and
high explosives. There Is also
some use for II In medicine.
The eucalyptus tree embraces
variety OF so-called gums" Blue
gum, Black gum, etc. Il Is ma
tive tropical countries but Is
grown In California. Florida, and
various malarial states OF the Mis-
slsslpi river valley, These trees
grow very rapidly, acquiring
height OF fifty feet In eight years,
and have very stately appearance.
When mature they average around
two hundrd feet with one hundred TO
one hundred fifty feet to the first
limb. In exceptional cases they
have been found TO measure 500.
These trees are grown for shade
trees and for an oil secured from
their leaves. besides being used for
piling and poles, telephone, power
lines, etc. Their wood is very oily
and durable. The oil is OF such
quality as 10 make the pilings prac |
tically immune from marine bor-
ers. In the South they are planted /
as a remedy for malaria, but the
scientists say its merits lay In the !
fact that So much water Is evapor-
ated from its leaves that II has
tendency to dry up malarial swamps.
Rubber is another very impor-
tant product OF tropical forests. main
ly from Brazil and islands OF the
Indian ocean.
In South America (Southern Bra
zil and Argentina) there grows a
tfco AQuObidVhol NaiiVu ehO oAO
breaker, which contains about 2qo
tannin. They are put through
process which removes the tannin
from the bark, trunk and limbs.
Large mills have been erected,
which ON account OF rather cheap
labor, do a big business, The Que
bracho Is OF a greater density than
water. so cannot be cut in the rainy
season which is just the opposite OF
conditions IN North America where
all numbering is done in winter.
The tannin produced from this tree
Is. however, OF very Inferior quail
ity, making a poor grade of leather
unless combined with some other
tanning agent.
Tanbark is usually gotten from
hemlock or oak, hemlock In the