Treesearch

One way to husband our limited resources of vegetable tannin materials is to utilize them as fully as possible. That, in turn, calls for cutting out the wastes now resulting from practices that do not prevent deterioration.

This Survey Release presents the more significant preliminary statistics on the forest area and timber volume for each of the three regions of southern Indiana. A similar report will be published for the two northern Indiana regions. Later, an analytical report for the state will be published which will interpret statistics on forest area, timber- volume, growth, and drain in the light of existing and anticipated economic conditions.

What has happened to the forests of the Lake States as a result of the abnormally heavy cutting during and since World War II and also from the stimulus of improved fire protection and other measures of forest management? This is a question of great interest to many foresters, conservationists, and others concerned with the timber resource. In Michigan and Minnesota the current Forest Survey has progressed sufficiently far to offer a basis for preliminary appraisal in two districts: The central pine district of Minnesota and the west half of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

To convert uncut old-growth stands of northern hardwoods to a thrifty forest through partial cutting it is necessary both to provide growing Space for promising trees and to reduce mortality. If the mortality normal in a virgin stand is not checked through proper cutting, there may be very little net growth. How then should cutting be done to stimulate growth and at the same time decrease the mortality rate? Recently mortality has been studied on experimental fellings carried out since 1926 in old-growth stands containing a high percentage of cull on the Upper Peninsula Experimental...

For many years various State governments have tried to find an adequate and fair substitute for the general property tax on forest land. Heavy annual taxes were thought to discourage the practice of good forestry. Such taxes tempt the timberland owner to liquidate his forest capital; they discourage him from investing money in a long-range program to provide for future timber crops.

The timber cruiser counts volume tables among his most important working tools. He wants - if he can get them - tables that are simple, easy to use, and accurate. Before using a volume table in a new situation, the careful cruiser will check it by comparing table volumes with actual volumes.

People who make flood-control surveys for the U.S. Department of Agriculture are concerned with the physical condition of the soils in the watersheds. The condition of the soil determines how fast water moves into and through the soil, and how much water is held in storage. The condition of the soil has a great influence on stream flow, erosion, floods and water supply.

The Monocacy River Watershed Council, organized in November 1949 with broad representation of the various local interest and civic organizations, is in process of developing a program of conservation for the water and land resources of that area. One of the major objectives is to regulate the streamflow and reduce the silt load of the Monocacy River and its tributaries.

The Maryland Department of State Forests and Parks, cooperating with the locally organized Monocacy River Watershed Council, has requested the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station to undertake a study of the forest resource of that watershed. The objective is to provide information that will be helpful in conserving watershed values and in promoting better management and utilization of the timber that now occupies 27 percent of the watershed area.

Farmers don't sell prime steers for the same price per pound as canner cows. Lumber dealers don't sell top-quality boards for the same price as Number 3 Common. If you are a timber owner, why should you sell hardwood trees or logs without considering their quality? Logs that yield a high proportion of their volume in the better grades of lumber are certainly worth more than those that yield a low proportion of good-quality material.