Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 17, 1920, Page 2

e e e e e o A e e BEING DEPLETED @reat Eastern Centers of Pro- duction Near Exhaustion. U, S. FORESTER URGES ACTION Migh Prices of Lumber Not Wholly Due to Increased Costs of Produc- tion—Milis of the South Have Not More Than 10 to 15 Years' Supply of Virgin Lumber—Enlarged Pro- gram of Public Acquisition of For ests Urged. The rate of depletion of the forests of this country is more than twice, | f probably three times, what is actually being produced by growth in a form serviceable for products other than firewood, Consequently, high prices of lumber are not wholly due to In- creased costs of production. An impor- tant factor Is the ever-retreating sources of timber supply. Already the supplies of all the great eastern cen- ters of production are approaching ex- haustion, with the exception of the South, and even there most of the mills have not over 10 to 15 years' supply of virgin timber. Already the southern pine s being withdrawn from many points as a competitive factor and its place taken by western tim- bers. This inevitably results in added freight charges, which the consumer ‘must pay. Want Enlarged Program. These facts are called to public at- tention in the annual report of the for- ester of the United States department of agriculture, recently pnblished. Thelr presentation is accompanied by -a plea that the natfon adopt an en- 'larged program of public acquisition :of forests by the government, the 1states and municipalities, and protec- tlon and perpetuation of forest growths on all privately owned lands ‘which may not better be used for agri- culture and settlement. In the early years of the present century it looked as though the man- agement of forests as permanent, pro- ductive properties might be voluntarily undertaken by private owners on a large scale, but since then the situa- tion has materially changed. The need for the adoption of an enlarged pro- gram of acquisition, the United States department of agriculture points out, has become increasingly urgent. Must Join Manas. More than 20 years ago the dlvision of forestry, as it was then called, offer- ed to give advice and assistance to private timber owners who might wish to consider applying forest manage- ment to their properties. By the mid- dle of 1905 requests had been received for the examination of private hold- Ings, large and small, comprising in all 10,900,000 acres of land. Many of these requests were from large lumber companles and other owners of exten- sive timber tracts. On the strength of the showing made by the preliminary examinations, a number of these Iarge owners entered Into co-operative agree- ments for the preparation of work- ing plans. But private forest Interests falled to follow up the beginning, and the gov- ernment and the states, In the opinion of the department of agriculture, must Join hands to work out a program that will correlate public and private ef- forts looking to the protection and proper administration of forests. The function of the federal government, in addition to handling the national forests, it Is suggested. would be to stimulate. guide and co-ordinate state action and conduct necessary Investi- gations regarding the best methods of forestry, to assist the states in the classifieation of land, and to harmonize action between the different states. The states would also handle public property owned by them and they would have a further direct respon- sibility in connection with the protec- tion and perpetuation of private for- est lands, SUN’S RAYS AS WAR WEAPON Airplanes, “Roosting” High, May Work Terrible Havoc. Airplanes, “roosting” 15.000 to 20.000 feet in the air, will, through the use of powerful lenses, destroy ammunition dumps and entire efties 75 to 100 miles away wiihout firing a shot or dropping a bomb, declared Capt. Eddie Ricken- bacher of Columbus, O., America’s ace of aces in the war with Germany, while before the house committee on accounts in Washington. Captain Rickenbacher noted that by the use of the lenses it will be possilNe to set fire to the ohject which the aviator wishes to destroy, just as it is possible to set fire to paper or wood under the magnifying glass held in the rays of the sun. “Future wars will be won or lost in the air,” Captain Rickenbacher ob- served. “That is true because just such devices as I have mentioned will be brought into play.” Nine U. 8. Aces Still in Service. Nine of the 60 “aces” developed by the United States air service in the world war still are connected with the army, according to an official report. Cut Off Cat's Tail to Cure Animal. Found gullty of cutting off the tail of a family cat to cure the mange, Jo- seph Farrone of New York city, was fioed $156 In court. NATION'S FORESTS | G2 Their C BEAUTY OF HOME YARD By H. H. SHEPARD. The immediate grounds about the home can be made beautiful, and aa effort should be made in that direction. The home grounds should be ample, as large as is consistent with the size of the dwelling. An acre is not too much. Some think that an acre of land is too much ‘to waste on & simple door yard, but the better the home grounds the bet- ter will be the life of the family. It is a wrong estimate of life and property to be forever making money to enlarge the farm in area, in buying extra tracts of land for future use, and not improve and make the best of the ground where the wife and children epend nearly all of the best of their life. Some look forward a&nd prepare too much for pleasure to come, and do not expend any means on making the present the very best that it can be. They let the home grounds and sur- roundings remain shabbhy and unim pgnvad. spending the extra money on property to be handed down to the children or putting it in the bank. This {8 wrong when there is any neglect in home improvement. If the children needshelp, by all means, they need it now while they are helpless more than when they grow up and will be able to fully care for them- selves, perhaps much better than we ever shall be able to care for them. They need the comforts, healthful- ness, ‘and beautifying influences of good homes and surroundings in or der to make them healthy, strong, beautiful and good. These are in- finitely better than inherited real es- tate, personal property, or money. The child whose home life is per- fect for physical and mental develop- mert will go out into the world with a rich heritage. The grounds around the home should be well drained and graded to suit the location. The main open part of the space should be lawn of good grass and be kept mowed low at all times so that the alr and sunlight may purify the soil. Abundance of flowers, shrubs and trees are essentials for completing the picture, but flowers and shrubs must be massed in clumps and borders along the sides and the trees must be grouped in one place, somewhat re- moved from one side of the dwelling. High Vase Basket With Sunburst, Hillingdon and Richmond Roses. re and Cultivation. Beautiful Home Grounds. Pergolas add much to the beauty of the home grounds. Under the tree in the cool shady part of the grounds a children’s play house or rustic, open structure is a good place for play and rest for both young and old. We can never get too much of the open air, even though we live in the country; and such a covered place un- der the trees makes a fine nook in which to read or take a nap and fully enjoy the sweets of outdoor life. For wet weather concrete walks are economical. They are cheaply and easily made. They need not necessa- rily be wide, but there should be enough of them so that all the out- buildings and other much frequented spots can be reached without walking on the wet ground. The grounds about the barn and other stock buildings should be as neat and clean as the home grounds proper. This is both good farm management and a mark of good taste and charac- ter on the part of the farmer. Good fences around all the home grounds and lots are a necessary con- venience, and keeping them in good repair adds to the neatness and beauty of the picture as a whole. GARDEN HINTS : Whenever possible procure peren- nials—they are the most satisfactory class of plants, and especially adapted to the farmer’'s garden. During this month, if possible, procure seeds that have just ripened, from your friends, and plant them at once. Or maybe you can find self-grown seedlings about the base of the early blooming sort. Keep on hand a good supply of in- secticides. Bordeaux mixture as used in the orchard is good to destroy mil- dew and rust in the flower garden. To- bacco water will kill aphides which infest chrysanthemums and golden glow. Cut the rhubarb blooms as soon as they appear. They weaken the plant. Treasure the weekly wash water and apply to the roots of the flowers; it will enhance the beauty of the rose. If slugs bother the roses sift ashes on the bushes when they are wet with dew or rain. See that the ashes reach the under side of the leaves Sow the seeds of annuals—phlox, ! candy-tuft, poppy and the like—for & fine fall showing. Endurance Nearing Limit. Madge's twin sister i3 much more serious minded than she and often scolds her for the tomboyish things she does. 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