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lands of low value in Maryland, \'ir- sheep — his income from deer in an 80- 



ginia. West \'irginia, and Pennsyl- acre pasture is $1,U00 to $1,100 per 



vania. year for venison and $300 to $500 per 



"It is a great chance to make money year from sale of live animals, 



easily. I have a friend in Iowa who "Except to feed in winter and to 



kills his deer and tags them with a dress the meat, there is no work in 



special permit, ships to Chicago, and raising and selling these deer, 



nets about $30 for does and $35 for "I've had nearly 40 years' experience 



bucks. These animals cost him very in raising and selling wild animals and 



little more than to raise a couple of am fairly well posted. 



A DEMONSTRATION FOREST 



CHE Board of Regents of the best methods of handling forest lands 



University of Washington, at for increased and continued produc- 



their meeting April 24, on the tion. It is one of the objects to use 



recommendation of President Kane the forest to carry on experiments that 



unanimously authorized the College of will lead to a solution of these prob- 



Forestry to co-operate with the United lems. 



States Forest Service in the establish- The second object of the demonstra- 



ment and operation of a demonstration tion forest is to make it serve as a 



forest. field laboratory where the students in 



The College of Forestry has long felt forestry may acquire at first hand a 



the need of such a forest. While the practical knowledge of all phases of 



general conditions about Seattle are forestry and lumbernig. Ihis is of 



perhaps better adapted for carrying out especial importance to the students who 



student exercises and demonstrations ^Ject the course in logging engineering 



bv the instructor than they are at any J^''^ ^^^^^^^e combines a knowledge of 



o'ther school in the countrv, yet there ^^'^'^'y ^"^ '°gf "^ ^" f"^:^^ '' ^"f""^'" 



,1 4-} ^- ^1 that It will enable the student, after a 



are many problems that cannot be • i r ^- i ■ ^ .. i i 



, ■! . r 11 - period of apprenticeship, to take charge 



worked out successfully except on an ^ ^ , ^^> ^ ^- 



area fully controlled by the College. "" Thfs"te foTt^eXrest will probably 



Although this forest will be subject to j^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^j^ ^,^^ ^^^^^- ,,,,,,,,,^,^ 



the control of the United States Forest ^^^ ^^^^-^^^ water-shed readilv accessible 



Service and a tract owned by the Uni- ^^ ^j^^ University will be chosen. When 



versity would m some respects be more ^i.^ .^^j-k is put under wav the students 



desirable this forest will open the way ^^m i^g required to make a complete 



for the solution of many problems. working plan, including a detailed 



The object of the demonstration for- cruise, topographic and foiest type 



est is two-fold. First. It will be used maps, valuation of timlDer. plan of 



as an experiment station. The field of logging, improvements, and tables 



work in this line that is open in the showing growth and yield. All cutting 



Pacific Northwest is practically un- will be done in accordance with the 



limited and the various pro])lems to be working plan in such manner that the 



solved have hardly been touched upon, operations are financially successful 



Abroad forest experiment stations are and at the same time that future yields 



common and they have contributed will be increased and the forest gen- 



largely to tlie development and ad- erally improved. The details of all 



vancement of forestry. With the de- proposed plans will be subject to ap- 



crease in the available timber supply proval by the National Forest Service, 



and the increasing interest that lum- All timber sales will be made in ac- 



bermen and timbcrland owners are cordance with Forest Service regula- 



showing in reforestation, the general tions and the revenues therefrom will 



public is demanding information on the be entirely under government control. 



