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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Tennessee 



In parts of the South, notallv in Tennes- 

 see, farmers are dismantling rail fences 

 thirty to forty years old to supply, at good 

 prices, the lead pencil manufacturers of the 

 East with red cedar wood. Over vast dis- 

 tricts the only vestiges remaining of the red 

 cedar forests that once supplied the pencil, 

 the box, and, to a large extent, the furniture 

 industry, are to be found in this form, or in 

 the interior finish of ancient wooden homes. 



In some instances, it is claimed by the 

 league, entire blocks have been denuded of 

 rows of handsome maples and oaks. Prop- 

 erty owners, as a consequence, are uniting 

 their protests with the appeal of the Civic 

 League. They are right in protesting, for 

 the trees should be spared wherever it is pos- 

 sible to do so. 



Minnesota 



"Good roads have an important bearing on 

 forest fire protection," says State Forester 

 Cox of Minnesota. "They not only give the 

 State force a way to get in the forests but 

 make it easier to get help in fighting the fires. 

 The proposed International Falls — Twin 

 City road will divide the northern part of the 

 State into two forest regions, and can be 

 used as a fire break to protect either one of 

 the sections in case the other one is fired. 

 The forest law of 1911 makes it necessary 

 for all slashings and other debris to be dis- 

 posed of. This is being done in a!l construc- 

 tion work and the Elwell roads which will go 

 through this section will give the forest serv- 

 ice effective fire lines." 



It is the hope of the forest service that 

 several great trunk roads be built in the 

 Northern part of the State with laterals run- 

 ning to them. Several roads are suggested 

 by Mr. Cox as being of great value to the 

 forest service. 



New York 



The work of reforestation is being carried 

 on at a good rate by Manager Switzer, of the 

 Salisbury Steel and Iron Company of Dolge- 

 ville. Mr. Switzer this year planted 10,000 

 trees of the white pine, Norway spruce and 

 similar varieties, obtaining his seedlings from 

 the State. This makes a total of 40,000 trees 

 that have been planted by Mr. Switzer within 

 the past few years. They are all located in 

 the watershed from which this village de- 

 rives its municipal water and will naturally 

 help very much to ensure a continuous sup- 

 ply of that water. Ultimately over 50 acres 

 of land will be reforested by Mr. Switzer in 

 this manner. The kinds of trees selected are 

 specially adapted both as to climateand soil 

 conditions to the territory in question. All 

 that have been planted show a good growth 

 and are thriving. 



Massachusetts 



Stringent precautionary action against the 

 white pine blister rust have been taken by the 

 State Board of Agriculture when in an offi- 

 cial order signed by H. T. Fernald, State 

 Nursery Inspector, the importation of pines 

 of all kinds having the leaves in groups of 

 five, from any part of Europe into Massa- 

 chusetts after June 1, is prohibited. 



This action was taken because of the 

 prevalence upon white pine trees, and their 

 four varieties, of a very dangerous disease 

 known as the white pine blister rust. This 

 disease has practically ruined the growth of 

 the white pine in Germany and France. Once 

 established here, it would kill all young pines 

 of the five-leafed group, and ruin the larger 

 pines of the State forests. 



Three places in Massachusetts are known 

 to be infected with the white pine blister 

 rust disease, but until the inspection bv the 

 nursery inspectors is completed late in this 

 month, the exact amount of damage will not 

 be definitely known. 



This year there have been approximately 

 only 10 shipments of young trees made into 

 Massachusetts. Of these two were discov- 

 ered by Deputy Nursery Inspector W. S. 

 Regan to be infected and were promptly con- 

 demned. 



Kentucky 



The Civic League of Lexington is up in 

 arms because of the fact that many shade 

 trees in that city are being destroyed in the 

 process of street and sidewalk construction. 

 The league has appealed to the city authori- 

 ties to prevent, as far as possible, the re- 

 moval of the trees in street construction. 



Vermont 



The Vermont State Forester is making ex- 

 tensive plans for the spring's work of re- 

 forestation on the various lands belonging 

 to the State. ' 



The series of experimental plantations on 

 the Downer State Forest in Sharon will be 

 continued by the planting of about 20.000 

 trees of the following varieties : White, 

 Scotch and Austrian pines, Norway, and 

 white spruce. The trees previously planted 

 on this tract have done remarkably well and 

 are now of great value in connection with 

 the annual summer school held by the State 

 Forester in co-operation with the college of 

 agriculture of the University of Vermont. 



A great deal of planting is to be done dur- 

 ing- the season by corporations and private 

 owners. The demands upon the State Nur- 

 sery have been unprecedented, over one hun- 

 dred orders having been received ranginar in 

 amount from 1,000 to 60,000 trees. This 

 largest order is made by the Rutland Light 

 and Power Co., for the protection of the 

 watershed in Chittenden and Rutland. 



