SYLVICULTURE. 



F. Naval stores: 



No means are known tending to increase the production of 

 naval stores. The best yield is obtained from healthy, large trees. 



G. Rubber and guttapercha. 

 H. Truffles and champignons. 



I. Gingseng (Aralia quinquefolia) : 



Gingseng grows in the Alleghanies in well-sheltered north and 

 northwest coves of greatest fertility. The young roots are easily 

 transplanted into nursery beds. The cultivation of ginseng in the 

 woods, however, is not practicable. 



J. Sumach leaves : 



The leaves, used for tanning on a large scale, are gathered on 

 abandoned fields in Virginia. No care seems to be devoted to the 

 reproduction. 



K. Pharmaceutical weeds: 



A large number of forest weeds have a pharmaceutical value 

 and might be locally propagated and fostered. 



L. Peat bogs: 



Peat bogs reproduce themselves where the top layers only are 

 taken off periodically. Small benches are left between the pits 

 utilized. 



M. Fish and game: 



In the Prussian State forests, twelve per cent of the annual 

 revenue is obtained from hunting and fishing leases. Private owners 

 in the Adirondacks and in the South draw large revenue from 

 leasing the exclusive privilege of hunting and fishing. For par- 

 ticulars regarding the raising and nursing of Fish and Game see 

 lectures on " Fish and Game Keeping." 



Paragraph LXXIX. Combination of sylviculture and agriculture. 



As the woodlot belongs to the farm so does the farm embraced 

 by woodland belong to the forest. 



Strange as it sounds: The forester abroad is sometimes charged 

 with the administration of more farmland than of woodland. 



A fair practical knowledge of agriculture is indispensable for 

 the administrator of forests. Truly agricultural land within the 

 forest should be cleared in due course, 'in piirsuance of the maxim 

 that every acre of ground must be placed under the (permanently) 

 most remunerative industry. 



The forest farm produces victuals for the lumber camp and 

 forage for the teams and yokes: it yields the best possible fire 

 lanes. 



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