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things which the State may do independ- 

 ently, but also with those which . should 

 be done by the Federal Government in- 

 dependently and in co-operation with the 

 State and private owners. Responsibility 

 ' of private owners in this whole program 

 is not overlooked nor is the need for pub- 

 lic action to make possible practice of for- 

 estry by such private owners. 



Ordinarily we think the vast area of 

 Government owned timber land held and 

 managed as National Forests is sufficient 

 safeguard for our future supplies. As a 

 matter of fact but one-fiifth of the pres- 

 ent available standing timber of this nation 

 is in Government ownership, the other 

 four-fifths being privately owned. Econo- 

 mists, foresters and lumbermen have real- 

 ized for a long time that as a nation we 

 are drifting toward a future shortage of 

 raw material to keep alive the lumber in- 

 dustry and many others dependent upon it. 

 The situation is not alarming. A shortage 

 will not be apparent for many years, but it 

 should be realized that we are dealing with 

 a crop which requires from 75 to 150 years 

 to mature. 



PENNSYLVANIA 



TJEPLACIXG chestnut trees ruined by 

 the blight with commercial, quick 

 growing young trees is attracting nation- 

 wide attention in the experiments being 

 carried on at the Sheerlund forest planta- 

 tion near Reading, Pennsylvania. The 

 Jaipanese larch, it is thought, will be a good 

 substitute for the chestnut. 



There are now about 2,000,000 pines and 

 spruces on the plantation, and 500,000 more 

 young trees in the nursery. Scotch and 

 Austrian pines also have been included in 

 the experiment, but have not done as well 

 as the red, southern and white pines, al- 

 though the white pine also is attacked by 

 insects and fungi. The pines take from 

 45 to 50 years to mature. The spruce and 

 Japanese larch will reach commercial size 

 m 35 years and are virtually immune from 

 pests. 



The replacement seems to be working 

 successfully and if it proves so, the plan 

 no doubt will be followed all over the 

 country. 



NEW ALASKA FOREST DISTRICT 

 T X order to get the administration nearer 

 to the ground, Secretary Meredith, of 

 the Department of Agriculture, has just 

 approved the establishment on January 1 

 of a new National Forest District for 

 Alaska. This will be known as the Alaska 

 District, with headquarters at Juneau, and 

 will be in charge of Charles H. Flory, as 

 District Forester. Mr. Flory has been 

 Superintendent of Alaska National Forests 

 for the past two years, with headquarters 

 at Ketchikan. The new District head- 

 quarters will remain at Ketchikan until 

 July 1. 



The Right Tree 

 In The Right Place 



Before Planting The Right Tree in The Right Place it is necessary 

 to consider the soil conditions, exposure to winds or sheltered loca- 

 tions, and whether the trees will have full or partial sunlight, and its 

 effect upon the variety to be planted. 



Norway Maples 16 to 35 ft. 



Pin Oaks - . 16 to 35 ft. 



European Beech 11 to 25 ft. 



Lindens 12 to 26 ft. 



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 Hemlocks 

 Austrian Pine 

 Arborvitae 



9 to 16 ft. 

 10 to 16 ft. 

 10 to 21 ft. 



6 to 11 ft. 



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