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THE FORESTER. 



October, 



farmer and of the storage reservoir pro- 

 moter much more certain of returns. 



In conclusion, therefore, allow me to 

 insist : 



First, that the former productiveness of 

 vast areas of semi-arid southwestern 

 country has been destroyed through the 

 ruinous operation of stockmen, working 

 without restraining provisions of any sort 

 upon the public ranges. 



Second, that, in view of the enormous 

 values which this country is capable of 



producing, both in the form of live stock 

 and as a water-shed for the benefit of irri- 

 gation interests, the study of these range 

 water-sheds from a scientific and economic 

 point of view is of vast importance. 



Finally, that in Arizona and New 

 Mexico at the present time exists, from a 

 legal point of view, perhaps the best 

 known opportunity for the institution of 

 range reserves and the demonstration of 

 the beneficial results which would cer- 

 tainly follow. 



A FOREST WORKING PLAN.* 



A FORCIBLE example of the advan- 

 tages of conservative forest man- 

 agement is given in Bulletin 30, a 

 working plan for Township 40, Hamilton 

 county, New York, in the Adirondack 

 Forest Preserve, recently published by the 

 United States Bureau of Forestry. This 

 working plan was made through the co- 

 operation with the state of New York, 

 which appropriated $2,000 towards the 

 necessary field studies. As the first in- 

 stance of cooperation between the Bureau 

 of Forestry and the government of a state, 

 the working plan for Township 40 marks a 

 notable step in American forestry. In out- 

 lining a sound business policy, based upon 

 an exceedingly careful and comprehensive 

 expert examination, it is of high value as 

 a guide towards the best management of 

 the forest with which it deals. 



In the study of this portion of the Ad- 

 irondack Preserve, the intention was to 

 devise a system whereby the forest may be 

 utilized profitably and its maintenance and 

 improvement assured, without sacrificing 

 the objects for which the Preserve is held. 

 The solution of this problem was in the 

 hands of these men: Mr. R. S. Hosmer 

 directed the technical forest study ; Mr. 

 Eugene S. Bruce investigated the possibili- 

 ties for lumbering, from the point of view 



* A Forest Working Plan for Township 40, 

 New York State Forest Preserve, issued as Bul- 

 letin No. 30, Division of Forestry, U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture. 



of the experienced lumberman; while Mr. 

 Frederick H. Newell, hydrographer of the 

 United States Geological Survey, after 

 personal study on the ground, discussed 

 the influence of the conservative lumbering 

 of Township 40, upon the water supply 

 which it controls. 



The conclusions reached in the work- 

 ing plan may be simply summarized as 

 follows : 



First. Under the systematic and con- 

 servative system of management advised, 

 there would be no interference whatever 

 with the value of the forest as a con- 

 server of the water-supply. To this end 

 ample reservations are recommended, 

 which would thoroughly protect the water- 

 sheds and preserve the lake shores from 

 damage. Particular attention would be 

 given to the protection of the mountain 

 summits and the natural beauties of Ra- 

 quette Lake. Only the mature softwood 

 timber would be cut, and that under close 

 restrictions and constant supervision. 



Second. Township 40 is well-tim- 

 bered. It contains a sufficiently heavy 

 stand of mature Spruce to insure profit- 

 able lumbering under economical and con- 

 servative methods. There is also mature 

 Pine and Balsam which should be cut. 



Third. The topography makes lumber- 

 ing comparatively easy, since the greater 

 part is tributary to Raquette Lake, which 

 occupies the center of the Township. The 

 Raquette Lake Railway is at present the 



