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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



July, 



in aiding in the purchase of the Inter- 

 state PaHsades Park. This was a half- 

 hearted piece of work, laboriously 

 brought about mainly through the ex- 

 ertions of New York people. This was 

 not for the sake of forest preservation, 

 l)Ut to check the ravages of quarrymen 



on the face of the Palisades. In short, 

 very little has been accomplished, and 

 there is little hope of accomplishing 

 much until the problem is taken up seri- 

 ously, on a well-organized basis by an 

 able forester with ample funds at his 

 disposal. 



WHITE PINE PLANTING IN NEW ENGLAND. 



By Harold B. Kempton, 



Bureau of Forestry. 



FOR the past century eastern forest 

 lands have been rapidly denuded 

 -of their timber. Fire has been allowed 

 almost complete control over much of 



the cut-over land, with the result that 

 reproduction of the better species has 

 been almost entirely prevented, while 

 rapid - growing, worthless trees have 

 taken their places. The 

 impoverished condition of 

 eastern forests, the low cost 

 of available lands for forest 

 production, together with 

 the general prosperity of 

 the people, and the lead 

 of public-spirited citizens, 

 have served to awaken in- 

 terest in forest planting in 

 New England. 



The tree most commonly 

 used for forest planting in 

 New England, and which 

 brings the best results, is 

 the White Pine. The rea- 

 sons for this are its ready 

 adaptability to varying con- 

 ditions of soil and climate, 

 its rapidity of growth, its 

 beauty, and the value of 

 its timber. 



White pine forest plant- 

 ing in New England may 

 be divided as follows : 

 watershed planting, plant- 

 ing on sand barrens and 

 seaside dunes, planting on 

 bare lands and worn-out 

 pastures, planting on cut- 

 over land, and planting for 

 the home woodlot. 



WATERSHED PLANTING. 



PLANTED WHITE PINES, SHOWING DOMINANT AND SUP- 

 PRESSED TREES, MOULTONBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



Many of the larger towns 

 and cities store their water 



