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of the block cultivated has been more 

 than double as much as that unculti- 

 vated. At the end of July, one more 

 cultivation was given and Crimson 

 Clover sown at the same time. 



Of course it goes without saying that 

 this more intensive syste mof forestry 

 is impossible everywhere or upon a 

 large scale of forest planting involving 

 many thousands of acres of mountain 

 land, and, at the best, planting is gen- 

 erally done upon land that is more or 

 less uncultivatable. At the same time I 

 believe that new plantings should have 

 generally more care given to them than 

 is usually the case, especially upon 

 private estates and farmers' wood lots. 



There are many situations where some 

 methods of assisting young trees to get 

 a good start are practicable and there- 

 fore desirable, and which would, I 

 believe, be in the long run profitable. 

 The conditions connected with the first 

 few years of a tree's life have a tre- 

 mendous influence upon the subsequent 

 results, both in the period when it is 

 fit to be turned into lumber and money, 

 and in the number of board feet which 

 will be produced in a given time. 



If a comparatively small expenditure 

 along the lines suggested will accelerate 

 the one and increase the other in the 

 same time, as I feel sure it would, then 

 surely it is worth while. 



FOREST SERVICE AFTER FRUIT PEST 



SCTING quickly on the instruc- 

 tions of Congress embodied in 

 the bill recently passed by both 

 houses providing an appropriation of 

 S:-.\000 to enable the Federal Gov- 

 ernment to assist the fruit inter- 

 ests of California to prevent the im- 

 portation of the Mediterranean fly 

 into that State, the Department of Agri- 

 culture has sent Charles Lester Marlatt, 

 assistant chief entomologist for the de- 

 partment, to Hawaii to inspect condi- 

 tions there. While in the islands Mar- 

 latt will make arrangements to take 

 over the Hawaiian inspection service to 

 prevent the importation of the pest to 

 California, or perfect the organization 

 of a Federal inspection service to co- 

 operate with the Territorial authorities. 

 Marlatt said before starting that the 

 Department of Agriculture was anxious 

 and determined to establish an inspec- 

 tion service over all fruits leaving the 

 islands, to guard against the exporta- 

 tion of the dreaded Mediterranean flv 



or any other fruit pests, and that this 

 service would be made as effective and 

 thorough as the funds allowed for the 

 purpose by Congress would permit. 

 Marlatt thinks that he will be able to 

 hit upon a feasible plan of uniting the 

 efforts of the National Government 

 with the fruit inspection service al- 

 ready in operation, and which is pro- 

 vided at the expense of the California 

 fruit-growers. If this tentative pro- 

 posal proves unacceptable, he will or- 

 ganize a separate Federal bureau. 



The selection of Marlatt for this work 

 has given general satisfaction among 

 the California fruit-growers, as he is 

 acknowledged to be one of the highest 

 authorities on entomology in the Gov- 

 ernment service. He has been with the 

 Department of Agriculture since l v ~ 

 and in 1901-0'^ made an entomological 

 trip for the department to Japan. China 

 and Java and other islands in the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



