.Saturday,- May 1916).
STATES
Importance rBetter Marketing Methods Urged Up Promts.
ire Farmer Readeix Role, That Should Be Observed in sS2
-In Many Case. Fanner Receive Only From toLrSEd t f oT
half the Real Vahie of Their Timber crop, to One-
fSrmer.nV of their timber. By publishing quo-
tarmers are able to keep track of the vtatious for woodlot oroducts farm
;V"T: lnUS f woodlot owners inform
Vi . w, wr WKn IIOtt nat will undoubtedly b murh
ByHon. H. S, Gmves; Forester, uiS- Deptrtient of Agriculture
.x . veneer piants, . nanaieac-;. appreciated by them? :
thaTeeVafaVrner knos aT '
V the least about that of his wood- (5) Standing timber sh M K ' ' V " "muiimw
lot. He does not know how much lumped off 4 for a ?!?f e ' ' Individual Farmer Seldom Ha. Sufficient Ointi m..
i ' u t nf in v jiTii I . . iifiuri.TPPr - . .- . 7. . . . m w i w f n mi . - t,
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VS!SP I I f 4--if w.vvu iu pidtc is iimoer on , , ,w wv vc importance of doine so m other
I AJ'it1 stands TthT totcon.. reacheamore .advanced stage of lines, of farming is bSnSa
jf trees or wh ' - conlcie - more fully; recognized. Progressive
W MverXlhrsawI S The responsibility of the pros.: . "Went; ,but ,t is armers are eager to learn apply
V m 1, nVh! Pectwe purchaser should be consid ntf V, PealIy true m!vthen mn
henry s. (irives "w.,,; ; ;;; reaD5tore king the sale in order J ?J .me simpiy bringing to bear on every as-
"7 to avoid s owmvmMt n..- I l m l ooum now. wnen -pect ot tarmino- th ;
hp 1flPV1fnn rSlirt rt this Ute . ' r"j""j vuaur vuuctL. I V Si) M !
fd. Pferable to sett by fh ' .;r
,rAfrtf . " r , ' F;wC4rtoic 10 seu Dy ttte m . . . . .
""".' vu".lo"ls scaie. stacked cord'nr nth A visi amount ot our timber is eet th -j .1.. . ,
1 v i, '. u i it i v viiiwi uiiiL'" f T- . , . o-x vv wa aa. rim sit rnsi . n vmmim. mmm
t.9 .h. .tut... j-i'.- uuo not -m . '--""s -we aims timber interests
ft.Twfcrir: .! !r,ora e "P."" woodtot dm. . ?,t: beJprepared ta use his head.
llinp . rn nP trA until .nto hnr& . . -1
Uaar otld Ctllt rtnf frttiaa f n Via . itn
shrewd men who are well versed in ' In making a sale,- the woodlot
timber values and who are able to es- ne.r shou.Id Protect himself through
timate quite closely the" amount of a wntten timber sale agreement," .
timber in a woodlot are buying stand- Has Your State a State Forester
A-
first settled and Forest rv has
t-ni (!mh f - . . ' .
' JW"K U1UC dl- LU1I1L CJT entiar rpniyntA ....it. -iL
terwards. the main branches nf trionti' orr.:..u..-
need was to tret hvpn tfino rti i.- i
......i- .77 -f - - , , ...vv , n u ai t tucf u in i arm
iiu ui wc nmoer matters seldom know mn
tnnf timhir frntti farwor ira. . .. . . mvtvtnm imTn. . uiuwu tUUUt
own feure"h n- THE'United States Forest Service oi:, " ZZfZW
nuur o fl - is always readv to answer inu,v. 1 v ; - .V" . "w"h i.ay even me ioresters know as,
.u.jr ,puuc :Fuui iu .. ifn j. A rr. . . WI ic iacK oi laDor and camtal and much ahmtt . f T ,;ek w-.. m.'j
them. . . r.V wywuiu. uvyucn on WIS SUD- the rr1 A..i f J J....... TU.. 7 T"" r,u;;;
. TPCT 1 4 m.ll .J. a'. . .. -- O - UUI V1UU Wa 111UU3 LI V ' llltlC I. TPI Tfir" TTT 1 nir naVnlM a ta...
(WS!Sld 2 Whth7b t"X " ow7fhvnmasreat tfon, on individual . farms" of' what ?
. ..i,.i .1.. -.t..!.- . , " iaies, virmma. West V rir n a North ..:-u . aim oi.mucn study. ot .
7 7:.7-7 Carolina. Kentnetv anrf".T...... . o we me relation ot the woodlot to the
"Tamanv other-instant nf foreste.ho ' Sr?S I!l'h '''aH be:
where these men have bought both El!?. W1 fte? n- In pressine the forest back frnmttT.' h ";. " 00 "St
iana ana timoer; and have then so d SJ ?" k-v; .aungnis. tillab e land., as rnnm irnfeAkA. (-i Vfr U u.u .t.
uic iniiucr aicine icir n much oe fho. . - v. .uivduy di' 4nriifi, x,v i-: t . t . . a t . . . . . . . .
mw W Ul TrCr i"'"' 'he Georgia State Colleee of Akil. X T'lT" r ' mw-n, o ,ApiCtuwre and the individ-
dar omfiI ,ture can also he called for assis- . 'lJ' TJZ to work 'out. Intelligent,
. ; tanr - . mv .i.wa mc. wiuiHjru iiupcuimcni I0 " uuuimg Dy iarmers Ot their wonfT-
FinJ On P.w.:i: d-j t. mie. . " - be got rid of as cheaolv as nnssihlp. lots is imnntitifilA r,,tlii-. t.
. . . v. uixuk J IJCCS .DCTOra H4fni nvM r . ... - - r . i invuwui UiUlUUKU
nyiivcv f. ' C : - W070r :three owns timber that is really worth good oped for the farmerssince no fa m
T ,tinbef Pera:fs Tbuy Just theyrwii! print quotations of money, finds it hard to get its .value, er can undertake the t S ffi bS
as cheaply as ooss ble. If thv the value of logs, bolts, b lets. nr,r. Tfc artn --v u . L 1 : :r nc. z
ePriirp ;tJK v t;-- ' . . - - . ' r- , m.mv.nuU uuM iiui cApctt iu vvM .uu mst use sucn Knowledge
secure the timber on the woodlots ai- - .v 3. . U-A if . :
less than it is worth, the farmer has,
only himself to blame that'.h nin rrf
know the value of hi? property. What
farmer would think, rtf Cltitiy lii .-
hogs, cattle, grain, or other produce -
wunout Knowing their quantity "arid
,. pwv.es wiinm snipping
distances ? Why ,then is this course
followed in the case of his woodlot
crop? Why does he not inform him-'
self upon this stibject? In order to
realize the best returns from his crop
he must do so.- - . .
In spite of the farmer's general lack
of knowledge in this subject of his
imber, there was in 1909, according to.
he thirteenth census, usecf, cut for.
I ff an? M standing,-timber to the
woni0 195 hilars from farm
woodlots. Had woodlot: owners
throughout the country been fully
conversant with timber values, I am
sure the total value of these woodlot -
would have greatly exceeded this
eah-Pat' thc eoris 9f those en
ffi 5 fortry . work have been
JJgely ctevoted to interesting wood
IL TII n matter o?; better
This LtheVlmber' Pting,. etc.
neelPSf. th5 sjcct- certainly
are nn, mph,as,.S for mo woodlots
0 tirnLPrCLn.g "earIy the amount ':
1 call rearf? Wh,H lft CaPable
can readily see, however, why wood-
,0wner. might not be iiterested in
& alfea(Iy vO"ngs;Such
Six Coo4 Rule. tt ktember
?re a number of different
ot
Ul owner wav fc .
latter A ' v "cu in wis
n"eip,lucfr;s?,mp,e.:!u88e$tio',s
Ao?b3 TOions 'or'
. .h. ""S fr0m- ' ""ny con
5n . "' and wood-
tlEh'r(edl' owner can take ad
A "umber of .. markets should
SPEAKS FROM HIS OWN FARM EXPERIENCE
- Senator Tbeodore'E. Burton, Probable Candidate for tbe Preii.
dency, ContribuUs TU Weelc't "Suceeit Talk for Farm Boy."
i. i fPi S.!?!0 'T Bjrton. Ohio, long premin.nt In twth inlet of ConireM.
A-f-aI i!' ork.brrel" extravance National tppiSSES 252
Tn ; 2",S2 P.r n! en?n the probable Presidential
i-IrJ-i:. X. liejiutfuciui; uui year, ue nat won a nigh place amonr the
Kdicni w wb pwi -Amtricw mrentor, Thomas A.
TJMIOM my own boyhood. I know much of the hardship and arduoua
II labor of th farmer, hut ffr V.U f.nr.... .Mjr -fa.
j n0' thoronghly assured than that of any othar alement of our
population, riis lite u cast in tho
most wholesome , of all theatres.
; HU family - Is protected from
. the enervating influences of the
city,' and while his horizon may
' at time seem limited) his chil
dren are likely to be the heirs
to the richest prizes of fortune.
For in all the great branches of
industry.'in the fields of finance
. and in the activities of the pro
, fessfon, the sons of farmers have
enjoyed the " greatest pre-eminence.
Nor It this surprising, for
they are free from the detrac
tions and the unwholesome sur
roundings which often make life
but travusty. ,
- The boys on the farms have the
best opportunity for the upbuild
ing and conservation of their
health and the attainment of
those habits of Industry and per
severance whfeh bring success In
all the walks of life. v .
From my own experience as ft
farmer boy, I urge them to be
faithful fa their work, and to
spend their spare time in study
ing scientific methods of farming
and in reading good books which
discuss the problems of the day
so that in their manhood they
may be qualified Co discharge
thslr highest obligations aa patri
otic American citizens. For to
them the country looks for its
highest standards.
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as is already avaifable. with intellf.
gence; or he will lose much .more
than is necessary.
In dealing-, with the timber crop,
more than with any othei crop the
land produces, intelli pence a1T fnt -
the exercise of foresight. Trees do
not growJn a day, nor vanish in a
day. Just when to harvest corn or
cotton or fruit is a matter that Ac,
not admit of loner debate hut
man with timber to cut can 'tafcV Me
time about it without danger of los
ing his crop. There, is therefore
nlpntv nf Viona . T7. -1 . ..l.ii
future conditions may not afford a -better
opportunitv for selli
timber trt AnvanHnr' rhm . .
.u,allkll.v v ii a it . iiic uics1
erit v ' , s
M good roads take the nlace.of
poor ones, and as the mnt arrWeJ.-
ble timber1 is removed
bound to go up.' In marketing tim- V
n.iv4wc, ii iiic owner wkhm rn
v v y v
.a, at.. At 1 ... .
BCI..UIC iuu vaiue or what he has to
sell, he should not hurry to take the
nrsi Oncr.IOr If. DUt Ihrmin frifArm
himself (farefully both as to its pres
ent vaiue and as to what ft may rea
sonably be expected to-bring him if
he holds it for a time. .
If farmers ire to SITIir frtr ihmm- '
selves' the full advantage of their tim
ber, they must act- tocethr Th
amount of timber on any individual
farm i seldom sufficient to permit of
the most profitable, handling. If fann
ers were more in the hahit rtf tt?mr
together along coSoerati 1in
there would be many . opportunities
test If . .
w jumi wuoaior operations, in some
parts of the West, where farmers live
in the neighborhood of Government-
owned forests, ther hav what am
practically community forest
ble both for the supply of their needs
and as an opportunity to put in their
time in off seasons. In at .least one
case a cooperative sawmill has been
installed to. cut for the farmers on a
Government reclamation orolrt the
timber which they get from a nearby
National Forest. .
Our clubs save vots mour. W win rUAt
make a fDeclal chib on enr Bixxrra m m v
ish. , :