. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. MORE THAN ft OF THE STATES 20 MILLION ACRES OF FOREST LANDS OF ALL CLASSES WERE BURNED OVER, WITH A LOSS OF OVER 4ft MILLION DOLLARS. THE STATE DID NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS LOSS. $16,000 LOSS,. LESS THAN \% OF THE 7ft MILLION ACRES OF FOREST LAND OF ALL CLASSES WERE BURNED OVER. THE STATE INVESTED Vz MILLION DOLLARS IN FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. FOREST FIRE PROTECTION PAYS Fig. 5.—Forest fire losses in Georgia and in New York. economic influence, while the increasing scarcity of old growth and the advancing prices of lumbe
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. MORE THAN ft OF THE STATES 20 MILLION ACRES OF FOREST LANDS OF ALL CLASSES WERE BURNED OVER, WITH A LOSS OF OVER 4ft MILLION DOLLARS. THE STATE DID NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS LOSS. $16,000 LOSS,. LESS THAN \% OF THE 7ft MILLION ACRES OF FOREST LAND OF ALL CLASSES WERE BURNED OVER. THE STATE INVESTED Vz MILLION DOLLARS IN FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. FOREST FIRE PROTECTION PAYS Fig. 5.—Forest fire losses in Georgia and in New York. economic influence, while the increasing scarcity of old growth and the advancing prices of lumber and turpentine will tend to interest owners to bring their cut-over lands into productiveness. Small owners are already in a position to afford a good measure of pro- tection to the old fields, which constitute the source of their local supplies of timber, and to the cut-over lands, which afford grazing and help in keeping live stock over the winter. RAZORBACK HOGS. The native, or " razorback," hog is one of the greatest enemies of young longleaf pine. As an agent of destruction he probably holds next place to that of fire. In localities near settlements, where fires are infrequent, the hog easily becomes the chief factor in preventing the reforestation of longleaf. (PI. XVIII.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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