. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FORESTS OF SOUTHERN NEW lERSEY (4) Volunteer pilch pine crowding out scrub oak; an early stage oi a forest of vigorous growth and Ihousancfs of acres in extent, whose future is conditioned solely by fife the right-of-way, or a wider zone, has been cleared, all forest growth must be sacrificed to the necessity of keeping the ground free from inflammable mat- ter. The law provides that these fire lines must be worked over at least once a year and kept in a condition to pre- vent the escape of fire across the ten- foot strip. One point in connection with
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FORESTS OF SOUTHERN NEW lERSEY (4) Volunteer pilch pine crowding out scrub oak; an early stage oi a forest of vigorous growth and Ihousancfs of acres in extent, whose future is conditioned solely by fife the right-of-way, or a wider zone, has been cleared, all forest growth must be sacrificed to the necessity of keeping the ground free from inflammable mat- ter. The law provides that these fire lines must be worked over at least once a year and kept in a condition to pre- vent the escape of fire across the ten- foot strip. One point in connection with this law is to be noted ; namely, that the railroad managers themselves are among those most hopeful of good results. The forest commission has had very little difficulty in carrying the law into effect. New Jersey is thus definitely em- barked upon a policy of fire control as the most hopeful means of preserving and developing her forests. Some at- tention is given to instructing the peo- ple in forest management, and some planting in an experimental wav has been undertaken, yet in the firm belief 278 that forest management, forest plant- ing, or even popular education in for- estry will accomplish little that is prac- tical so long as there is danger that everything will be lost through a forest fire. Therefore, the subjection of these fires will hold chief place in the pro- gram of the state forest commission. It is true that only a fraction of the woodland is burned over every year; it is true that fires are less frequent and less serious than they were a few years ago, yet it is likewise true that if the owner of a piece of woodland escapes for a few years he is sure to hasten the cutting of such a crop as ne can get before the inevitable fire destroys it. This results in an overproduction of cordwood and an underproduction of evervthing else. Our forests must be so handled that every acre will yield timber at a profit to the owner. Fire- wood is rarelv more than an incid
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