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27 September 1909
United States. Department of Agriculture.
[U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Forester, Forest Service business card]
Enclosed with GLC00687.173.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.173.02
07 October 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Good Forest Work on Vanderbilt Estate]
Forest work on the Biltmore estate includes wise management, fire guards, permanent logging roads and experimental work in silviculture.
GLC00687.174.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.174.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.174.02
27 October 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Sawdust Flour From Waste of Lumber Mills]
Sawdust flour can make dynamite, linoleum, xyolite, and artificial flooring. These uses will relieve the amount of waste from lumber mills.
GLC00687.175.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.175.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.175.02
2 November 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Germans Planting Forests in China]
While China is an example of the "evil effects of deforestation," German efforts to develop a strong system of forestry have been successful despite thieves and caterpillars.
GLC00687.176.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.176.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.176.02
30 November 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Timber Decay Costs Millions]
The U.S. spends a great deal of money and manpower working to reverse the losses of wood decay, caused by fungus. The Wood Preservation Office of the US Forest Service experiments in cooperation with railroads and other corporations to prolong the...
GLC00687.177.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.177.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.177.02
1 December 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Switzerland Advanced in Practice of Forestry]
Switzerland began practicing sound forestry techniques 600 years ago, not allowing timber output to exceed natural growth. Thick growth prevents avalanches and landslides, and good roads and intelligent management create national value in Swiss...
GLC00687.178.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.178.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.178.02
8 December 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Three-Million Matches Struck Each Minute]
The most suitable trees for matches are disappearing, requiring forest conservation to make the supply sufficient for a longer number of years.
GLC00687.179.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.179.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.179.02
11 December 1909
A memorandum to GLC00687.179.01 correcting the word "seven" to "fifteen hundred" and for this to be corrected on the official printing.
GLC00687.179.03
7 December 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, European Countries Reclaim Waste Land]
Europeans plant trees to allow for profitable timber harvests in the future, particularly in France, Austria, Germany, and Denmark among other countries.
GLC00687.180.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.180.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.180.02
21 September 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Practice of Forestry Important Issue in National Development]
Because the forest is one of the chief support of civilization, supplying wood and controlling water, it is vital to protect through wise use and protection.
GLC00687.182.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.182.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.182.02
14 September 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Number output Worth More than Half Billion]
A statistical report of the states with the highest lumber output and the states with the smallest is given, with the money spent on various timber items, and measuring types of wood used and where that wood is produced.
GLC00687.183.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.183.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.183.02
16 August 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Forest Ranger Examination in Twenty-One States and Territories]
An examination will be held at each Forest Supervisor's headquarters in states with National Forests to hire 500 men.
GLC00687.184.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.184.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.184.02
27 November 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Goverment Issues Record of Wholesale Lumber Prices]
Monthly records have been compiled showing the prices of lumber, selling costs, shipping costs, and the value of mill runs.
GLC00687.185.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.185.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.185.02
14 August 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Heavy Drains on Nation's Forests]
The U.S. is cutting down forests three times as fast as they are growing. Comparisons to European countries reveals the ability to increase growth at the same pace as output.
GLC00687.186.01
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