Here is another waste. Trees from forty to fifty years old are burned after the removal of the good lumber. No trees left for reseeding. (Pinchot, Bureau of Forestry. Year Book United States Department of Agriculture.) Western yellow pine, showing fire scars at the base. These parks are fine grazing fields, but too frequently over-grazed. (Pinchot, Bureau of Forestry Year Book 1897, United States Department of Agriculture.) places will not support life for a long time. (Pinchot, Bureau of Forestry. Year Book 1897, United States Department of Agriculture.) Charred stub of Douglas fir with some young trees. It is nothing unusual to see thousands of acres burned in this way. It takes more than a generation to replace this burned timber. (Pinchot, Bureau of Forestry. States Department of Agriculture.) United |