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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
11
Forest Protection Progresses
COMPILATION of the season's ex
perience by the Paclflo Coast
patrol associations are taking
final form and make a remarkable
showing for their protective systems
when It is considered that 1914 was
an abnormally dry year. The North
ern Montana Forestry Association
represents 1,000,000 acres and han
dled 40 fires of consequence with
but 640 acres burned over and an
actual timber loss of but $192.
Western Washington had 72 days
without rain. The Washington For
est Fire Association had 140 patrol
men, who with state and Weeks
Law men made a force of 205 in the
western part of the state outside the
national forests. About 1,000 extra
men were employed in fire fighting.
There were 345 fires requiring at
tention, but prompt and systematic
action prevented any destruction
worth mentioning. The oaly seri
ous fire of the season was in May,
before the patrols were on, when
4,135,000 feet were lost In Clallam
County and considerably more fire
killed which will probably be logged.
It Is thought that not to exceed
30,000,000 board feet of green tim
ber was destroyed on private hold
ings In Oregon. Damaging fires oc
curred in only a few localities and
even in such places they were large
ly confined to old burns or slash-j
lngs. Expenses for fire fighting were ;
of necessity high In many localities, j
and patrol costs were also Increased i
as a result of the long dry spell.
The year may be well compared to
1910 for although the 1914 drought
extended over a period of 74 days
as against 57 in 1910, the former
year more dry winds were experi
enced. The loss of only about thirty
: 1 1 : 1 -.I 4 n.. ! ... u
in 1914 as compared with a billion!
board feet in 1910 measures the ,
step taken in Oregon along lines of
forest protection.
Use of Wood Stave Pipe
THE District Forester at Portland,
Oregon, announces that his of
fice has recently undertaken a
study of the wood stave pipe in Ore
gon and Washington.
A study of the wooden pipe, na
tional In its scope, was begun some
time ago by the Forest Service at
its Madison, Wisconsin, laboratory.
The local study is a part of the pro
gram as outlined by the labor
atory. Its purposes is to gather in
formation upon the serviceability
of wood stave pipe for conduits, as
compared with Iron, steel, concrete,
and other materials. A circular let
ter is being sent to all wood pipe
users in Oregon and Washington,
asking In regard to the kind of wood
used, size of pipe, details of con
struction, length above ground and
buried, character of soil, water pres
sure, advantages and disadvantages,
and -causes of failure. It is expect
ed that this study will bring out the
full limit of efficiency of the wood
stave pipe, or in case of failure, re
veal methods whereby such failure
may be avoided.
The use of wooden pipe to con
duct water dates back to a very
early period. There is a tradition
that the Romans used it in their
water works. In more modern times,
it is known that the first water com
pany in London, organised in 1618,
supplied water to a part of the city
through woo'den pipes. In this coun
try, wood pipe was installed in
Philadelphia in 1800, and to this,
day this old pipe, when dug up, is
found to be in a remarkable state of
preservation. Later cast iron and
steel began to take the place of
wood, especially in communities near
the centers ..of the iron and steel
industries. Within the past five or
ten years, however, the wood pipe
industry has received a new Impetus,
and you will now find wooden pipes
in all parts of the country, notably
in the West. In fact, it has Invaded
even the iron and steel centers, one
striking instance being that of one
of the largest iron and steel com
panies itself. Some of the advan
tages already claimed for wood pipe
are that it is preserved by water
rather than rusted or corroded, it is
not affected by frost, it requires
less labor and experience to lay it,
and it is cheaper.
The wood stave pipe recently laid
at White Salmon, Washington, holds
the record for size, being a mile in
length and thirteen and a half feet
in diameter! While there are not as
yet many wooden pipes in Oregon
and Washington, this study is of
especial interest to this section be
cause of the fact that most of the
wood of which these pipes are made
Is supplied by these two states.
Several woods are used, but Doug
las fir is one of the best for the
purpose. Pipe factories in Portland.
Tacoma and ' Seattle are shipping
this product to all parts of the Unit- i
ed States and Canada. j
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Fir is Leading in
National Forests
The District Forester at Portland,
Oregon, has recently completed an
estimate, by species, of the timber
on the twenty-eight National For
ests in Alaska, Oregon and Wash
ington. "
Of the total stand of 292,594 mil
lion board feet, Douglas fir ranks
first with 95,756 million feet, and
is found on all but three of the Na
tional Forests the two in Alaska
nd the Fremont In south-central
Oregon. 6n account of the abund
ance of western hemlock timber on
the two National Forests in Alaska,
this sepcios ranks second with 72,851
million feet Yellow pine holds third
place with 30,363 million feet, and
is found chiefly east of the summit
of the Cascade Mountains in Ore
gon and Washington. These three
species constitute 68 per cent of the
total staid under the jurisdiction of
the Forest Service in these three
States.
This estimate, whieh is only ap
proximate and will be improved
upon as opportunity offers, segre
gates the remaining amount of 32
per cent into twenty other species,
some of which, like redwood, are
found on only one or a very few of
the National Forests la this region.
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FOP.KST OTES. i
ECAUSE of drouth conditions
there is considerable fire danger
in the forests of the east this I
fall.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey lead
all other states in the quantity of
wood used for making tobacco pipes,
and utilize apple wood, French brier,
ebony, birch, red gum, and olive
wood.
Cherry is the wood most used as
a backing for the metal plates from
which illustrations are printed in
magazines and periodicals. It is
chosen above all others because it
holds its shape, does not warp or
twist, works smoothly and does not
split
The position of city forester is
now offering a new field for men
with a technical training in forestry.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Is one of
the latest towns to secure an offi
cial of this sort
Because of extreme drouth, the
fire risks on the national forests in
the Northwest have been greater this
season than In any other since 1910,
the worst year since the forests were
created. Much less damage was done
this year because experience in fire
fighting was gained In the fires of
1910.
This is the greatest sale of Registered Holsteins ever
held West of Chicago. Finely bred cows and heifers in calf 1
to the greatest balls of the breed. More high-record bulls
lhan.were ever before offered at a public sale. In all we
will soil .-. . , ;. .
150 HEAD
December 11 and 12, North Portland, Ore.
The consignors represent the best breeders in the North
west and their stock will be sold for what it will bring.
Write for Catalog to
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