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2 November 1909
United States. Department of Agriculture.
[U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Forester, Forest Service business card]
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
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