Show Javas Valuable Teak Timber The chief wealth of tho forests of Java nt the present time consists In tho wood of the teak tree which Is extensively employed for naval con tructlon The trees are ordinarily cut when they have attained tho ago of about 50 years and a height of be tween 601 and 70 feet Tho species most esteemed has wood of a brown color possessing a greasy feeling to Jho touch Sinco 1880 tho teak has been cultivated and tho cutting of tho trees has been regulated by tho Dutch government A peculiar feature of tho cutting designed to cause the wood to part slowly with Its sap con slsts In tho girdling of the trunks a short distance above tho ground two years bolero felling The timber la exported to all parts of Europe |