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Show I ! FORESTRY WEEK APRIL 27 TO ,MAY 3 Idaho Forestry Week has been set for April 27 May 3 by the governor for a concerted effort on the part of the; press of the state, the forestry department, depart-ment, and the University of Idaho to disseminate information in-formation regarding this particular phase of the I state's wealth. And Idaho is particularly fortunate in having the forestry industries that thrive here in the midst of a vanishing forestry frontier in this,- country. Many of us in southern Idaho do not realize its scope unless un-less wo have; 'visited the northern area with its mil-j mil-j lions of area of timber. Idaho has some 15,000,000 acres of good timber-land. timber-land. The value is practically inestimable, but direct di-rect benefits include a salary pajToIl of over 1 7 millions of dollars. The biggest manufact-pay-"Jy far-f,. -w W -IdtA ww . Valuable from the standpoint of fai i sn -tai! however, is the water the forestry supply for irriga-'v tion. Over 80 per cent of all irrigation water is derived de-rived from forestry watersheds, and an apt comparison) com-parison) shows; that Idaho has 10 per cent of all the irrigation water in the United States. From this we can readily see that Idaho has an asset that deserves the carcfullest of consideration not only by those directly di-rectly concerned in the industry, but for all of us making a livelihood in the state. |
