Show I Trees fees Should hould ou oui i I Cover over Proper ro a r At Aiea tea ea I II I The Th Price of Xe Neglected l ct Forests Dr H H. H H H. H King Chief of Forestry Forestry For For- estry catry and Reclamation Department z ys neglected forestry for or cent centuries hina has tied suffered much from shortage and from Crom lack of ot material for Industries whiCh depend de dC de- de pend rend directly or Indirectly on n for for- ats ts Deprived of protective in influence influence in- in fluence of forests our rivers have bee me deteriorated t to such a delce de- de Jee that tt-oy tt Rr are are no no longer a Do blessing bless bless- ing to to o U the e people Th There re I is not is-not not a single j year ar In which we do not Caye floods and drouth Iu Involving IU oftentimes oftentimes often often- times millions of people According According Accord Accord- ing ug to Dr Kung J Ju in u order to guard against unfavorable ph physical IC l changes 30 of Ot the protective landof land landof of oC a country should be maintained under forest st 60 per cent for crops S Sand and 10 per cent for Cor cities and villages vil vil- villages lages lagos and aDd that ordinarily where the forest frest cover coYer Is less than 20 percent per per- cent of the total area bad climatic conditions with prolonged i alternating floods and low water waterfall waterfall fall Call are the tl e result At the present time Chinas China's forest area arca is not more moro 6 per cent of her total acreage The Chinese are planning on restoring their forests II in Central Central Central Cen Cen- and North China Chinn because of the thc Influence forests will swill exert on their climate Genre Notes I A report from Region 3 which embraces tire c forests In gin In New and Arizona shows a n kill of ot 2335 deer on the Black Canyon two idee dee area on the Gila aBa National Fort Forts For For- t ts s g during the 1931 hunting season The hunting bunting area comprises about sections this sections this would mean for or each 2 27 7 If acres one deer nv mos as taken tak tak- en cu out Tie 2335 deer was taken out The Thc 2335 deer were taken out out by 2440 persons poisons This is the highest kill on an nn acreage basis that has come to our attention On the Twelve Mlle Mile range on the Marti Manti Forest Foiest bucks bucks were were cre kill- kill H Continued on on last page I |