Show EXCERPTS FROM FORESTRY NEWS DIGEST forest receipts show a gain of more than 7 per cent over the preceding year the receipts of the coun arys national forests totals ar for the fiscal year ended june juna 30 1930 forest planting by the principal agencies engaged in reforestation station in the united states last acar to tree ty growth a total of acres records completed by the forest ake a v growth of from seedlings an n 26 20 to 30 years is not uncommon in i the quick growing forests of low olev clev 1 aaion rico according to J 1 C kircher of the forest service who recently returned front from an inspection inspect icil trip to the luquillo luquilla Lu quillo national nation al forest A mangrove L fan grove forests on the sea coast produce wood for charcoal in seven years year Mal mahogany logany altho not to the island will grow sn flogs in ill from 30 to 40 years the above figures are a considerable contrast to our bellou pine pinc stands which require from 18 to 20 0 years year to produce an anchin inch in diameter A check on the western yellow pin plantations at the ohp lassil la sal 11 S otal ani I 1 shed in the spring of 19 0 shows n i tui kul vival of 01 61 per cent of tip the seedling planted A douglas fir on ok deer crook creek had a survival of 88 per lier cent the majority of the loss was attributed to drought with a slight loss caused by rodents practically all the lambs sold from the la sal district were sold for five cents per p pound aund with a few tops reported at five and a half cents tho la sal livestock company is fatten fattel ing the their ir lambs at the ranch and intend marketing them as soon as they lecome fat enough ore outfit has purchased cattle tit nt g 0 for cow imd and calf another alf alt fit is reported to have sold eab catt a 45 4 per head which the ernle same corn copi parable cattle last year solca soli for 6 per head bend |