University of Idaho School of Forestry - Forester Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

Page 5 text:

DEDICATION I q ff I coqnifion of his service fo me cause of forfesfvq in H19 Ifnis eclifion of-H19 ldolwo Foresfev is cleclicufecl fo Tlwe Honomlnle Bculclridqe Former: Govevnov of lclculwo

Page 4 text:

Published by the School of Forestry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho . I EDITOR! A. M. SOWDER ASSOCIATE EDITOR! W. D. MILLER BUSINESS MANAGER! LITER E. SPENCE VOLUME XV. 1933 ANNUAL EDITION CONTENTS o Page Dedication, Honorable H. C. Baldridge ,.,.,.I,,,4.,4,,.....,..I,,I,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.I., ,,,,.. 4 The Relation of F01'eStS to Irrigation, by Honorable H. C. Baldridge ....,..,..,,....,........ ,..... 5 The State House, Boise, Idaho ,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.4,,,,,,,,.,,,,,l,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,,v,,,4,.,,,,,,, .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4, ,,,,, 6 The Benefits and Services Rendered by the National Forests to the State of Idaho, by M. H. Wolff .................,.....,,...........,,,,4.,,,,,,,,....,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,lll,,,,,,,,,,,A,,,,,,,,,,,,l,l,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, S Range Management on Indian Lands, by J. P. Kinney ...... ..,. ................,,l.,,. . . . I.......... 11 Big Game Management, by Orange A. Olsen .,...,.....,,..,,..,.,..,........, ,.,.. 1 3 The New Public Domain, by M. H, Woln' ,l,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,A,,, ,,,,, 1 4 The Place of Chemical Research in Forestry, by Dr. E. C. Jahn ,,.,,,,, ,,i,, 1 5 Planning a Forest for the University of Idaho, by E. A. Sherman ..... .,... 1 7 Income from Recreation Sources to New England .,,,,,,,..,,,,.,..,.,,,..,,,.,, ,,,,,, 1 7 Gift of Experimental Forest, by Dean F. G. Miller .... ...,.. I 8 Branded a Biler, by Stanley Foss Bartlett .....,......,..... ...... 1 9 Extension Forestry in Idaho, by Stanley C. Clarke ,.,.... ...... 2 0 Vice President Curtis Plants Spruce on Campus .,..... ..... 2 2 Learn From the Trees ,...............................,.................... ..,.., 2 2 The New State Forester ................. ................ ,.,,.. 2 3 Tractor Course Proves Popular ....................,............, ..... 2 3 Blasting Demonstration Practical ............................... ...... 2 3 Paul Bunyan's Big Top, by Dr. Ernest E. Hubert .,., ..,... 2 4 Class of 1933 ,...........,........................,................................. ...... 2 5 Graduate Students ..,..................,...........,.............. ...... 2 6 Fishin', by Stanley Foss Bartlett ...................,... ,.,,, 2 6 The Associated Foresters, by Corland James .............. ..... 2 7 Here and There lField Trip Picturesj .............................. .. 23 Banquet Better Than Ever, by William V. Cranston ..... ,..... 2 9 The 1932 Junior Field Trip, by J. P. Brown .................. ...,, I Sl Junior Field Trip Pictures ...................................,............ ..... 3 2 A Forest Mystery Solved ....................................... ..... 3 3 Xi Sigma Pi, by G. Lloyd Hayes ........................... .. 34 Do You Remember? CMusings of the Alumsj ...... ..... 3 6 Idahds Record Trees, by Floyd L. Otter ................ ................... ......... ..... I 3 7 School Has Distinguished Visitors ...................................................................,................... ..... 3 9 A General Comparison of Aerial and Ground Surveys, by J. A. Chamberlin ....., ..... 4 0 Appreciation ,,,,,..,,..,.,,.......... .......,..................... ............. ...................................................... .,... - 1 4 An Address to the Associated Foresters, by George M. Fisher .. .... ..... 4 5 George Washington Memorial Dedicated ......... .. .......,.........,....,.,. .. ., 47 Idaho White Pine Saw Logs 1Picturel ........................ .........-. . .. ....... ............. .... . 4 S ,Iuniors Repeat Barbecue Win ......................... ............... ....-..A...............-.. -..-.....-..... ..... 4 9 Directory and News of Alumni and Former Students. by Wm. D. Miller ..,... .,.., 5 3 Index to Advertisers ,,,,,,,,,,........., ......................... ,........ ................ . ................................ ..... G 4 CAXTDN PRINTER CALDWELL -13156

Page 6 text:

THE RELATION OF TI-IE FOREST TO IRRIGATION HONORABLE H. C. BALDRIDGE Governor of Idaho 1927 to 1930 THE relation of the forest to irrigation is a close one and without the coverage incident to the growth of the forest our irrigation would be materially reduced. That we may get the value of this relationship I shall first dis- cuss the irrigation development of our state. I shall then endeavor to show what the forest means and has meant to this vast irrigation development of Idaho. Idaho is blessed with the largest supply of water of any irrigated state on account of hav- ing within her boundary a very large percent- age of the Snake River and its tributaries. Idaho also has a large body of land which on account of the character of the soil is well adapted to irrigation. Having the water and this fine areaof land, coupled with ideal cli- matic conditions, a progressive and enterpris- ing citizenship has placed Idaho in the front rank among the irrigated states. FARMING PRIOR T0 CIVIL WAR Irrigation development began in Idaho about the middle of the nineteenth century in the southeast section of the state near the present town of Franklin, the first project being de- veloped in that section by a group of Mormon pioneers. It is estimated that in 1860 the total amount of irrigated land in the State was less than 1,000 acres. Irrigation now extends en- tirely across the southern portion of the State, following generally the Snake River with sec- tions here and there along the way still in sagebrush. In the northern end of the State there are some irrigated tracts also, among the largest being the Rathdrum prairie and the Lewiston tract. The Boise River Valley and the so- called upper Snake River Valley began irriga- tion development about the same time as those in northern Idaho. In southwest Idaho, some irrigated tracts are found in the Bear River Valley while others are in the Snake River Valley and its tributaries. TWIN FALLS PROJECTS IMPORTANT The development since 1900 has included two of the largest tracts in the State, the Twin Falls and South Side, and the Boise projects. The completion of the great American Falls reservoir in 1927 was an outstanding event in irrigation accomplishment both in the State and in the Nation. It is the largest reservoir in the State, having a capacity of 1,700,000 acre feet. At the time of the dedication of the Ameri- can Falls dam Dr. Work, then Secretary of the Interior, made the statement that in its con- struction xve had the most outstanding evi- dence of co-operative efort between the Gov- ernment and private interests that had ever been undertaken by the Government up to that time. The latest development in irrigation enter- prises is the Gooding division of the Minidoka project which was completed in 1931. This project includes new lands, but the greatest urge for its construction was to give a full water supply to lands with a partial water right and which were urgently in need of ad- ditional water. More than 2,500,000 acres of land are now under irrigation in Idaho. It is estimated that these 2,500,000 acres comprise some 30,000 farms, which should have, and will have under normal conditions, a value of S375,000,000. In normal times these irrigated acres will pro- duce annually approximately S75,000,000 of wealth. IDAHO HAS POTENTIALITIES A large percentage of our population finds employment in the cultivation of our irrigated farms, without which our agriculture would be of little consequence as a State. The major portion of our people have employment for which our irrigated farms are dir-ectly or in- directly responsible. Idaho still has thousands upon thousands of acres of land from the standpoint of soil, to- pography and climate which are well suited to irrigation. Great quantities of water running away each year unused doing no one any good save and except possibly developing electrical energy of which We have a potential develop- ment of at least 5,000,000 horse power. When the time comes, as it will, when we need more land in cultivation, Idaho can furnish the land and the water which will continue to produce food and give employment to other thousands yet to come to our fair State. PROTECTION OF VVATERSHEDS VITAL We shall now give our attention to the dis- cussion of our Watersheds which hold the source of the water which annually comes down to make our thirsty lands produce and which, after all, is the thing which makes our deserts blossom as the rose. These wat-ersheds, for the most part, are covered with forests, brush, and other vegeta- tion. Much of the watershed area lies within or adjacent to national forests. In times past much discussion has been pro- voked because of the manner in which our forest areas have been handled, with regard to cutting of timber, grazing, fire protection, and all factors which in turn have more or less adected the plant cover. This plant coverage