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Fulltext: B. F. REORGANIZATION PLAN The Bureau of Forestry has started the first step in its revamp shortly after the approval of Reorganization Plan 30-A for the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources by President Magsaysay under Executive Order No. 216, dated November 17, 1956. According to the Government Survey and Reorganization Commission, the wise mBnagement of our forest hinges on ( 1) full legislative responsibility to provide additional fund; ( 2) executive resistance to the demands for opening public lands essential for forest purposes; (3) awakening of public consciousness on the value of forests; and ( 4) development of governmental organization competent and capable of carrying out a national program of public domain conservation. The proposed reorganization has been. designed to move the Bureau closer to a realization of its basic objectives. Under the plan, there are seven functional divisions, namely: (1) Domain Use, (2) Forest Land Uses, (3) Forest Management, (4) Administrative Services, ( 5) Forest Research, ( 6) Reclamation and Reforestation, a.nd ( 7) Sawmills and Licenses. The positions of assistant director and forestry project coordinator have been created. The Forest Products Laboratory and the Forest Products Research Section of the Forest Investigation Division have been abolished and the Forest Products Research Institute has been created in their stead. The transfer of property worth 'P397,206.09 from the Bureau to the UP, College of Forestry has already been effected. Shifting of places of divisions in the central office has already started. Director Amos designated Forester Teofilo A. Santos and Mr. Vicente Leonor, Sr. to work with the Transition and Quarters Committee of the DANR and other committees which the Secretary may create during the implementation period. * * * FORESTERS The district foresters stationed in various strategic forest areas of the country organized recently the District Foresters' League of the Philippines and elected the following officers: President, Anacleto Hernandez; regional viceGRADUATION ISSUE, 1957 Notes--presidents, Angel Miguel for Luzon; Rafael Navallasca for Visayas; and Higinio Rebosura for Mindanao; secretary, Deogracias Juni; treasurer, Primo Andres; PRO, Rufino A. Sabado; and Sgt-at-arms, Justino Ybaiiez. The district foresters and other ranking fieldmen of the bureau of forestry attended the recently concluded First National DANREA Convention held at Malacaiiang community hall. They were honored with a dinner party by the Forestry Circle, social club of the forestry bureau employees. * * * PERSONNEL OFFICERS Ranking government employees from several offices participating in the seminars on personnel counseling under Group I organized the Personnel Officers Club recently with the aim of promoting an exchange of ideas on the implementation of their prospective functions. The group elected the following officers: Alejo Garcia of NEC, president; Rafael de! Rosario of department of labor, vice-president; Nita Vera of the bureau of civil service, secretary; Belen Aventurado of CEF'OC, treasurer; Primitive Najera of GSIS, auditor; and Teofilo A. Santos of the Forestry bureau, press relations officer. Adviser is Mrs. Carolina D. Custodio of the bureau of civil service. The seminars on personnel counseling for personnel officers and supervisors being conducterl by the bureau of civil service for eight Saturdays at two hours each day started last October 20. Commissioner A. del Rosario said these seffiinars would prepare personnel officers and supervisors for the delicate job of personnel management, guidance and counseling in their own offices. * * * DANR TO RELEASE SUITABLE SWAMPLANDS FOR FISHPONDS Agriculture Secretary Juan de G. Rodriguez today alerted the directors of Forestry, Fisheries and Soil Conservation to pool their efforts in pinpointing all nips and mangrove swamps in the country for the purpose of releasing all suitable areas for fishpond purposes. In s. memorandum circulated to the bureau heads, Secretary Rodriguez ordered Directors Felipe Amos of Forestry and Marcos M. Alicante to Page 49 furnish the Director of Fisheries a map of the Philippines indicating locations of nips and mangrove swamps. Applicants for fishpond permits covered by released areas will be required to defray the cost of survey of the land to be undertaken by qualified private land surveyors. The Department of Agriculture set the following criteria in determining suitability of swamplands for fishpond purposes. 1) Topography-Level nipa and swamp lands or tidal flats where there are extensive mounds or elevations and depressions within the area. 2) Vegetation-Preferably areas clean of vegetation or areas with small growths that are easy to clear instead of areas thickly wooded with big trees. Thickly wooded or forested areas are costly to clean and prepare for fishpond. 3) Water supply-There should be a steady supply of clean water thr.oughout the year and the source of water is the tide which may bring in salt or brackish water. In relation to tide, site should be at elevation ranging from one ( 1) to four and one-half ( 4 V2 ) feet. The area should be free from pollution. 4. Drainage--The site should be capable of being drained when needed. Good drainage is necessary to dry the pond bottom and to get rid of undesirable fishes and water plants, and to simplify the cropping of fish products. 5) Soil-Clay, clay loam and sandy clay are the types of soil suitable for fishponds. Hard mud of the above types is preferable to the soft and loose kind. Sandy, rocky and stony soils should be avoided as these types cannot retain water in the ponds and cannot support good growth of fish food. Areas with very thick deposits or organic matter are also to be avoided, although this type may eventually be used after the organic matter had become mineralized. 6) Freedom from Floods-The site should not be on the path of extensive drainage basin that may cause sudden big fluctuations of water, resulting in fbods. Fluctuations of two (2) meters or less on the average is allowable beyond which such areas may be hard to maintain for fishpond purposes. The danger from flooding may be minimized by constructing the dikes in such a way that they do not obstruct the river or stream. 7) Marketing facilities-The site should be near a market and good transportation facilities. Some fishponds are far from population centers but this handicap is neutralized by the availability of fast and cheap transportation facilities. 8) Other economic factors--Fish fry for periodic stocking of the ponds should be easily available. The supply of cheap and trained labor should be considered in selecting a site. Page 50 SCHOLAR A Filipino forester is making an ;.mpressive showing in the United States by obtaining excellent ratings in the course he is pursuing, according to forestry director Felipe R. Amos. Martin Lopez, a logging engineer in the bureau of forestry, was enrolled during the fall te.-m in five forestry subjects in the University r,f Michigan. He got a grade of "A" (excellent) in four subjects and "B" (superior) ·in one. Lepez went to the United S'tates late last year as ICA scholar to f.tudy applied silviculture. He is expected to stay abroad for 12 months. * * * GRASSLAND FARMING URGED Grassland farming was advocated by Vicente A. Araneta, former president of the soil science society of the Philippines during the association's annual seminar-meeting which opened Monday morning at the bureau of soil conservatoin hall, Florida street. He urged the ~oil science group to introduce grassland farming in the Philippines through the society. Araneta said that grassland farming would bring about the most stable agriculture if properly introduced, especially in relation to some other branches of farming. Kudzu, which the speaker described as versatile, is a leguminous grass most suited to Philippine conditions. It gives all purpose benefit, compared to some other grasses, especially in raising animal feeds, adding humus to the soil as a cover crop and green manure, as soil-building and soil-conservation grass. If Kudzu could be propagated as a crop, Araneta said, it would give blessings especially in the manner it protects the vegetative covers of the soil from typhoon, flood hazard,· and soil erosion. While the 100-cavan per hectare rice contest which is now being sponsored by the society gave substantial inducements to improve rice production, grassland farming if indorsed and applied could give even more benetits to our farmers, Araneta stressed. The past SSSP president discussed the benefits of grassland farming on the basis of his pasture and livestock projects at Sta. Maria and San Miguel, Bulacan. The other speaker was Dr. Lyle E. Nelson, a visiting associate professor on soils, college of agriculture, Laguna. Dr. Nelson discussed problems of soil fertility research on lowland rice. * * * DANR REORGANIZATION More than 13,000 employees under the de· partment of agriculture and natural resources and FORESTRY LEAVES its 12 bureaus and offices realigned ranks and shifted to a new gear this morning-their first day under the reorganized scheme-to make the agency's machinery more responsive to the needs of farmers in rural areas. Agriculture Secretary Juan de G. Rodriguez advised bureau directors to exploit all possible opportunities in making their services doubly effective. Under the reorganization plan, all units will be closely observed in their activities on the basis of production and performance. Secretary Rodriguez, however, clarified today a press report that he had failed to implement other details of Executive Order No. 216 issued by President Magsaysay last November 17, concerning Malacaiiang's plans to streamline the department. To refute this, he pointed out ~hat an underscretary of agriculture had previously been recommended to the President. The government entities to be absorbed by the department of agriculture were briefed by Secretary Rodriguez several days ago. Plans have been laid out for the absorption by the DANR of the following: Philippine Coconut Administration, Philippine Sugar Institute, Abaca Corporation of the Philippines, Philippine Tobacco Administration, and the National Rehabilitatoin and Resettlement Administration. For closer appraisal and follow-up of field activities, the department will have two undersecretaries: the undersecretary for natural resources covering forestry, fisheries, and mines now held by Undesecretary Jaime N. Ferrer, and that for agriculture which is expected to be filled today or any time this week by Malacafiang. All bureaus are reinforced with assistant director each except the extension bureaus which will be doubled. * * * FROM FORESTRY TO AGRICULTURE 17,500 HECTARES Batches of lands in different parts of the country were released to the Bureau of LaP.ds by the Bureau of Forestry the other day fer distribution to public land applicants. The areas-actually forest lands good for agricultural purposes-are in Rizal, Mt. Province, Antique, Cotabato, Zamboanga de! S'ur, Zamboanga de! Norte, Camarines Sur, and Bqsilan City, with a total area of 17,500 hectares. This is another of those series of land releases for the landless, which is a major policy of the present Administration. Considering the extent of land conversions from forestry to agricultural use g.oing on these days, this would indicate a definite continuation of a project started sometime ago. Which is the resettlement of landless farmers. GRADUATION ISSUE, 1957 DISTRICT FORESTER URGES' HIS MEN TO BEGIN THE YEAR RIGHT In a conference held at the District Headquarters last January 2, 1957, Forester Jose R. Claverie urged the personnel of Forest District No. 44 to begin the year right. Discouraging on the tasks that are being undertaken by Forest Officers, Forester Claverie said, "We who identified ourselves in the forestry profession should carry on that unstinted devotion to duty so that it should be emphasized that greater and more efficient service is our ultimate aim destined to protect, conserve and utilize wisely the nation's patrimony-"the forests". "There sh.ould be teamwork, cooperation and close collaboration between the forest officers and the lumbermen and the general public in identifying their problems relative to sustained yield management and protection; work together to suggest practical solutions possible; and to implement tne&e solutions in crder to make our lumber industry stable not only here in Basilan Island but throui;:hout the Islands". After the short talk, there was an open forum with the District Forester as the presiding officer. To a man, the personnel of the forest district resolved to begin the year right. * * * TOURIST ATTRACTION ROMBLON OFFICIALS' PLAN BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM To attract tourists and provincial visitors to Romblom, Romblom, the municipal officials are planning to beautify the municipal park. Plans for the face-lifting of the Romblom town square were initiated by former Town Mayor Pablo S. Merida and ex-May.or Jose Miiiano. Mayor Isidro Mallorca took up the project and included it in his program to make the "isle of marble" one of the most beautiful and attractive pr•ovinces iu the Visayas. With the help of the various government agencies in Romblom province, the move to beautify the municipal park is gaining support day by day. The local office of the social welfare administration has taken care of the bbor in the general whitewashing of the park. Students of the R.omblom high school did their share by planting ornamental trees on the town square. A fence was built by the office of the municipal mayor while the local office of the bureau of forestry furnished ornamental trees and plants. Beautiful ornamental plants and trees have been planted in the various spots of the park. The Golden Shower, Brazilian Fire Trees, Banaba, Narra, Araucaria or Norfolk Island Pine, Spanish Cedar, Mahogany (Large leaf and Small leaf), BaPage 51 guiw and .Pay-at will make the town park one of the most attractive in the country. The local office of the bureau of forestry promised the office of the municipal mayor that it would take care of requisitioning from the Los Banos college of forestry such exotic ornamental plants and trees as the Amherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Birds of Paradise, Jade Vine, Saraca lndica, Saraca Declinata, Palo Santo, Balikbikan, Araucaria and Pink Shower. Mayor Mallorca als:i directed his municipal secretary recently to take charge of the requisitioning of ornamental plants from Siam, Burma, Australia, Japan, India and Iran. If plans will materialize, in two or three years, the Romblom municipal park will become an International Forest. T. Montoin * * DONATION The Rockefeller Foundation has made available the sum of $6,000 to the Forest Products Laboratory in Los Baiios, Laguna, for the purchase ot books, periodicals and other library materials, Director Felipe R. Amas said yesterday. The laboratory which was built through ICAPhilcusa aid is the biggest of its kind in the Far East and is engaged in studying ways and means to improve the quality of Philippine woods and in discovering useful uses for waste products of lumber and other minar forest products. In a letter sent to Forester Eugenio de la Cruz, chief of the Forest Products Laboratory, Assistant Secretary Janet M. Paine of the Foundation pointed out that the sum is for use during the period of two years, beginning January 1, 1957, at the end of which time any unexpended balance will revert to the Foundation. * * * ASSAULT A forest officer was assaulted by Mayor Federico Muli of Dinalupihan, Bataan and a representative of licensee heirs of Carmen Reyes, according to a telegram received by forestry director Felipe R. Amos yesterday. Assaulted in his office was Ranger Jose Cabanayan, officer in charge of the Dinalupihan forest station. The act was allegedly prompted by the forestry official's checking of logs in transit of the licensee. Ranger Cabanayan said that a criminal complaint had been filed with the local court of first instance. Director Amos directed the District Forester of Bataan to submit a detailed report of the incident. He will inform the Secretary of agriculture and natural resources of the matter. Meanwhile, Amos instructed his fieldmen to Page 52 enforce strictly forest laws and regulations for the protection ancl conservation of public forests. Replying t:i the Bataan officials' charge of laxity as reported in a weekly magazine, the director said that despite lack of personnel and fund, his bureau has been doing its best as custodian of our vast forest wealth. He requested local officials tc cooperate with the bureau. * * * ARMYMEN ASKED TO INTERVENE IN BICOL PARK SHADY DEALS Agriculture department authorities recently urged the Philippine army, constabulary and local police to take a 24-hour vigilance on illegal operations of kaingineros and timber smugglers reportedly rampant in the Bicol national park in Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte. Dr. Vicente de la Cruz, officer-in-charge of the parks and wildlife office, particularly requested, in a letter to the commanding officer of the second military area, to let armymen work side by side with park officers so as to effectively curb the illicit activities of timber thieves and squatters in said park. Cruz disclosed the smugglers operate night and day with such sly tactices that "intercepted illegally-cut timber, held and unloaded along the national road, vanish in the dark before any action could be taken." In justifying the urgent need for armymen's intervention, Cruz declared "battalions of squatters and timber thieves are again poised to encroach upon the park and intensify their operations with the start of the dry season." * * * FREE PAMPHLETES READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Agriculture Secretary Juan de G. Rodriguez announced today the availability of 30,000 copies of the illustrated bulletin "How To Harvest and Store Vegetable Seeds For Planting." Jointly published by the University of the Philippines college of agriculture, Los Baiios, Laguna, the bureau of plant industry, bureau of agricultural extension, and agricultural information division (DANR, Manila), the bulletin is now ready for .free distribution to any interested party at said offices. * * * 173,915 HECTARES OF FOREST LAND CLASSIFIED From a total of 173,915 hectares recently classified 54,291 hectares will be released to private ownership and 19,624 hectares retained for forestry purpases a report from the bureau of forestry to the DANR disclosed. FORESTRY LEAVES Director Felipe Amos explained that the objectives of land classification work are to deter.mine forest boundaries so that forest management policies can be formulated for the development of forest resources and to set aside areas more suited to agriculture. The bureau has forty land classification parties ability to exploit timber reservations in accordance with law." Violations of labor laws and tax evasions by timber concessioners were also reported. Subleasing of rights under timber licenses to third persons was also found rampant in Agusan. The agriculture department invei;ti.gll.tor rec2mmended, among ether things, the creation of a of three men each strategically deployed throughout committee composed of representatives from the the country. * * * DANR ACTIVATES INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE ON TIMBER SMUGGLING IN BATAAN agriculture department, bureau of forestry, bureau of internal revenue, anti-dummy board, NBI, Philippine constabulary and department of labor to conduct investigations of licenses mentioned in his report. * * Agriculture Secretary Juan de G. Rodriguez ONE AND A HALF MILLION HECTARES OF recently created a committee to probe the alleged PUBLIC DOMAIN RELEASED TO AGRIC. rampant illegal cuttir.g and smuggling of timber and other forest products in Bataan national parks, particularly in the Morong side. Chairmaned by Atty. Moises B. Alete (DANR legal division), the committee members include Atty. Felix Mabbayag and Rufino A. Sabado, both of the foresty bureau. Likewise, the committee has been ordered to investigate ( 1) George L. Tunaya's farming of his O.T. license, (2) the attempt of Bonifacio P. Ablola to negotiate the operation of the mentioned compartments to a Chinese, and ( 3) the fraudulent bidding of supposedly fallen logs on the Abucay side of the parks, conducted recently by the parks and wildlife office. The secretary ordered the committee to submit its findings and recommendations as soon as possible. * * * EXPOSE ANOMALIES IN AGUSAN TIMBER CONCESSIONS A number of anomalies in the operation of timber concessions in the province of Agusan, was today exposed by Agriculture Undersecretary Jaime N. Ferrer. The anomalies involve the use of dummies by aliens, operation of licenses by third persons and violations of regulations pertaining to logging and reforestation. In a memorandum to Agriculture Secretary Juan de G. Rodriguez, Ferrer urged the issuance of proper administrative orders to curb the irregularities. Some 41 cases of the use of dummy in timber concessions, complete with names and other pertinent data, were furnished Ferrer by an investigator of the agriculture department whom the undersecretary recently assigned to conduct intelligence work in Augusan. The same reports alleged that "about 90% of timber concessioners in Agusan secured their timber licensee without the necessary capacify and GRADUATION ISSUE, 1957 IN FOUR YEARS A total of 1,436,633 hectares of forest land was classified as alienable and disposable lands and 1,496,974 hectares as timberland, during the last four fiscal years director Felipe R. Amos of forestry today reported to Agriculture Secretary Juan de G. Rodriguez. During the same period 1,298,167 hectares were classified as alienable and disposable and 1,030,290 hectares, timberlands. Lands classified for release from public ownership are certified to the Bureau of Lands for disposition under the Public Land Act. The goal for the 1956-57 fiscal year is 1,200,000 hectares for classification and 800,000 hectares for certification. Director Amos said that of the 129,055 hectares classified last month, 30,164 were set aside for release from public domain. There are presently 40 field parties doing classification work in various parts of the country. * * * RESULT OF THE C.S. RANGER EXAMINATION Names of those who qualified in· the Ranger examination given by the bureau of civil service in Manila, City of Bacolod, City of Baguio, City of Butuan, City of Cagayan de Oro, City of Cebu, City of Davao, City of Iloilo, City of Naga, City of Tacloban, City of Zamboanga, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, and Vigen, Ilocos Sur on September 17, 1955. Name General Rating 1. Mariano R. Peralta . . . . . . . . . 81.9 % 2. Francisco Agruda, Jr. . . . . . . . . 81.44 3. Alfonso Lucero ............. . 80.78 4. Gabriel L. Mandocdoc ...... . 80.32 5. Victodano V. Ladero ....... . 79.82 6. Victoriano P. Soriano ....... . 79.34 7. Fortunato S. Arcangel ...... . 79.2 8. Geronimo P. Falloran ....... . 79.18 Page 53 9. Marciano B. Antonio 10. Angel A. Mariano .. . . . . . . 11. Carlos L. Wandisan 12. Rosalie B. Gose . . . . . . . 13. Edmundo v. Cortes . . . 14. Silvestre D. Buenaflor 15. Filamor M. Yadao 16. Radigundo A. Soria 17. Alfredo v. Sanchez 18. Delfin c. Gana pin . .. 19. Tomas M. Binua . ..... 21. Ramon R. Abijuela 22. Francis s. Mabanag 23. Cornelio A. Ferrer 24. Eufracio L. Reyes 25. Gregorio P. Principe 26. Anastacio B. Sison 27. Douglas Ingosan ... . . . . . . . . . . 28. Fernando A. Gonzales . . . . . . . . 29. Hilario s. Sivila ............ 30. Wenceslao c. Agbayani . . . . . . 31. Calvin E. Borre ... . . . . . . . . . . 32. Candido T. Agbisit . . . . . . . . . . 33. Jose A. Cabanayan . . . . . . . . . . 34. Narciso P. Martinez . . . . . . . . 35. Eufe~o E. Obay . . . . . . . . . . . . 36. Camilo E. Agace ta .......... 37. Alfredo D. Pintor . . . . . . . . . . . . 38. Domingo P. Cima tu . . . . . . . . . . 39. Cresenciano Q. Dacumos ..... 40. Urbano Gonzales ............ 41. Lucio L. Quimbo ............ 42. Julian T. Gumayagay ........ 43. Francisco D. Milan .......... 44. Celso N. Versoza ............ 45. Justino B. Bernardo .......... 46. Tito E. Babiera ............. 47. Loreto M. Araojo ............ 48. Modesto 0. Canave ......... 49. Pablo Cabebe ............... 50. Bartolome R. Reyes .......... 51. Emilio B. Siazon . . . . . . . . . . . . 52. Gaudencio Salomon . . . . . . . . . 53. Jove L. Bugarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54. Dante G. Diaz .............. 55. Arturo P. Bislig . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56. Edilberto B. Borja . . . . . . . . . . 57. Prudencio B. Barona . . . . . . . . 58. Zoilo L. Udaundo ............ 59. Macario s. Sana ............ 60. Antonio M. Lizardo .......... 61. Ernesto E. Gutierrez . . . . . . . . 62. Bienvenido G. Gutierrez ..... 63. David s. Serrano ........... 64. Santos M. Jaco ban . . . . . . . . . . 65. Jose c. Tomas ............. 66. Sinforoso Ragucos ........... 67. Avelino c. Caro nan ......... Page 54 78.92 78.64 78.28 78.16 78.08 77.96 77.96 77.82 77.66 77.6 76.58 76.5 76.46 76.36 76.18 75.54 75.48 75.44 75.36 75.3 75.28 74.82 74.8 74.74 74.44 74.28 74.18 73.8 73.7 73.56 73.32 73.12 73.04 73.02 73.02 72.94 72.86 72.6 72.42 72.4 72.22 72.22 72 71.94 71.9 71.86 71.86 71.7 71.7 71.64 71.46 71.44 71.42 71.08 70.96 70.86 70.7 70.6 68. Andres c. Lubrin . . . . . . . . . . . 70.44 69. Luis v. Baker . .......... 70.32 70. Damaso de la Cruz 70.2 71. Jose M. Garcia . ......... 70.18 72. Jose A. Campo . . . .......... 70.04 .73. Jaime L. Al bay 70.01 74. Feliza.rdo Arcilla 70.01 75. Sergio Arias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.01 76. Ernesto s. Ayuban . ........ 70.01 77. Anacleto B. Bernardo 70.01 78. Damian B. Lagura 70.01 79. !'!amen Losorata 70.01 80. Jose A. Meniado ... . . . . . . . . . 70.01 81. Vicente A. Ramirez 70.01 82. Quirico D. Tan . .... 70.01 83. Resurreccion s. Noriel 70 84. Raymundo P. Acosta 81.84 v.p. 85. Filoteo c. Rodriguez 77.06 v.p . 86. Eutiquio Arengo . . . . . . . . .. . . 74.7 v.p . 87. Jose A. Gonzales . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.02 v.p . 88. Domingo c. Valones . . . . . . . . 71.16 v.p. 89. Ramon P. Caguioa . . . . . . . . . . . 76.66 v.p . 90. Florencio M. Morales . . . . . . . . 70 v.p . *' * * 1957 ROMBLON INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL FAIR Novelties made out of marble such as name bars, paper weights, flower vases, flower stand, tableware, figurines, holy fonts, markers, ash trays and other marble housebold articles were among the products displayed at the fair held in Romblon, Romblon, last ·January 18, 1957, in connection with the nine-day annual feast, January 11 to January 20, 1957, in honor of the town's patron saint, Santo Nino .... Various industrial and agricultural exhibits were the main attractions in the municipal fair at said capital ,town with the Romblon Departmente of Agriculture and Natural Resources Employees association (DANREA) booth and exhibits sttealing the show. . . . Barrio council organizations under municipal secretary Ramon M. Orola, the public schools under district supervisor Leocadio M. Madrona, girl and boy scouts organization, assisted and led by the Romblon Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Employees association (DANREA) under district forester Mu:imino R. Reyes, made the affair a very "huge" success . ... Also exhibited were baskets made out of local materials like nito, bago bago, buri, bamboo and coconuts; buri mats called locally "locab" and household articles made of coconut shells husks and midribs; coconut husk decorticating machine in operation and a large chartposter of the DANREA jortraying the "Unified Working Program For Better Family Living in the Barrio." . . . A contest on the biggest agricultural product such as farm crop, root crop, garden crop, (Continued on pa/le 72) FORESTRY LEAVES BF NOTES ... (Continued from page 54) banana, poultry, goat and swine; the most artistic and most complete booth and the most artistic handicraft was also held under the able management of district forester Maximina R. Reyes. . . . Chairman ·Reyes was assisted by Teodorico M. Montojo, Danrea Secretary; Feliz T. Muyo, Abraham Regalado, Eugenio Gutierrez, Herminia A. Llena and Miss Emiliana Gavino and chairman of all barrio councils. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT of the rural areas is the theme of the affair in which the barrios participated prominently . . . Industrialization of Romblon's marble and coconut industry is the main objective of the fair. Submitted by: TEODORICO M. MONTOJO DAN REA Secretary * * * "LAND FOR THE LANDLESS" AND FOREST CONSERVATION This hurry to release and distribute land had likely contributed to the severity of floods that took tolls of lives and property in the recent months. This also caused complaints from concessionaires that the stability of their business is being threatened with the uncertain tenure of their forests, a r!!ason for their reluctance to practice selective logging. The increase in agricultural production, however, have not kept pace with the accelerated rate of land distribution. Production per hectare has not materially increased either. It is but timely and in order to shift the emphasis of "land for the landless" to intensification of agricultural development of areas that have been released. "More production per unit area" should be our policy. Thereby, we incidentally contribute to the conservation of our forest resources. Lumberman, 1957 FORESTRY IN THE ... (Continued from page 71) tree on top of the rock may someday to cut down for purposes of fashioning out curio articles that command tempting price in the Baguio market. * * * ASSESS LOCAL TIMBER OUTPUT Secretary of Agriculture Juan de G. Rodriguez assessed Philippine timber output during the past three years at five billion board feet producing one billion and 17 million board feet of lumber wi.th a peak total of six million board feet. From this production an annual average of 54. million board feet of logs was exported mounting to a total of 800-million board feet logs in three years. According to Rodriguez these exports alone Page 72 MODERN LOGGING ... (Continued from page 4 7) hour per cubic meter to 2.12 in 1956 a:; against 2.54 in 1954, overtime amounting to 4.4 'X, in 1956 as against in 1954, of total working hours and efficiency was increased by 15'/c. This Trakloader can do the following: To load logs at three or more highlead settings logs which have fallen from homebound loaded cars, log which have skidded by tractors to the landings, logs left behind each lo.nding due to transfer to new setting, logs cut along advance road construction on time to prevent the attack of pinhole borers and to do yarding where your highlead setting cannot be located for lack of requir~d highlead tree and yard and load logs around a proposed highlead setting as the expensive logs to yard are those closest to the road. If this Trakloader, under average forest conditions, is used for yarding its daily capacity is 40,000 board feet of logs on 600 ft. yarding distance and if for loading, daily capacity is about 200,000 bd. ft. of logs. Daily fuel consumption is around 15-20 gallons of diesel fuel. In a day, you can use 7 5 percent of the time for yarding and 25 percent to load the logs yarded. The Nasipit Lumber Company is ordering one more of this TL-15 Trakloader, Bislig Bay Lumber Co. has ordered one to arrive about March, and the Aguinaldo Development Corporation three Model TL-6 Trakloaders to be here before April. These diesel powered Washington Trakloaders and logging engines driving through torque converters and Torque Master are the equipment best suited to selective and sustained yield logging operations. The Edward J. Nell Co. is prepared at all times to help study and solve problems with individual operators or to plan and c!:ecide on the logging equipments appropriate for timber licenses in new cutting areas. -END accounted for P219 million as part of the Philippine dollar income, while the government collected a gross P16,4500,000 by way of forest and reforestation charges.-Philippines Herald. FORESTRY LEAVES