NEW FOREST-CONSERVATION MEASURES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 771
• Publication Date: January 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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LASSIFICATI`N CONFIThFNTIAL ~aty~`r d 1-`c a CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
COUNTRY USSR
HOW
WHERE
DATE
PUBLISHED MW 1949
LANGUAGE Russian
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DATE DIST. ~ Jan 1950
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REPORT, NO.
SOURCE IASSaoye Shozyayetvo, No 3, 1949.
Chkalov Oblast is one of the driest oblasts in the Soviet ihion. There have
oeen 22 droughts during the last 65 years and, according to the records of
Academician V. R. Vil'yama grain yields in those years did not exceed 20 pounds
per desyatina [2.7 aoresjT.
To combat 3roughts, 2,006 kolkhozes of the oblast had introduced a crop.
rotation system and had planted 12,700 hectares of shelter belts by 1949.
In carrying out the 1948 Stalin Plan for the Transformation of Nature, the
kolkhozea, sovkhozes, and leekhozes (forest managements) of the oblaet did con-
siderable work in planting shelter belts and preparing soil for planting in 1949.
During the star of 1949, 4,700 hectares (104 percent of plan) were planted,
11,700 hectares (148 percent of plan) of soil were prepared for planting, and
179.8 tons of tree and undergrowth seeds, including 146.5 tone of oak seeds, were
collected.
The Scroscmols of the oblast have decided to plant a 100-kilometer-long steel-
ter belt bets niChkalov and Ilek by the suer of 1952. The belt will st:etoh
along the banks of the Ural River and will consist of six individual belts, three
on the right and three on the left bank of the river. The individual belts will
be 60 meters wide and spaced 100-200 metere from each other. To carry out the
project, 100 planting brigades with 25 workers in each brigade will be organized.
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In connection with the task of plc ,._cig forest shelter belts, forestry work-
ers have the enecialized task of -reserving existing valuable forests. Among such
valuable natural and planter '.`:;reefs which must be especially cared for are the
following:
1. The natural pine forests of Altay and Kazakhstan. These cover an area
of 1,900,000 hectares. They grow of sandy sell and prevent the sand from blowing
away. Serving a purpose analogous to that of shelter belts, these forests require
special care.
2. The Buzuluk Pine Forest (Buzulukakiy Bor). It covers 112,000 hectares
in the steppes east of the Volga, but grove under very unfavorable climatic and
soil conditions and is harassed by dry winds. Therefore, its preservation re-
quires special attention.
3. The Great Anadoll Forest Massif (Veliko-Anadol'skiy Laenoy Maseiv). A
planted forest covering 2,500 hectares in the pre-Azov Sea steppes. This forest
is 100 years old and is important because It represents the oldest attempt at
reforesting the steppes.
4. The Lenin Forest (Leoi.nskoye Leenicheetvo). Established in the 1830?e,
this pine forest is the oldest of Russian planted forests. Located near Lipetek
in Voronezh Oblast, it serves as a model for pine planting in Voronezh and Tam-
bov oblaeta.
5. The Mokhovoyo Forest. Located in Orel Oblast, it covers 1,000 hectares
and contains trees up to 200 years old.
6. The Steppe Forest (wy /Step_....-yC ~Lonnlchentvn) A pl.-.. _ante to- __ _ et in Sts
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pol K'ay, created in 1892, it now covers 670 hectares.
7. The S-alaus Forest. A planted forest covering 6,500 hectares, it is a
natural landmark and is important because of the springs located there. The
springs are the only source of water in the area.
8. The Lenin Forest. This planted forest is located in Rostov Oblast.
9. The Manych Forest. This planted forest is located in Rostov Oblast..
10. The Sredne-Chelbass Forest. We planted forest is located in Krasno-
dar Stay.
11. The Shebekino, Staryy Oskol, and 0bukhovo forests. All are planted
forests located in Orel Oblast.
12. The Bogorodek Forest. A planted forest in Tula Oblast, it is the
only planted aspen forest in the oblast. It covers 400 hectares.
Forestry personnel spend much time and heavy labor in removing brush
growth from clearings, forest trails, and roadsides. Clear roads are absolutely
necessary for proper organization of forestry procedures and for carrying out
guarding
and exploiting. There-
ranging
such forestry measures as replanting
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turv, i,ue Of the main .o in. f:" Cotry V= k le to reduce the g owth shay the
aides of the roads so as to assure ready access to the forests.
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The chemical method of combating brush growth is proposed as an aid to for-
esters in redxring the laboriousness of this clearing work.
In studying the possibility of using chemical means for reducing brush and
scrub growths of gray alder and aspen, it was found that chlorates easily produce
effective results. To destroy young tree shoots requires doses 5-10 times somller
than to eradicate old grasses, such as beach grass and hairgrass. It was demon-
strated that all applications of chlorates rid an area of undesirable brush
growths for many years. The summer of the first year of their appea:anoe is the
beet time to apply chemicals to brush growths.
A 2-3-percent solution of sodium chlorate, potassium chlorate, or calcium
chlorate sprayed at the rate of 0.2-0.3 liters per square meter will kill the
first-year shoots of gray alder and aspen. Subsequent applications to the same
area require from 2 to 3 times less chemical to keep the growths down. Growths
older than 2 years must be out down first and subsequent regrowth preven~esi by
chemical treatment.
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