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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



to agricultural but to mineral lands as 

 well. Thousands of patented and un- 

 patented mineral claims are located 

 throughout the National Forests. At 

 Nederland, Colorado, on the Pike, are 

 located the largest tungsten mines in 

 the world, while also on this Forest, 

 near Central City, are the only mines 

 producing pure uranium in the coun- 

 try. 



The most important enterprises on 

 the National Forests, producing a rev- 

 enue to the government, are the grazing 

 and timber sale industries. Scattered 

 throughout the Forests are thousands 

 of acres of open park and non-timbered 

 lands having no value for agricultural 

 crops, on which the Forest Service an- 

 nuallv feeds millions of head of live- 

 stock, the products of which go to sup- 

 plv the demands for meat, hides, and 

 wool in every state in the Union. 



Next in importance to the protec- 

 tion of the forest cover, it is the object 

 of the Forest Service to dispose of its 



mature and dead timber through scien- 

 tific forestry methods, thereby acceler- 

 ating the young growth and increasing 

 the productive capacity of the Forests. 

 Located on the National Forests, there- 

 fore, are hundreds of sawmills, wood 

 pulp and other wood using industries, 

 annually consuming millions of feet of 

 timber. 



It may readily be seen from these 

 few illustrations that development is 

 not lacking on the National Forests 

 nor does it differ materially from that 

 outside the Forest boundaries. The 

 fullest development both within and 

 without the Forests is actively sought 

 by the government for the mutual ben- 

 efit and protection of the resources of 

 the entire region. The forest timber, 

 its water, minerals, game, and every 

 other resource is available for use by 

 the general public, and the government 

 is endeavoring to make them an ever- 

 lasting heritage. 



BERKS COUNTY CONSERVATION 



B 



ERKS COUNTY, PA., has set 

 the pace for all other counties 

 (jf that State and every other 

 State, in the organization of a 

 count V conservation association, wdiich 

 was effected on Septeml)er 12. A 

 number of foresighted men, realiz- 

 ing the necessity of preserving the 

 scenic beauty as well as the nat- 

 ural resources of the county, started 

 the movement which is to enlist the 

 aid of all the residents and is certain to 

 do a great deal of good. The associa- 

 tion will devote its work to the preser- 

 vation of the forested lands of the 

 county in public parks and on public 

 and private lands, to forest fire preven- 

 tion, placing the smallest practicable 

 tax on timberlands, conserving the 

 water supply, protecting wild life in 

 forest and stream, and inspiring a love 

 of natural scenery. Among the features 

 of the proposed work will be the sav- 

 ing of Alt. Penn and Neversink which 



The P.\(;oda. 



On Mt. Penn. Pennsylvania, where the 

 Berks County Conservation Associa- 

 tion was organized September 12. 



