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CONSERVATION 



land, above and below, it will be truly 

 deserted by God and man — even the 

 buzzards will skim over the sun- 

 baked, man-upheaved land for fairer 

 hunting." 



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Sweeping Winds 



MR. JOHN A. STOUGHTON, of 

 Hartford, Conn., writes us: 

 "Only this morning a man living 

 near Hartford casually remarked about 



the changed conditions in his vicinity, 

 owing to the cutting off of a belt of 

 woodland near his home, allowing the 

 winds to sweep in parching blasts over 

 the fields, which had previously been 

 protected. To me it appears wise to 

 stimulate every landowner to cultivate 

 forests, even in a small way ; for the ag- 

 gregate average in a few years would 

 be immense and of incalculable value 

 both from a climatic and pecuniary 

 point of view." 



FIRE FIGHTING ON A NATIONAL FOREST 



Extending a Fire Line so as to Cut Ofl the Progress of the Flames. Sys:emaiic Work Makes It Possible to 



Handle Fires in an Expeditious Manner 



