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General Botany 



25 BILLION BD.FT. 



■ FOREST LANDS 



(PLOTTED TO SCALE OF MAP) 



U . S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Figs. 227 and 228. The upper map shows the relative amounts of standing timber in the 

 various states in 1919. The lower map indicates the areas of land in each state which 

 should be in forest. Note that the largest areas, suitable only for forests, are located east 

 of the Mississippi River near the greatest lumber markets and timber-consuming industries. 

 Our tax laws should be revised in such a manner as to encourage the reforesting of these lands. 



