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the afforestation of denuded and waste lands. It cannot be too slronicly 

 enipliasized that in sncli work the state is ii;it ciiterinii: into (■onii)t'tltion 

 with nnrserynien. lint is merely endeavoriuii to meet exceptional needs 

 which lie beyond the Held of ordinary m rsciy on^anization and imrpose. 

 It would of course be better if a series of nurseries could lie established 

 so located as- to tiive not merely the best cdnditions lor the L'rdwth 

 of tlie seedlin.ijs. but also to meet the needs of different localities. This i-e- 

 tinement of method is perhaps beyond the bounds of reasonable ex- 

 pectation, but certainly the suppl.v of desirable species true to type at 

 the mininuun < dst is another step in a constru;tive forest po'icy. Api)arent 

 difhculties cannot be ( onsidered in this connection, but in tlie main they 

 will bo found to concern details capalile of a fairl.v easy ad.iustment ; none 

 seem to be fundamental. 



A third step in a constrictive forest polic.v would be the (U'nanization 

 of a series of cooperative plantings. In this case the landowner and 

 state cooperate. The proper otHcial selects and furnishes the young 

 trees, personally oversees their iilanting and gives direction for their 

 future care. The landowner pa.\s transjiortatidn ( Imrges on the seedlings 

 and furnishes the labor involved in tlie planting; be also agrees to fol- 

 low the directions for after care and to make rejiort upon the planting 

 at spccitied times. The advantage is two-fold; tlie constructive work of 

 the 15oard of F(n-estry covers a large ]iait of the state, while tlie land- 

 owner secures expert advice and mateiial in return for his labor and 

 care. This jilaii has been in successful operation in Oliio for a number of 

 years with extremely satisfactory results in the ma.iority of cases. Of 

 course in this as in all other cooperative enterprises an o;-casional man 

 fails to keep faith. Practically the same plan ]ircv;iils in all ;igricultural 

 colleges. Purdue T'niversity h;is coopei'ative plats in all pai"ts of the state 

 bearing u](oii wwy form of cntp from alfalfa to aitples. Such coopei'ation 

 would involve but little cx](ense if the ofhce of held expert in Forestry 

 were createil and a state nursery established. Indeed, the expense involved 

 in the salaiy of ;i field cxi)ert. in the establishment and maintenance of 

 state nurseries for furnishing tree seedlings and in the institution of a 

 series of cooperative plantings taken together would seem absurdly small 

 when compared with the interests involved. 



Successful tree plantin-. which is oidy anothei' name for successful for- 

 estry, is in a (crtain sense mii essentially local ]iro|iosition. So much de- 



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