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terial had been taken out. Marking in regular commercial sales is 

 somewhat heavier than this. Sample marking on areas of typical 

 lodgepole and Engelmann spruce show that about 45 per cent of the 

 number of trees 10 inches and over in diameter at breast height are 

 marked for cutting. In addition, there is usually a large number of 

 poles 6 to 9 inches inclusive and smaller trees which remain. 



The more publicity that can be given the work of the National 

 Forests, the better. There is an excellent opportunity for much to be 

 done through recreation. Tourists visiting timber-saie areas are 

 almost invariably favorably impressed by the cutting practice and brush 

 disposal methods followed. 



A report from the Pike Forest shows that 65,000 persons traveled 

 the Pikes Peak Auto Highway last year where approximately 6,000 

 acres of successful plantations have been established by the Forest 

 Service; 27,000 persons used the Pikes Peak Cog Road where the 

 planting is to be undertaken next season. Tourists are particularly 

 interested in nursery and planting work and are bound to tell about 

 what they have seen. The more timber sales, sawmills, nurseries, 

 plantations, and other activities that can be brought to the attention 

 of tourists, so much faster will the Forest Service idea become better 

 known. This point is well brought out by Forester Greeley in his 

 address at the State Foresters' Convention at Harrisburg, Pa., last 

 Avinter, when he made the statement that ''Every National Forest is 

 like a settlement home in a tenement district. It becomes a center for 

 demonstration and practical education in forestry.'' 



