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(e) Railroad companies by posters in stations and by spark ar- 

 resters, patrol of rights of way and use of section crews for fire 

 fighting. 



(/) Newspapers and publishers in giving space to publicity material. 



(g) Local and State officials in explaining and enforcing the fire 

 laws. 



(h) Timbcrland owners in providing special patrolmen for tracts 

 of valuable timber. 



(i) The University and Agricultural College in scienitfic studies 

 of forest problems. 



(;) Extension Department of the University and county agricultural 

 agents in educational work in forestry and forest protection. 



3. Assistance of farmers in increasing the productivity of farm 

 woodlands and in obtaining a fair price for forest products. 



(a) Furnishing of technical advice. 



(b) Formation of co-operative marketing associations. 



(c) Furnishing of planting stock of valuable species at cost. 



4. Assistance of loggers, sawmill operators, lumber distributors, and 

 wood users in the most efficient methods of handling forest products. 



(a) The Forest Products Laboratory in distribution of general in- 

 formation and giving of advice on specific problems. 



(b) Co-operative disposal of wood waste and development of new 

 equipment and methods. 



The above projects by no means cover the field and are only intended 

 to be suggestive. They will serve, however, to call to mind some of 

 the more important things which the proposed Forestry Council can 

 turn its attention to for the general benefit of the public. 



