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contrary is true so far as the planting policy is concerned, such a 

 statement from publications not especially friendly to the admin- 

 istration, would seem to indicate that the public welcomes a policy 

 of forest planting even when it does not fully approve of some 

 of the other important phases of forest work. Forest planting by 

 States and by the National Government naturally appeals to the 

 public ; frequently for sentimental reasons. In this case, how- 

 ever, there is a substantial foundation for a favorable sentiment 

 in the fact that there is a comparatively small acreage in actual 

 forest land within the District and many of the important water- 

 sheds are in need of protection. 



By referring to a Forest map of the District, it will be seen that 

 the Forests in this District are scattered in groups over an ex- 

 tensive area. The best timbered are the Sevier, Powell, and 

 Kaibab, in the southern part of the District, the Ashley and the 

 eastern part of the Uinta in Utah, the Forests in northwestern 

 Wyoming and those between Boise and the Salmon River in 

 Idaho. Most of the best timbered Forests in the District are so 

 remote that the timber on them is practically inaccessible on ac- 

 count of lack of transportation facilities. On the other hand, the 

 more accessible Forests in the center of the District, like the Fish- 

 lake, Manti, Nebo, Wasatch, Cache, Pocatello, Minidoka, Caribou, 

 and Targhee are poorly timbered. 



The two principal products from National Forests are wood 

 and water. At present the Forests of the District do not supply 

 the local demand. Lumber is sent here from Washington, Ore- 

 gon and California. In fact, the Pacific coast timber is shipped 

 to the plains and prairies of the middle west and as far east as the 

 cities on the Atlantic coast. Since these States are thus heavily 

 drained of their timber supply the time must come when District 

 4 will have to depend more largely upon its forests as a source of 

 supply. At present grazing is permitted and encouraged 

 wherever it does not interfere with the water supply for cities and 

 towns. The revenue from an acre devoted to grazing, however, 

 is not equal to that which would be obtained from the same area 

 if it were in forest. The production of forest trees is therefore 

 a higher use than the use of forage. It may be well to remark 

 here that with the increase in population, the area in forest, 

 especially in the east, will be still further reduced through agri- 

 culture. On account of this reduction in the total acreage, it will 



