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planting of waste land. If, however, the estate is small 

 and no cutting is done, his work may be more of a 

 landscape gardener and gamekeeper combined. On all 

 estates, the forester is likely to have charge of the 

 protection and propagation of game, and already one 

 forest school is giving a course in fish and game pro- 

 tection. In Germany and France protecting the game 

 and selling hunting privileges of the forest in his 

 charge is as much a part of the forester's work as is 

 the selling of timber. It will be only a short time before 

 the same custom will prevail in this country and 

 foresters will be required to know the habits, food 

 and cover required by all the denizens of our forests. 



From the foregoing description it can be seen that 

 the forester's life is many sided. It is rich in 

 possibilities, even though not especially well paid; in 

 fact it is a profession in which a large part of the 

 payment consists in an enjoyable life and the satis- 

 faction which comes from feeling that one is serving 

 the State or nation by aiding in solving the problem 

 of what to do with non-agricultural land. Forestry is 

 a unique vocation; it makes severe demands upon its 

 members yet it yields countless compensations. 



"With plenty of responsibility and opportunity for 

 splendid pioneer work the life of a forester is one 

 that appeals to young men with red blood. It is safe 

 to say that the ideals held by the men of the United 

 States Forest Service are not surpassed by those of 

 any profession and their love of and pride in their 

 work, their companionship, their esprit de corps is a 

 magnificent tribute to Pinchot, Price, and Graves, and 

 their associates. The nation owes a heavy debt to 

 them, not alone for the efficient management of the 

 nation's forests but for the lofty standards of public 



