INTRODUCTION 



resource which bountifully repays kind treat- 

 ment. It is the best organized feature of the 

 plant world. The forest is not merely a collec- 

 tion of different kinds of trees. It is a perma- 

 nent asset which will yield large returns over long 

 periods when properly managed. 



Our forest fortune has been thoughtlessly 

 squandered by successive generations of spend- 

 thrifts. Fortunately, it is not too late to rebuild 

 it through cooperative effort. 



The work has been well begun, but it is a 

 work of years, and it is to the youth of the 

 country that we must look for its continuous 

 expansion and perpetuation. A part of our 

 effort must be directed toward familiarizing 

 them with the needs and rewards of an intelli- 

 gent forestry policy. 



