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Conservation of Natural Resources in California. 



cultivated forage products has risen more rapidly than the price of 

 meat. The unreserved public lands have been impaired in value by 

 overstocking; their use for pasturage has been greatly complicated 

 by increasing homestead settlement; their possibilities for the pro- 

 duction of high-grade stock at moderate cost are poor, at least under 

 existing conditions. Private grazing lands are in strong demand at 

 prices undreamed of a few years ago. The National Forests furnish 

 abundant supplies of forage, opportunity for the adoption of the 



Logging under proper principles of forestry. The young trees are uninjured, the 

 brush is piled for burning, some heed is taken to the future. 



most advanced methods of operation, freedom from epidemics fatal 

 to live stock, and adequate protection in the enjoyment of all rights 

 and privileges, all at a price from 50 to 75 per cent below the prevail- 

 ing charges for comparable privileges on private or state lands. To 

 the average citizen, concerned over the rapidly dwindling supply of 

 meat products and the alarming rise in prices, the system of range 

 management followed by the Forest Service offers greater hope of 

 relief than any other single factor." 



