YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE SUCCESS OF THE 

 NEW YORK STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION BECAUSE 



You desire a place to spend a vacation and usually go to the woods. 



You cannot enjoy this pleasure unless there are forests. 



You need wood materials. As a State we use over 1,750,000,000 feet per 

 year. Our forests are being cut five times as fast as they grow and we use 

 twelve times as much as is grown. This means exhaustion of raw material 

 and high prices. We have sufficient land, if planted and cared for, to produce 

 all we need. 



You desire hunting and fishing. The forest is a necessity if this pleasure 

 is to be satisfied. The forests are the home of our game and they must have 

 a place to live. The forests furnish clear, cold water, which makes fish life 

 possible. 



You need pure air. The trees are the greatest agents to purify the air. 

 They absorb the poisonous carbon dioxide gas and give off the living oxygen. 



You need the flow of streams regulated. The forest and the forest floor 

 are great natural reservoirs which catch, absorb and hold moisture. The 

 supply is given off gradually and has a very great effect in preventing floods 

 and drought. 



You must appreciate that forests have a very appreciable effect on agricul- 

 ture. They hold moisture which is given off slowly and the benefits are 

 derived by increased crops and necessary food supplies. The forests check 

 destructive and drying effects of winds. 



You desire a beautiful State. There is nothing that adds more to our 

 scenic wealth than the trees. 



You do not wish to see property destroyed by fire. Do you appreciate 

 that our great forest fire losses are the results of carelessness? A campaign 

 of education to eliminate this negligence will save us millions of dollars which 

 is now lost. 



JOIN THE NEW YORK STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



AND URGE YOUR FRIENDS TO LEND 



THEIR SUPPORT. 



