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addition to hi? scientific tracing, the American trained for- 

 ester must have abundant practical experience in the woods, on 

 the range, and in the mills, for he must have a thorough under- 

 standing cf all conditions "before attempting to work out a sys- 

 tem of good "business management of "any forest. 



For the general administration of the National For- 

 ests, the western half of the United States is divided into six 

 districts with headquarters at liissoula, Montana; Denver, Colo- 

 rado; Albuquerque, New Llexico; Ogden, Utah; San Frr.ncisco, Cali- 

 fornia, and Portland, Oregon. 



The object of the Forest Service is to foster proper 

 use of the forest resources of the country, including private 

 and State, as vrell as National Forests. Upon the latter every 

 resource is for use in the best interests of all citizens of the 

 United States. Svery water power site, every piece of mineral 

 land, every bit of grazing land or of good agricultural land is 

 for use, provided it is not required for public purposes. The 

 remainder of the land which is forest is of course put to the 

 best use by the practice of forestry -^hen it is made to produce 

 as much timber as possible. In order thr.t the administration 

 may be most effective the various offices have been established 

 at Washington and at the district headquarters, each in charge 

 of trained and experienced men directing specialized lines of 

 v/ork . 



