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The legislatures of Virginia and South Carolina are 

 considering advanced forestry legislation* 



Incense cedar is proving valuable for piling ~pn the 

 Pacific coast where marine borers are particularly troublesome . 



The paper used by the government printing office each 

 year requires approximately 125 million pounds of rag pulp and 



490 million pounds of wood pulp. 



Fo A. Elliott, state forester of Oregon,., says that 

 cooperative fire patrol associations among lumbermen for pre- 

 vention of forest fires have proved their worth. 



Of 606 fires last year on the national forests of 



Arizona, Hew Me::ico, and Oklahoma, more than one-half were 



caused by lightning. Campers set about one-tenth, and rail- 

 roads one-twentieth. 



Roadside signs, each containing a single catchy sen- 

 tence in large type, are proving effective in warning against 

 fires on western forests* They give the essentials and tell 

 the importance of protection against forest fires, 



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