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the many discoveries at the Forest Products Labora 

 tory at Madison, Wisconsin, which taught timber pro 

 ducers better ways of utilizing and marketing the 

 product. 



I think it is safe to say that the &quot;threat&quot; 

 of public regulation of private timber cutting 

 stimulated more rapid adoption of forestry practices, 

 particularly by the larger owners. 



It is fair to say, I believe, that Forest Service 

 example, research and &quot;preachments&quot; had a profound 

 influence in encouraging private forestry. 



