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future of the land. After the war, when we settle down to pay 

 the bills, we shall see more clearly the need of thrift and con- 

 servation. More than half of our area is fit only for forests. 

 Woods and lumber work is the mainstay of most of our rural 

 communities, especially in the winter. We must use our forests 

 carefully and wisely if we are to keep our population. Cord- 

 wood can be cut with an eye to future production, saving the 

 species and trees that will make lumber. Lumber can be cut 

 with an eye to the future, saving the reproduction, being care- 

 ful with fires and replanting. A representative of the British 

 Board of Agriculture said in a recent speech that if France and 

 Italy had not practiced forestry and conservation, Britain 

 would now be beaten. Our forest resources are more vital in an 

 emergency than they are in the times of peace. We must look 

 out for them carefully. 



Help by the State Forester. 



The State Forestry Department maintains as one part of its 

 service a branch of operation and utilization. This branch is 

 prepared to give advice, information and active aid to the 

 forest owners and operators of the State. This bulletin does 

 not contain specific names of industries or persons buying or 

 selling forest products or woodlands. Conditions are changing 

 so rapdily that it was deemed impossible to print such informa- 

 tion at this time. A large quantity of such information is on 

 file, however, at the State Forester's office, and will be given 

 on application. Specific questions or problems will be gladly 

 answered. Estimates and valuations of woodlands will be made 

 on application. The only cost is the payment of traveling 

 expenses. Lumbering and cord wood operations will be carried 

 on in co-operation with the owner, if the work be done along 

 forestry lines, and the owner can furnish all the capital neces- 

 sary for the operation. 



Chestnut Poles. 



SPECIFICATIONS. 



All^poles shall be of sound, live, white chestnut, squared at 

 both ends, straight, well-proportioned from butt to top, peeled 

 and knots neatly trimmed to the surface of the pole. 



