40 A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES 

 TO GET FOREST LAND INTO PRODUCTIVE USE 



From the preceding discussion it is clear that one of the major 

 objectives in the solution of our major forest problems should be to 

 bring, if possible, all our forest land into productive use. 



FIGURE 19. The aggregate area of six of the principal nations of western Europe does not quite equal the 

 total forest-land area of the United States. 



If the objective of full forest-land use can be reached, it will be a 

 major contribution to the entire national land use problem, and the 

 solution of the latter is growing cause for grave national concern. 



TO MEET NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREST PRODUCTS AND 



SERVICES 



It is equally clear that the second major objective in the solution 

 of our major forest problems should be to insure, if possible, supplies 



