1176 A NATIONAL PLAN FOB AMERICAN FORESTRY 



better developing and demonstrating best principles of forest manage- 

 ment, and by contributing to the systematic control of fire, disease, 

 and insects. By making the national-forest units centers of research, 

 experimentation, demonstration, and constructive cooperation, the 

 Federal Government will not only meet those phases of the forest 

 problem which are national in their implications and consequences but 

 will also create conditions more favorable to the private practice of 

 forestry. 



