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as will lend greatest aid to the States most backward in their protec- 

 tion programs. What is urgently needed is an extension of the pro- 

 tection system to State- wide or near State-wide proportions. After 

 that is done and the benefits from protection receive State-wide recog- 

 nition, it should be much easier for the States themselves to intensify 

 protection to the point of adequacy. 



The planting program probably could likewise be pushed faster 

 than is proposed if funds were available. It involves, however, some 

 land classification, public acquisition, and a development of a plant- 

 ing technique that is more difficult, and consequently more time con- 

 suming, than is the case in protection from fire. The aim here has 

 been to indicate a rate of progress that would bring the activity up 

 to the average needed within a 20-year period. 



