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overhead, inspection, look-outs, and similar items, and a portion of the 

 fire suppression costs. 



In general, the cost of the preventive system should be shared about 

 equally between the public and the owner of the land. At the present 

 time assistance by the states and the efforts of the private owners alike 

 are inadequate. Measures like brush disposal are essentially a part of 

 the logging operation and should be a charge against it. 



The Federal Government should grant liberal aid in fire protection, 

 far greater than at present. Its aid should be contingent on the State's 

 inaugurating and carrying out such a system as above described. This 

 financial help should not exceed in amount that appropriated by the State. 



I think that the Federal Government should grant a much larger 

 co-operation than they have heretofore. We have been distributing about 

 one hundred thousand dollars to meet the conditions of the Federal law. 

 This, of course, is very small. We have a national problem and I believe 

 that the national government should provide liberally to aid the states, 

 making the aid contingent on acts by the states. 



Protection Against Insects and Diseases. As in fire protection, the 

 spread of dangerous insect infestations and diseases requires the aid and 

 direction of the public. Both the national and State governments should 

 participate and appropriate liberally to check the depredations. 



Forest Renewal. The renewal of forests on lands not required for 

 agriculture and settlement is an essential feature of a national policy 

 of forestry and an effective program should be worked out in each state, 

 backed by appropriate legislation and efficient administration, which will 

 achieve this object on private as well as on public property. As in the 

 case of fire protection, forest renewal on private lands require the partici- 

 pation and aid of the public. 



There are two problems of forest renewal: First, the restocking of 

 lands already cut over and now in a condition of waste; and, second, 

 providing for natural reproduction as the timber is cut. 



Probably the only way to secure a restocking of cut-over waste lands is 

 for them to be replanted. Michigan is pursuing the policy of replanting, 

 and a number of other states are beginning to follow that example. Where 

 there are still seed-bearing trees on cut-over lands, or seed in the ground, 

 continued fire protection may often suffice for restocking. Where there 

 Is no chance for natural reproduction, planting or sowing will be necessary. 

 The public will have to take over a large portion of the cut-over lands and 

 restore them to productivity. In many cases, however, owners may be 

 Induced to restock their waste lands as a business undertaking. 



Provision for forest renewal should be made at the time of cutting. 

 Sufficient restocking of the average private tract can be secured by natural 

 measures. On certain types of forests, forest renewal will result from 

 fire protection alone. In many instances, however, where exploitation is 

 unrestricted fire protection alone does not suffice to secure renewal and to 

 prevent the lands becoming waste. 



If protection alone does not suffice to secure forest reproduction, the 

 owners should be required to adopt such additional measures as may be 

 necessary to accomplish this, with co-operative aid by the public in work- 



