6 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV. FORESTRY AND THE FIRE HAZARD 



The Slashing Menace. Brush Piling. Slash Burning. Fire Lines. 

 Spark Arresters. Patrol. Associate Effort. Young Growth 

 as a Fire Guard 91 



CHAPTER V. FORESTRY AND THE FARMER 



Cutting Methods on the Wooded Farm. Best Use of Poor Forest 

 Land. The Handling of Fire in Clearing. Planting on 

 Treeless Farms. Species Most Promising for Fuel and 

 Improvement Material. Windbreaks to Prevent Evaporation 

 of Soil Moisture. Methods and Cost of Tree Growing 104 



APPENDIX 



Tax Reforms to Permit Reforestation. Opinions of Expert 



Authorities 113 



The Western Forestry and Conservation Association. Its Organi- 

 zation and Objects 129 



