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boards and commissions to cooperate in utilizing 

 these wild lands for the benefit of the people at 

 large. This is to be accomplished by reforestation, 

 to protect the water supply ; by stocking the woods 

 and water with intelligently selected birds, mam- 

 mals and fish; and by building state roads to and 

 through reserved tracts, that they may become 

 accessible as free camp-sites and pleasure resorts to 

 conserve the health of the people and supply 

 another source of healthful pleasure and recreation 

 for those with moderate incomes. 



We must not forget what has been done and is 

 being done in this direction. It is important that 

 all the departments of conservation should work in 

 the closest harmony with each other, to prevent 

 duplication of investment and labor. Even though 

 the conservation laws of many states are in urgent 

 need of reform, still we have made, and are making, 

 marked progress. 



If space permitted, it would be interesting and 

 helpful to discuss the methods employed on the vari- 

 ous game-farms, and analyze the results of game- 

 distribution in each state ; but the chief purpose of 

 this article is to appeal to the imagination of the 

 man who, as owner of a large or small tract of 

 semi-wild land, should be contributing substan- 

 tially toward the increase of the supply of wild life 

 that in general is so rapidly vanishing. Although 

 the work done by some of the states is already 



