THE UTILIZATION OF FOREST REFUSE 19 
product. In the production of cotton, for instance, 
the cottonseed oil and meal together form articles 
of great commercial importance. In the utilization 
of the small wood 
of the forest, a differ- 
ent element of society 
inay be used from 
those who chop the 
trees and handle the 
logs. It would fur- 
nish employment of a 
hght nature in which 
youths, and even 
women, might find 
employment. 
Whenever no 
means can be devised 
for the profitable util- 
ization of such mate- 
rials, it is of course a 
BINDING STICKS INTO FAGOTS IN 
FRANCE. 
waste of time. Many 
claim that, owing to 
the abundance and cheapness of good wood, it is fool- 
ish to talk of using brushwood and forest rubbish. 
Good wood may be put to many uses, but if brush- 
wood can be substituted in many instances just as 
cheaply, and serve the purpose just as well, it should 
