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suits of deer propagation. He has a little private reserve 

 of only forty acres, safely enclosed, in which he, seven 

 years ago, placed three elk and six deer. In six and a 

 half years the elk had increased to thirteen, and the deer 

 to about one hundred. He reports that the fawns were 

 almost invariably twins, and that his little flock was worth 

 $3,000, showing the profitable nature of the investment 

 from a purely commercial standpoint. This rapid in- 

 crease seems almost incredible, but the surroundings were 

 the most favorable, and the animals were well supplied 

 with food. Such examples as these show that if proper 

 protection is given in the forest reserves, the land out- 

 side, and for many miles beyond their boundaries, will 

 again be well supplied. The inhabitants in the surround- 

 ing settlements will help to protect and guard this source 

 of supply instead of hastening to destroy it. 



Many of the streams in these reserves are well stocked 

 with trout and other fish. Fishes are marvelously pro- 

 lific. No radical or extreme measures of protection are 

 needed to preserve them from extinction, but reasonable 

 closed seasons and limitations upon the size and number 

 of those caught, and enforcement of laws and regulations 

 against dynamiting or other barbarous methods of fish- 

 ing, would keep these streams as permanent and constant 

 supply stations, with which to restock the water courses 

 that there find their source. 



National forestry is tree cultivation upon a large scale, 

 covering long periods of time, for which the lives of in- 

 dividuals would be inadequate. Scientific forestry has 

 taken a firm hold in France and Germany. The destruc- 

 tion of streams and farms by the washing of sand and 

 gravel, caused by the wholesale cutting down of the 

 woods, has called the attention of the people of the old 

 world to the necessity of reforesting the waste lands. The 



