trees throughout the State, has directed forest planting among 

 the Boy Scout organizations and the schools, for purposes of 

 civic betterment, and to foster respect and love for the forests 

 among the youth of the State. 



The Forest Builders 



It appears that timber will be scarce and high; that the 

 forest builder of to-day and to-morrow will not only render 

 distinctive service to his state and country, but will also enjoy 

 profitable returns on his labor and investment. 



Are You One of Them? 



How many acres of waste land do you own in New York? 

 How many would you buy at $5 per acre, to reforest at $5 to 

 $14 per acre, if you knew that their value would begin to 

 increase at once and keep right on increasing, until at the end 

 of forty or fifty years each acre had a value of $500 or over? 1 

 If you are frankly selfish in the matter of waiting for the ulti- 

 mate return, how many acres would you undertake to reforest 

 if you could feel sure of a good return within the next ten or 

 twelve vears? 



PLANTING TREES WHERE FIRE DESTROYED ORIGINAL FORESTS 



Plant Now 



For Investment. An acre of waste land is worth from $1 

 to $10 according to its location. The same acre planted to 

 suitable forest trees is worth from $10 to over $500, according 

 to the kind of trees planted and the time they are left to grow. 



A crop of Christmas trees, fence posts, or popular pulp 

 wood can be grown in fifteen years or less. 



A farm on which all the land is working is worth more to 

 own, to buy or to sell than the farm that carries idles acres. 

 Ask the real estate man or the farm agent whether it pays to 

 grow trees on the poorer soils and unused sections of the farm. 



For Protection. Planted forests, like natural-grown for- 

 ests, protect the land from erosion, regulate stream flow and 

 hold vast quantities of water in storage following rain and 

 snow. 



They furnish shelter to valuable game birds, many of 

 which in turn protect crops from insects, and furnish food and 

 sport. 



1 The price of waste land in New York varies with its location. 

 In the west of the State, where a new State Park is being advocated, 

 a considerable area can be bought at from 50 cents to $5 per acre. 

 The average cost of waste land in the State is somewhere around $5 



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