Your woodlot and the woodlots of 

 ; neighbors are among the chief 

 points of beauty of your neighbor- 

 hood, and they make your land worth 

 $10 an acre'more than if your neigh- 

 borhood were bare. 

 What the Forests Can Do for 

 Us All. 



The forests are the only satisfac- 

 tory means of preventing floods, and 

 in this alone they can save Michigan 

 (you and me) millions of dollars 

 every year. 



The forests can store water and 

 thereby assure a steady flow in sum- 

 mer, which is worth millions of dol- 

 lars in our State to provide power 

 for our industries. The forests can 

 us many a crop which otherwise 

 against drying winds and thus save 

 us many a crop which otherwise 

 would turn out a failure. 



The forests are the source of our 

 building timber, of which we need 

 here in Michigan alone over 2,000 

 million feet per year. The forests 

 furnish the raw material for our sec- 

 ond greatest industry, and if our for- 

 ests are gone our woodmaking indus- 

 tries must leave the State, and the 

 farmer loses an important part of his 

 home market, besides being placed 

 at the mercy of the importer for what 

 he needs in this line. 



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