But when due homage has been rendered to the formative 

 forces which have thus shaped the contours of our hills, val- 

 leys and plains, and to the adorning loveliness of our ten 

 thousand lakes, it yet remains that, but for the finishing 

 touch of the forests, Minnesota would lack much of its pres- 

 ent attractiveness for the summer visitor. These are -its 

 crowning glory. And here, alas! must allowance be made for 

 the one blemish which repels, and which the sensitive Min- 

 nesotan conceals, whenever possible, from said visitor the 

 bare, black unloveliness of "cut-over" rocky wastes. To abol- 

 ish that blemish to cover up that unloveliness is the aim 

 of state patriotism in urging the adoption of the state for- 

 estry amendment to be voted on next November. 



Minnesota is the natural "home of the pine." Of this the 

 glorious pineries still existing and which draw forth from 

 the visitor an admiration akin to worship bear abundant 

 witness. And where the forest mcnarchs once stood, on those 

 desolate cut-over areas which are unfit for farming they can 

 be made to stand again. To cover those wastes with trees 

 again, and thus to heal those unsightly wounds in an other- 

 wise perfect landscape, this is the mission of Minnesota's 

 forest service. 



The so-called Scotch pine is the principal tree in the Prussian 

 forests. Its wood is much like that of the Western yellow pine 

 of the United States. 



The bureau of entomology and the forest service, working to- 

 gether for the control of forest insects, last year covered more 

 than 160,000 acres in their operations. 



Last year the forest service distributed 116,000 basket willow 

 cuttings; 15,000 to forest schools, 20,000 to agricultural experi- 

 ment stations, and 81,000 to individuals. 



More than 800,000 horsepower has been developed from streams 

 on national forests under government regulation. This repre- 

 sents the output under conditions of low'est streamflow. 



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