THE forests are a fundamental necessity for the pros- 

 perity of a country. This fact can be corroborated by 

 appealing to all leading economists. We need forests 

 for a variety of reasons: It is unnecessary to enlarge upon 

 their value as to watershed protection and stream flow, crop 

 protection, the equalization of climate, the regulator of rain- 

 fall, the permanet production of lumber. 



The Home of the Game. 



They are the homes of our game and they serve as recreation 

 grounds for thousands of people. It is almost impossible for 

 any nation to maintain an economic equilibrium without hav- 

 ing a certain area in permanent forests. 



The Competition with Agriculture. 



In attempting to follow a policy of forest management, we 

 are, of course, confronted directly with a cry that forests are 

 competing with land that should be used for agriculture. This 

 idea is very erroneous because fundamentally the difference 

 between forestry and agriculture is this: Agricultural crops 

 are raised on good soil and forest crops are raised on those 

 soils which cannot support agricultural crops. Forests will 

 produce a splendid growth, and a handsome profit on land 

 which is entirely unfit for any other use. 



An Old Principle. 



This principle of farms on good land and .forests on poor 

 land has been followed out for centuries in Europe. It is 

 being adopted now in the New England states. It has been 

 recognized in Canada for many years. The government there 

 provides that no public lands shall be sold which are unfit for 

 farming. They are retained by the government and managed 

 according to forestry principles. 



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