It is true that the amount of timber cut each year 

 does not exceed very much the yearly growth, but 

 this yearly growth is of inferior quality and not of as 

 much value as that which has been cut. 



Therefore it is necessary to plant and protect forest 

 trees in Minnesota. 



When Minnesota was just settled people were at- 

 tracted by the wealth of forests. Now the forests 

 have been depleted to such an extent that there is 

 not so much lumbering done or forest wealth is not 

 so great as it is in the Western and Southern states. 



If forest wealth attracted settlers in early times 

 will it not do so now? Yes, and if we wish to have 

 Minnesota a prosperous, attractive state and a state 

 large in population we must plant and protect forests. 



If the land cannot be cultivated for agriculture what 

 could we do with it? We would not leave it stand 

 there wasting. So we must plant some small good 

 trees that will be of value. The trees that are plant- 

 ed here are inferior of quality and are not protected. 

 There is about one-fifth of the state area which will 

 always be forests because about that amount of land 

 in Minnesota cannot be cultivated. 



Some forests are located on hills. If these hills are 

 allowed to be cleared when it rains the rain will carry 

 all the soil away and after each storm the water runs 

 into streams rapidly causing large floods in the 

 river valleys. When the dry season comes there will 

 not be enough water left to furnish power for mills 

 and factories. 



If hillsides are kept forested this condition will be 

 remedied as the ground will then hold moisture pre- 



