for different industrial uses, the current consumption 

 of forest products, the probable requirements of the 

 different regions for material, the possible production 

 of the forests by growth to meet these requirements, 

 and other matters which will aid in developing the 

 national forest policy. 



6. Land Classification. The public should co- 

 operate in land classification to aid owners to put 

 their lands to the most productive use. The public 

 should aid in bringing settlers upon lands suited to 

 agriculture, discouraging speculative undertakings 

 that lead to the deception of innocent investors and 

 efforts for the colonization of "lands unsuited to the 

 purpose. Land classification would indicate the class- 

 es of lands which should be devoted to the produc- 

 tion of timber, either permanently or pending a de- 

 velopment w r hich would make possible their success- 

 ful settlement. 



7. Research Work. Adequate funds should be pro- 

 vided to enable the Government and other public 

 agencies to carry on investigative work needed in 

 carrying out a national policy of forestry. This 

 would include investigations on a larger scale than at 

 present in determining the best methods of forest 

 practice, and also research in forest products. 



A program for the nation must be an aggregate of 

 local programs adapted to different conditions, and 

 correlated and standardized through the Federal gov- 

 ernment to meet the broader requirements of the 

 whole country. A national program cannot be put in- 

 to effect in its entirety at once. Local programs will 

 also probably have to be worked out by steps. Some 



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