that they can actually contribute to the country's 

 forest products. 



The farm woodland owner should look to the fed- 

 eral government and the state government to pro- 

 vide the necessary technical assistance. The machin- 

 ery now exists in the Smith-Lever Act. Funds and 

 technical assistance will be forthcoming when wood- 

 land owners in great enough numbers make their 

 needs known through their County Farm Bureaus. 



Future Forest Policy for New England 



Fully 60 per cent of the land area of New Eng- 

 land is forested and this percentage has increased 

 during the last 30 years. In spite of its early settle- 

 ment and relatively dense population, which is 106 

 inhabitants per square mile, and for the three southern 

 states 360 per square mile, New England still re- 

 mains a wooded region. 



Forest, waterpower and agricultural lands consti- 

 tute her principal natural resources. Lumbering, un- 

 der which wood for pulp is the most important single 

 product, manufacturing, agricultural pursuits and the 

 business built around the summer tourist and sports- 

 man form the four leading industries. These are all 

 interested in the forest resources. 



Lumbering is directly dependent upon the forests 

 for its existence, which is threatened unless forestry 

 be practised. Under regulated management the lum- 

 ber industry could draw an inexhaustible supply from 

 the forests. 



Manufacturing may secure its raw materials from 



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