competitive conditions in the lumber industry. These 

 steps are the foundation of an effective national 

 policy for insuring a permanent and adequate supply 

 of timber. 



Concurrently with these measures, a comphehensive 

 survey of the forest resources of the United States 

 should be made. 



Respectfully yours, 



E. T. MEREDITH, Secretary. 



Improve Your Woodlands by Proper Cutting 



Lack of proper thinning and cutting is a common 

 cause of woodlands being unprofitable, according to 

 a recent bulletin entitled, "Making Woodlands Prof- 

 itable in the Southern States," issued by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Nature usually 

 overcrowds trees in a given space, says the publica- 

 tion, and so steps should be taken to give them suffi- 

 cient light and soil moisture to thrive and become 

 profitable. 



By properly controlling the number of trees on a 

 tract it is possible to increase their rate of growth and 

 eventually their size. Except for the production of 

 cordwood, a few large trees on a given area are 

 usually more desirable than many small ones. If pos- 

 sible valuable kinds of wood should be grown in 

 preference to common woods, which bring lower 

 prices. Woodlands in this country, as a rule, contain 

 many crooked, forked and diseased trees, which should 

 be replaced by straight, sound ones. Soon after a 

 cutting the remaining trees show an increased growth 



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