ing and able to work hard the hardest kind of manu- 

 al labor and stick to it incessantly and everlastingly, 

 able to withstand all kinds of privations and over- 

 come innumerable obstacles, he iwill prove a failure, 

 in farm development, of the peat and cut-over lands 

 of Northern Minnesota. Yes, and more, he must 

 become reconciled to the fact that he is developing 

 his children's farm, providing he does not wear out 

 and turn it over to the second and third sturdy 

 pioneer. This is not a pleasant picture but is Gospel 

 truth. Burning is his most rapid step to advance- 

 ment. The average citizen of a Northern Minnesota 

 town is inclined to sympathize with the struggling 

 settler to the extent of expressing his opinion that 

 burning is the best method. The Minnesota Forest 

 Service might prove the state's trump card in the 

 game of development, if understood, and given an 

 opportunity. Until very recently the people of North- 

 ern Minnesota have failed to recognize the true 

 worth of " this department. In fact considered the 

 service an obstacle to development and progress. 



The policy of the Minnesota Forestry Service is 

 doubtless one of the most progressive and advanced 

 of any of the development bodies of the state's ad- 

 ministration. From the state forester down to the 

 most humble patrolman, not only is he specifically 

 instructed to do so, but willingly and cheerfully co- 

 operates with settler, the township, municipal and 

 county officials in any movement that will promote 

 development. The great slogan is "Save a Woodlot," 

 "Be a Careful Camper," "Plant Groves and Shelter 

 Belts," etc. A woodlot constantly furnishes useful 



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