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be made the basis of forest breeding. We must not be deterred 

 because trees grow more slowly than other plants and, definite 

 results are, therefore, slower of attainment. It will require patience, 

 perseverance, and time, but when it is done, we will have reliable 

 data on which to base our plans and will be in a position to 

 manage out timber lands intelligently. We could substitute a real 

 policy for the trust-to-luck-and-nature policy of the past, in which 

 both luck and nature have been against us, and which has already 

 reduced a large portion of our incomparable forest heritage to the 

 condition of waste lands. 



