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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A RANGER TRACING LINKS IN \VINTKR UNDER DIFFICULTIES. MINNESOTA 



NATIONAL FIRKST. 



\Yith compass, aneroid and book he makes the forest maps, 

 And carries quilt and frypan with his surveying traps. 



Each day you'll find him on the job in charge of timber sales, 

 And every log or bolt that comes with diligence he scales. 



And nursery rhymes he croons at night to baby firs and spruce 

 That soon will grow to take the place of old trees put to use. 



The ranger's works are legion : he cooks, he packs, he rides. 

 He's carpenter and mason, he paints and drafts besides. 



He's sometimes building cabins and installing telephones, 

 And sometimes cruising timber, and sometimes hauling stones. 



For any work that's needed on his unc'les forest land, 

 The ranger's ever ready with a willing skilful hand. 



On what he sees, and what he does, wherever he resorts, 

 He must embody all the facts in various reports. 



The forest ranger sometimes wears a Service uniform; 

 More often khaki overalls keep his strong figure warm. 



The ranger likes his T-bone steaks and strawberries and cream ; 

 His frequent food is "mulligan" beside some mountain stream. 



The forest ranger sometimes works but eight hours for a day, 

 And days when he puts in sixteen, they don't increase his pay. 



The forest ranger on his trips as he goes down or up, 

 Oft takes along for company a well bred Airdale pup. 



