CHAPTER VIII. 

 THE USE OF THE FOREST. 



Man's relation to the forest has not been entirely destructive and 

 injurious. He has exerted and is more and more exerting influences 

 which while still enabling him to use the forest, also preserve and 

 improve it. These activities may all be included under the term 

 Forestry. 



The objects of modern forestry then are threefold: 1. The utili- 

 zation of the forest and its products, the main object; 2. The preser- 



Fig. 119. National Forests in the United States. 



vation of the forest, i. e. f its continued reproduction; 3. The improve- 

 ment of the forest. 



UTILIZATION. 



The uses of the forest are threefold: (1) Protective, (2) Pro- 

 ductive, and (3) Esthetic. 



(1) Protective. The forest may be used as a protection against 

 floods, wind, shifting sand, heat, drought, etc. The National Forests 

 of the United States, Fig. 119, with the state forests, which include 



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