placing it in the hands of the professor of forestry at the 

 Michigan Agricultural College. He should be provided with 

 ample funds to test thoroughly and quickly the feasibility of 

 reforesting such tracts of land. He should publish a bulletin 

 from time to time, for free distribution, giving a complete 

 account of methods pursued and results accomplished." 



Mrs. Ramsdell makes the following further suggestion con- 

 cerning the forest as an accompaniment of the farm : 



"As a means of encouraging the owners of farms to preserve 

 their remaining woodlands and replant such as have proved 

 unprofitable to cultivate, I would recommend the exemption 

 of all farm woodland from taxation up to some certain 

 proportion of the area of the farm. I would not exempt 

 non-resident forest lands from taxation that are held for 

 speculative purposes." 



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