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lumber means so much to the industries that use wood, 

 and nearly all of them do use it in some form, the State 

 can well afford to make such an offer, on account of the 

 educational value that such work has. A well-managed wood 

 lot in a community is a force tending to encourage others in 

 the same community to treat their wood lots in like manner. 



Co-operation between State and Federal Forest Service 

 A plan of co-operation between the State Forester's office 

 and the United States Bureau of Forestry was arranged in 

 1904, and submitted to the Governor and Council for tem- 

 porary approval. Later the plan was submitted to the 

 General Court, and, being accepted, has become a part of 

 the State's forest policy. The plan calls for an interchange 

 of useful information, and for co-operation in the collection 

 and tabulation of forest data. It also provides against a 

 duplication of work by the State or the United States. 



Publications 



This office has authority to publish useful information on 

 forestry, and to distribute it to those interested. At this 

 writing three leaflets and four bulletins have been published, 

 making in all 17,600 pamphlets. 



Nearly every wood lot has some features in common with 

 many other wood lots, and when a working plan is made for 

 one, some information is collected which many other owners 

 can use ; so, other publications will be issued from time to 

 time as investigations progress. 



PART III 



SOME IMPORTANT WOODLAND PROBLEMS 

 The principal points in the State's forest policy have been 

 touched on. There remain to be considered some matters 

 that bear a close relation to the forest interests of the Com- 

 monwealth, although they are not directly connected with 

 the State's forest policy. 



