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thrive best close together have been planted far 

 apart; trees that thrive In light, sandy soil have 

 been planted in clay. No wonder that farmers do 

 not realize what profit can be made from trees — 

 the poor trees have never had a fair trial. 



Now the farmer can obtain from the Forester 

 at Washington a number of little pamphlets sug- 

 gesting what to plant in the wood-lot, and how to 

 care for it. Most of them are sent free to who- 

 ever asks for them; some are for sale, but these 

 cost only a few cents. 



The Forester, with his office at the national 

 capital, is the head of all the working body. And 

 Its heart Is the Bureau of Forestry, under the 

 Department of Agriculture. 



