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conditions created by his own activity. l?he factor of value to man 

 has been introduced, and with forest depletion has come an increase 

 in the value of forest products, as well as an increase in the numfeer 

 of species which are considered valuable. 



'i'he same is true of wild life; it is doubtful if the early 

 settlers wasted their powder on such small game as quail as long as 

 turkeys and grouse were abundant, but in j;Jew lork btate turkeys have 

 long since disappeared, grouse are scarce, and quail have been hunted 

 until they are now practically extenninated . The value ol furs has 

 risen steadily, and species of fur-bearmg animals are now in demand, 

 which but a few years ago were considered worthless for this purpose. 

 lastly, man's use of the forests for his health and recreation has 

 given a new value not only to the forest trees but to the v/ild life 

 which makes up the forest environment. 



This latter use may properly be consiaered as mving the high- 

 est value among the recreational uses of the forest, altho it is 

 difficult to measure it directly in dollars and cents. The President 

 of the Iowa State Board of Conservation *°' reports that 1,500 ,000 

 persons spent an average of 3 hours each in the parks of that State 

 in 1916. At a recreational value of 3u cents an hour, the return 

 was f450,000 on an investment by the state of $100,000. He also 

 estimates that the immediate community receives 75 per cent of the 



benefits from a park. Un advice from Col. Boothby of the Maine 



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 Central I&lroad, iSvans reports that S5u,000 visitors were in 1907 



attracted to the State of Maine largely by the fishing and hunting 



provided there. It is estimated that these visitors spend an 



