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ductlon of tlmter, as is too- ofteh supposed, but deals also with 

 the other uses of a forest, Including stream protection, wild life 

 conservation, and recreational use, with which this paper is 

 particularly concerned. 



The proper organization of a forest property for management 

 and for maintenance, determines in time and place the most advanta- 

 geous use of the property, with the ultimate aim of developing 

 each function to its maximum. 



Forestry should not be confused with the usual lumbering 

 operations in which the future crop is rarely considered. I'he 

 private owner unless prompted by other motives than that of obtain- 

 ing a reasonable profit on his forest investment, is often obliged, 

 under the present conditions, to cut his forest in whatever way will 

 return to him the greatest profit at the smallest cost. Gutting 

 with the definite object of keeping a forest on the land and obtain- 

 ing a sustained yield has as yet rarely been practiced in this 

 country, because under existing economicconditions it has not been 

 profitable, except to long lived corporations and to the state or 

 Federal liovernments. 



If the private owner will consider and appreciate the value of 



the wild life, which his forest may support, if properly managed, 



he may find that this feature is capable of producing a substantial 



revenue which will make it desirable and profitable for him so to 



modify his cutting operations as to insure a permanent forest for 

 this use; this will also provide for a su&tained yield of timber. 

 The possibilities in the development of wild life in a forest, to 



yield a permanent supply and revenue, will vary with the size of the 



