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know how to shoot and to fight fire. They must 

 be able to pack and saddle with all possible 

 swiftness, to build cabins and telephone lines, 

 to handle lumber and live stock, and to do com- 

 pass surveying. 



Under the rangers are guards. These are 

 usually temporary men, taken on through the 

 summer to assist in fire control, road and trail 

 making, and general construction work. 



In addition to the officers mentioned are log- 

 ging engineers, lumbermen, scalers, and plant- 

 ing assistants. They are employed in the work 

 of timber appraisal, scaling, cruising, and tree 

 planting. Like the rangers and guards, these 

 officers must be able to meet all manner of wood- 

 land problems, and to pass a careful civil serv- 

 ice examination. 



We have three types of forest in our country. 

 First, there is the forest kept as a park and 

 game preserve. These are owned mostly by 

 clubs and private individuals. Several such 

 "forests" are to be found in the Adirondack 

 Mountains. Their management includes little 

 of real forestry problems, for their aim is but 

 to preserve natural conditions and to provide 

 sport for their owners. They are not intended 

 to be self-supporting. 



Second, there are the protective forests which 



