Preface 



t urge no man to make forestry his prd*' 

 fession, but rather to keep away from it if 

 he can. In forestry a man is either alto- 

 gether at home or very much out of place. 

 Unless he has a compelling love for the 

 Forester's life and the Forester's work, let 

 him keep out of it. 



January, 1914. G. P. 



PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION 



For this third edition, the facts and figures 

 throughout have been revised and brought 

 up to date, and a new chapter containing 

 some essential information about our forests 

 has been added. Special acknowledgment 

 is due to Mr. Herbert A. Smith, Editor of 

 the U. S. Forest Service, for his vmwearied 

 assistance both in the work of revision and in 

 the new chapter. 



G. P. 



Milford, Pa. 



