THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



than to the member of any other profession. 

 The first and most valuable, therefore, of the 

 incentives which lead the Forester to his 

 choice is the chance to make himself of use 

 to his country and to his generation. 



But if this is the first matter to be con- 

 sidered in deciding upon a profession, it is 

 by no means the last, and the practical con- 

 siderations of a fair return for good work, 

 bread and butter for a man and his family, 

 the certainty or uncertainty of employment, 

 — such questions as these must have their 

 full share of attention. 



There are in the United States Forest 

 Service 664 Forest Guards, 1091 Forest 

 Rangers, 230 Supervisors and Deputy 

 Supervisors, and 48 Forest Assistants and 

 146 Forest Examiners, who, as already ex- 

 plained, are the technical men in charge of 

 practical forestry on the National Forests. 

 The seven District offices together include in 



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