Forest restoration in itself requires a vast amount of work. 
Work is needed to restore depleted forest areas to produc- 
tivity and to improve and expand the facilities for forest 
protection and management. Measures to improve timber 
growth, development of forest research and administrative 
facilities, and new forest recreation facilities are desirable. 
Work along these lines, aside from furnishing more security 
for present forest industries and their dependent workers, 
would ultimately develop the possibilities for hundreds of 
thousands of permanent new jobs based upon an increasingly 
productive natural resource. 
14. What interest has the farmer in the forests? 
Nearly one-third of all our commercial forest land is in 
farm ownership. More than 3 million farmers own wood- 
land acreage. Many farmers derive substantial income 
from the sale of woodland products. Cutting, skidding, and 
hauling wood products affords opportunity for profitable 
employment during periods when other farm work is slack. 
In addition, farm woodlands yield fuel, posts, and other 
products for home use. On many farms, however, the 
woodlands have been so mistreated that no income can be 
expected for many years. 
With proper management, farm woodlands can play an 
important part in successful farming, yielding steady returns 
over the years. And farm woodlands can play an important 
part in the national welfare as one of the major sources of 
forest production. The average farmer, however, is not an 
expert lumberman or forester. He is often at a disadvantage 
in dealing with timber buyers, accepting lump-sum payments 
far below actual value, and allowing his woods to be either 
“high-graded” or clear-cut. It is to the interest of farm 
woodland owners that expert forestry guidance be available 
and that good forest management be the general practice. 
Whether his farm includes forest land or not, the farmer 
has a stake in the forests. He must have lumber for farm 
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