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giving intelligent methods of production, and market- 

 Bg to advantage, many farmers could add substan- 

 tially to their income. In those States which have 

 State foresters, however, these officers are ordinarily 

 better sources of information regarding local condi- 

 tions and the best methods of forestry practice for 

 the individual to use than is the Forest Service. 

 1 Applicants for information and advice who are resi- 

 dents of such States are therefore customarily re- 

 ferred to the proper State official for better attention 

 to their specific needs. 



Information on such matters as the properties and 

 uses of wood, wood seasoning, and preservative treat- 

 ment, and methods of obtaining or utilizing forest 

 products of any kind is obtainable from the Forest 

 Products Laboratory at Madison, Wis., where investi- 

 gations of this character are centered. Cooperation 

 ^is sought particularly with the wood-using industries 

 for the solution of their problems and the applica- 

 tion of results. Examinations may be made, on re- 

 quest, of the methods of individuals, companies, and 

 corporations in handling forest products, and plans 

 ^may be prepared for improved methods, if is it judged 

 that this will reduce waste in utilizing forest products 

 and will secure information useful generally in the 

 industry concerned to a degree sufficient to justify 

 the project. Details regarding the terms on which 

 cooperative agreements will be made may be had on 

 application to the Forest Products Laboratory. 



PUBLICATIONS 



To facilitate widespread diffusion of useful knowl- 

 edge relating to forests, forestry, and forest products, 

 to promote increased use of the national forests, and 

 to obtain the fullest possible cooperation of the public 



^d their protection, the Forest Service has issued a 

 large number of publications. Its purpose is to make 

 available as promptly as possible, through publica- 

 tions, all new results of research work of value to 



.scientists, foresters, timberland owners, farmers, 



