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preservation the manufacture of paper pulp, fiber 

 board, and [the like, and the production of alcohol, 

 turpentine, rosin, tar, and other chemical products. 



Through such studies the wood-consuming indus- 

 tries are helped to find the most suitable raw ma- 

 terial and 10 develop methods of utilizing their waste 

 products, ivmile forest owners are helped by having 

 new uses developed and new markets opened for what 

 they growl An important part of the work is to dis- 

 cover wa^s of using the woods which, though often 

 abundant^ have been considered of little or no value. 

 On snch Studies largely depends the extent to which 

 the practice of forestry will be taken up. In a nut- 

 shell, the investigation's in forest products are con- 

 ducted ir order that the forest resources of the coun- 

 try may be best conserved, developed, and utilized. 

 While some of the work aims directly at making pos- 

 sible the most effective utilization and marketing of 

 National Forest timber, the general object is to do 

 this for timber grown anywhere, and thus to extend 

 forestry and increase the service and value of forests 

 to the Nation. 



Forest Economics. 



Similarly, the investigations in forest economics 

 furnish information promotive of forestry and the 

 best adjustment of supply and demand through in- 

 quiries that throw light on market requirements, 

 prices, and tendencies, and on probable future needs 

 as the country grows. Statistics are collected on the 

 prices of lumber and other important forest products, 

 and on the use of the products by the various in- 

 dustries. Studies are made of current economic con- 

 cisions in the wood-using industries, including such 

 factors as production, consumption, stocks on hand, 

 exports and imports, labor problems, and transporta- 



