Timber 



growth 



should be 



doubled 



It can be done . . . 



Interest and action — these are always the im- 

 portant elements in getting a tough job done. 

 We have only to look at the recent progress of 

 American forestry for proof that timberlands 

 do respond to proper care and protection. 

 Important advances have been made in pro- 

 tection, utilization, and research. Then too, 

 we have seen that idle lands can be success- 

 fully planted to trees. These are hopeful 

 signs, evidence of what many forest owners, 

 foresters, and other interested individuals, 

 working together, have accomplished. But 

 this progress is not enough. Because forests 

 take a long time to reach harvesting size, we 

 must act now if we are to have enough timber 

 to meet expected needs. 



Now we must do a much bigger and better 

 job of forestry than most of us have thought 

 about. Forests in public and industry own- 

 ership cannot by themselves supply all the 

 timber this country will need. The millions 

 of small holdings with over half of the 

 Nation's forest land must also produce their 

 share. We have the ability and the know- 

 how. If we have the will to do it and act 

 promptly, the job can be done! 



GPO : 1958 — 470120 



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