V. B. Schultz, Manager of Au Sable 

 Forest Products Association, recently 

 explained benefits to members on a 

 more personal basis. Money received 

 from selling woods products has filled 

 a gap in members' personal income, 

 he said. The added income, varying 

 from $50 a year up to several thousand 

 dollars, has been used for taxes, school 

 clothes, recreation, and for payments 

 on farm machinery and automobiles. 

 It has meant inside plumbing for homes, 

 improved equipment, and better edu- 

 cation for children. 



So the benefits from this forest 

 products cooperative have spread and 

 multiplied during the past 20 years. 



Other Benefits 



The operations of Au Sable have 

 been beneficial to the local people, to 

 the timber resources, to purchasers, 

 and to the Forest Service. 



To Local People 



More orderly and stable marketing 

 has been established to the advantage 

 of woodland owners, processors, and 

 local people. 



1. Growers have improved their 

 selling strength by marketing forest 

 products of like grade, size, and 

 species as one lot, rather than selling 

 several lots on the basis of individual 

 ownership. 



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