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These many contributions fro.Ti the Forest Service holpeo. in maJkin^i us 



more 'forest ninded' and have given us a better understanding of o\ir for~Gt condi- 

 tions today, but there is much to ce done yet. 



Practically every s'Drin^ the Mississippi River overflows its levees, and 

 covers thousands of acres of fertile lands with its muddy waters. Is this a 

 forestry ;roblen? It certainly is. 



Forestry, floods, and soil erosions are all li/iked u j together. Thousands 

 of acres of Y.'atershed need better -jrotection. 



In ade.it ion to these services I have already mentioned, the Tor.^st Service 

 has ta"'Jehl :;UiJiy far.Tiers in this country that it is :>rofitable to gro'v a cro: of 

 trees just as v/e i;row a croj of corn, cotton, or v;heat. Of course it takef; longer 

 to grow a cro: of trees than it does a cro ) of watermelons, but the profit ic there 

 when the project is v/e 11 managed. 



I can't begin to tell you all that happened at this birthd;iy celebration, 

 in the 10 minutes allotted to :Tie, but in conclusion, I want to say that the 25th 

 birthday celebration of the United States Forest Service was an outstandinip event. 

 It marked a r.ilestone of successful oper .tions for a q-aarter of a century. JIany 

 ' old-t Iners ' were .iresent and told of the past; tlie constructive program for the 

 future forestry work of this country was explained. You'll hear mor^ about t'.at as 

 it takes form and unfolds for another 25 years of usefulness as great, we hor)e, as 

 the past 25 years have been. 



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:L0SirS ■AI'TOUIXg-ir-IT ; You have just listened to the Hilds :^an tell about the 25th/ 

 celebration of the United States Forest Service. If yoM desire further forestry 

 information write your State Forestry DepiU'tment, or the United Str-tes Forest 

 Service, 7ashinc^ton, D. C. O^ar Wilds Ivian will ^ze bach with us a^^ain just tv;o 

 weeks from this time. 



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