OviTconiliif; lni]iriipi.'i 

 rolled, 



(ri'.*)tmk.<nt liy olla-rs. Niitc how btidly the Irot had split and 

 and how the Iron bniul had sunk Into the bark 



AfttTjIlii; Davcy ircaliiiL'nt. The tret was braced properly, the decayed part removed 

 and the "food " of the tree allowed to reach the roots 



Conservation of Forests 



HE coiiscrvniinn of our forest resources is :i Mibju r wliicli is attr;Rti]it: 

 llu- nfiL-niion of all \vlu> liavc any knowledfjc of how trees affect 

 motforolo):ical cnniiiiions. Tlie covLTiinu-m lias taken striiii;ent 

 nica-iiiri'-i Id ovcrioiiie i]aiiint;e iilreaily done liy the iiijiiJicioiis cnttint; 

 vi tmiluT, ami io prevcru its recurrence; ami imicli Tiiore care is 

 lieint: cxeriiMil liy owners ot forest tracf; iti the ciitliiij; of trees for timber. 



Wood IS one ol ihe necessities of eivili/at ion, and already it is srowinR so 

 scarce anil hicli - priceil ;is he almost jirohihitive for purposes lor which it was 

 freely U'ieil mitil ;i lew vears ai;.>, Suentisis, entrineers and inventors have been 

 tryirit; lor \ e,ir- m \ ise a siihsiiimr. hut without success; and the lime is ripe for 

 i\ ihe preserii deuiau.l lor wood uuiy he supplied, our timOer-pro- 

 protected. ami the forests conserved for the use of coniinf; ficiie- 



mt'tlmds 

 dm \n^^ s 

 rations. 



It has too often been the case that lumhcrnieii have cone through a forest 

 leaving a wake of inexcusable waste and desolation behind them. Thev have cut 

 down trees without any regard for the future growth of ibe forest -merely taking 



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the best part of each tree, leaving high stumps, merchantable tops and damaged 

 timber to cumber the ground and, by decaying, endanger the lives of the remain- 

 ing trees. 



One of the missions of the Davcy tree experts is to prevent such destruction, 

 waste and desecration by giving the proper care to timber tracts, in that plenty of 

 wood may be cut, the demands of the market satisfied, and the forests left in such 

 shape that they wilt not only continue to be a source of revenue to their owners 

 but will produce larger trees and finer timber. The trees left standing are able to 

 develop more fully, disease will not have a chance to creep in, and the conserva- 

 tion of our wood-producing resources will become an accomplished fact. 



They do this by sending their trained experts into the forest to mark the trees 

 to be cut and specifying the manner by drawing up rigid rules and specifica- 

 tions for lumbering, and, if desired, by placing a trained forester in charge. If 

 logging methods are in operation, they adjust them to conditions in such a way 

 thai many thousands of feet of timber now going to waste every day by improper 

 methods may be saved. 



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