Washington 25, D. C. — Price 25 cents
TO KEEP THE TREES GROWING
Here in the United States we are cutting trees faster than new ones are growing for the future. And because science is showing us how to use wood better and in new ways we are likely to want more trees in the future than we use today. In fact we must double the annual growth of usable wood. This can’t be done easily or quickly. It will require decades of good forestry. So we must take steps now—
To protect all our forests well from fire, insects, and disease;
To stop wasteful and destructive cutting;
To keep plenty of trees of all sizes growing to replace those we cut;
To restore commercial tree growth on millions of acres of forests that have been badly treated or burned;
To give farmers and other small owners more help in growing, harvesting, and marketing their tree crops;
To put wild land into public forests when private owners cannot take care of it or the public interest calls for special treatment.
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