Show FEDERAL PLANTING OF FORESTS URGED URGE Suggestions Made to Conserve Conserve Conserve Con Con- serve Wood Supply of United States NEW YORK Nov 14 Public H.-Public Public ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship of timber land national or state with private cutting and marketing was advocated advocated advocated b by the Paper and Pulp associations association's committee o on forest conservation In a a report submitted to tb the association conference conference con con- ference here toda today Such ownership was said to be essential for the growing gro of or orthe the older and larger sizes of ot timber Its Is production being too long and ad hazardous an undertaking with wih too little earnings amounts to attract private capital In II adequate In line lne with wih this opinion speedy tion ton and execution of national and state forest policies coordinated and cooperative cooperative tive was urged Forest survey and land classification as first steps were declared dec necessary Public purchase of ot er cuto lands by the nation naton and the states should bo ho en enlarged enlarged enlarged en- en and extended to all al parts of ot the country the report said It also advocat advocated advocated cat d more vigorous and gereral general extension exten exten- sion Ilon of fire fre prevention cooperation be between between between be- be tween the nation and the states state stae adoption of ot uniform uniformly fair forest taxation tanton laws law Js establishment of forest nurseries and the preparation of at forest working plans A ver ery ef large Jarle program of ot forest plantIng plantIng planting plant- plant Ing on denuded lands which show chow little promise of new natural crops was urged crop as a needed departure which has not been undertaken seriously In the United States States The best obtainable estimates accor accord big ing tg to the report Indicate an original forest area In the United States of S O.- O. 00 acres acre Dl Based on the same Ime figures the is but present area are acres acre Of Ot this acres are practically merchantable timber acres cres have hav been partly cut and burned over with wih fair natural reproduction and acres are cut and burned burne so bd badly I. I that extensive extensive ex ex- planting will wi be needed to restore It to anything like a productive basis bais blis |