Show deforestation IS A MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM the grave consequences of continued deforestation make it imperative that the federal government the and the timberland owners join in a more positive and effort to end tho evils of forest devastation according to a pluement ement by secir tari of agriculture made la connection with comments on a pamphlet De forested america written by maj george P ahern formerly chief toi ester of the philippines and one of the earliest exponents of modem forestry in the united baates a pamphlet widely circuited by ex governor alfford aln lioi of pennsylvania who was chief forester during the roosevelt adman pointing out the progress thus tar made in the cooperative forestry movement secretary jardine exdras sed the belief that cooperation between government and industry is applicable to the forest situation on a much larger scale than it has hitherto been applied but stated that it the cooperative method proves inadequate national security will require that it be supplemented or supplanted by more drastic measures although expressing the view the the forest situation Is tar from satis factory and that forest destruction la widespread secretary jardine pointed to the program made in forestry ea pec lally under the cooperative forest lire control program of the federa government the states and private ind owners in this program bot the states and many private land owners have worked loyally with department of agriculture said the secretary and progress is being made by some of the more progressive lumber companies and land owners in th adoption of other improved forest practices besides fire protection the department of agriculture is interested in the forest problem nor only as a matter of timber supply but as a matter of productive use of land the statement continues one fourth of our total land area is betic suited physically and economically for forest production than for any other purpose and the continued deterioration teri oration of this vast resource is adversely affecting agriculture as well as every other line of industry the secretary pointed out the responsibilities with which his department Is charged in the forest en rrose as a hole it administers th rational forests participates in i large program of forest land Is responsible for much research forestry and forests utilization and ad ministers the extensile clarke mccarv program of cooperation in forest tire control and other phases of forestry with the states andl private forest eners I 1 |