Show wo ivo Savings Woods s Sa B Bank S Says Forest Office Offices er Timber Conservation Beco Becomes Becomes Be Be- co comes es Eco Economic N Need ed Prepared by the tho United Statu States Department of Agriculture Timber Is s a farm savings bunk blink to bt drawn upon upon In times of ot extra need says 8 W. W R. R Mattoon extension forester for fort ester of ot th the forest service United S States Department of ot Agriculture The trees are the th capital or principal new growth is the Interest t. t day Itie interest Is added and ond d-ond and the cashier r cannot run away Farm Falm woodlands have many times been t the e means lifting of-lifting a mortgage or making the difference nce between profit and loss on the- the farm balance sheet Mattoon says Timber and andwood andwood wood are required for the thc successful operation of the farm and most farm tarm farmers farmers ers era have some lands be better t r adopted adapted to to- tree b growth o than thun cultivated crops The growing g of or timber Is therefore legitimately a part of the the regular farm program Timber Timber c conservation has come to be a matter of economic s sity ty No farmer can afford to pay taxes on Idle land If It the woods bank Is drawn on on only 3 to the extent of cutting the growth or Interest II the capital remains Untouched untouched un Un- touch touched d and the Investment continues undIminished Some useful hints In using farm timber Umber rightly rIght y In cutting for continuous growth and In marketing marketing marl mar mar- l eUng farm furm timber ar are given In Department Department De De- of ot Agriculture r r Leaflet No 29 29 The Farm Woods A A Savings flank Bank Bank Just off alT the government presses Copies of this leaflet can I he procured by writing g to the United I States Department of Agriculture Washington |