Show fOREST SERVI SERVICE E DOES Government in Field and Office Are Headed Hard-Headed Practical Men Who I Are AreV V Working to Preserve Woods Following the tho movement mo of or tho the larger part of or the tho executive force of ot the forest forest forest for for- est service from Irene Washington Into the field and the tho division of or the tho western country Into six forest districts each eachIn In charge of ot a district Tester fe-Tester the practical management of ot Un Uncle e Sams Sam's ams am's forests on a business basl basis Is being pushed forward even more moro effectively ely than heretofore Only the tho general administrative ad ad- o heads of the service and tho tIme men engaged In government forestry forestry for for- estr estry work In tho eastern part of the tho country retain their headquarters Ir Jr Washington For tho the better administration of the acres of national forest land this vast territory Is divided Into national forests each In charge of or a forest supervisor In oil nil cases tho the su supervisor su- su Is 18 selected for his practical practical knowledge of or tilO tho Vest West and of or lumbering and grazing particularly He lIe may mayor or mn may not be a trained forester If It not a trained forester himself ho he hohas hohas has such a l man to assist him Takes Much Stud Stull It Is tho the business of ot the tho forest supervIsor supervisor supervisor super super- visor an and his technical aids to bring their forest gradually to a n condition of maximum productiveness To do this requires a Q great deal of ot detailed study and amid skilful planning Each step tep from the lice caro and piot protection cllon of or tho the young growth to tho the lumbering of ot the tho mature maturo maturo ma ma- turo ture forests must be carefully considered considered con con- and as carefully executed If It the forest Is to go on pro producing trees I indefinitely a ml eli ni tel y For each of the many lines of or work to be carried on In lit the tho forest men with special experience are Those who prepare and arid tend the nurseries nurseries nur nur- series orles must be experienced in raising and caring for young trees The Time lumberman lumberman lum him berman who cruises and estimates timber limber helps to plan logging los operations operations opera opera- Lions and sees that tho scaling Is correctly cor cot done dono and that the rules for logging logging logging log log- ging are properly observed ed must be bean bean bean an experienced and capable woodsman The Tho forest anger patrols his district of or the time forest to neo nee that fire and trespass trespass tres tres- pass arc are prevented that the ran range go Is not overgrazed that logging regula- regula lions tione are ale enforced and that the time privileges privileges leges granted by permit for the tho use uso of ot tho the various forest resources are not abused he ho also must be bo headed hard practical anti and honest an bodied able-bodied citizen of QC the tho West Vest with plenty of experience in all aH the time problems problems problems lems with which he Ime may have havo to deal Forest t School The trained foresters are arc usually forest orest school graduates Their trainIng trainIng trainIng train- train Ing Is somewhat parallel to that of the time civil engineer but particular attention Is paid to tho the study of or botany to the time life lire and growth of forests and to all that affects their development and usefulness use use- ulness In addition to his scientific training tho the American trained forester must have leave abundant practical experience ence enco In the time woods on the time range and In the hills for tor ho lie must have ha a thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough un understanding of ot all aU conditions before attempting to work out a system tern tem of ot good business management of any forest For the general administration of or the lice national forests the time western half halt haltof of the United States tes Is divided Into six aix districts with headquarters at Missoula Mont Ion t. t Denver cr CoIO AI Albu bu- bu querque N. 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M Ogden Og-llen Utah San Francisco Cal and Portland Ore Tho object of ot tho forest service Is to foster proper Use uso of or the forest re resources resources re- re sources of the time country countr including private vate ato and state as w os national for for- t l erX r source I In is for use In b st tin r l of All citizens of the United States Evor Every Evory water power site over every piece of or mineral mineral min mm- eral oral land lan 1 ever every bit of grazing land cr of or good agricultural tural land hated Is Js for use provided It Is Js nol not required for public s The remainder of tho the land which J Is forest Is of course put to the best hest us use by the time practice of or forestry when It Jt Is made neade to produce as much timber as possible Of Offices 11 cox In Good In order that the tho administration ma may be most effective the tho various offices havo have been established at nt Washington and at the tho district headquarters each In charge of or trained and anel exper experienced men directing specialized lines of or work The Tho office of 01 operation attends In each district t to U 1 the tho protection and ond all administration administration ad ad- ministration of tIme the national forests and employs engineers export mIners minors and foresters to Investigate claims make surveys and maps and supervise the tho building of telephone lines trails roads bridges rAn ranger cr stations and other permanent Improvements The Tho office of grazing looks after aCter the time range operates co-operates In the enforcement of quarantine regulations and Issues permits by whIch the grazing of ot stock within each national forest Is so regulated reg reS' as to Improve rather than titan destroy destroy de do- stroy Its grazing capacity It studies the time best means of time the range and anti conducts investigations and devises de do- le- le vises means of checking tho the growth of ot poisonous plants which are Injurious to live JI stock The office of sll J makes a special stud study of oC the management of timbered lands In ordel orde to make them yield the tho largest permanent returns return It makes timber sales on tho the national forests plants trees on bare national forest land makes estimates and forest working plans Investigates ates forest conditions con con- millions and amid nil all problems connected with the time life liCe and growth of trees and gives I es advice where possible to private vate vale parties who are arc Interested in simIlar sim sim- ilar lines of ot vork Office of Time The work of ot the time office of products Is Js the time determination of all aU wa ways s 's and means menns possible for tor utilizing wood and timber In order to make the business of or forestry both economical and bit ble Markets and usIng wood Industries Industries industries Indus Indus- tries e cr everywhere are being Investigated Investigated In estl gated g statistics of forest products are being collected and the time comparative strength of building timbers with reference reference reference ref ref- to their use iLse for 01 various purposes purposes pur pur- poses Doses Is being determined b by accurate scientific tests The Iho office of ot products product also makes a stull study of the tho best hest ways of preserving timbers rs and operates co with private telephone companies railroads railroads rail rall- roads and other timber using using- Interests In determining the time best methods applicable applicable ap ap- ap in each case Experimental treating plants for Cor this purpose are being established throughout tnt tn coun coun- try In short tho the forest service Is en endeavorIng endeavoring endeavoring en- en to bring about the tho practice of true forestry the forestry tho preservation of ot forests by wise use use And Anti the tho ke kenote kenote key ke- note of ot the time entire service the tho watch watch- watchword watchword word of ot each member from tho the 15 hief lef down to the tho forest guard guird Is conservation conserva conserva- tion the tion-the the devotion of ot every ery resource to time the best possible use and aima the tho pr preservation pres s. s of ot all renewable resources for forthe forthe forthe the mice uso of or future generations |