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Show FOREST FIRE PREVEN-v PREVEN-v TION An outstanding feature of the for- ?5f estry movemnet Is tho general ills- position to concentrate attention and I action upon better fire prevention ns the first and essential condition or practical conservation. In many regions re-gions It Is 90 per cent of forestry. Even whero this may not bo truo and other steps may be advocated, It Is, as a rule, putting tho cart before tho horse to' devote money or effort primarily to establishing new growth vero wo havo as yet Inadequate facilities fa-cilities fir protecting and preserving the forests which wo already have. 'be average annual loss of twenty eight million dollars In the United States from forest fires emphasizes empha-sizes tho need for definite and prompt otenston of fire prevention work. |