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Show Conservstlon. "The subject of the conservation of the public domain baa commanded th attention of the people within the last two or three, years. ' "There la no need for radical reform re-form in the methods of disposing of what are really agricultural lands. The present lawa have worked well. The enlarged homestead law has encouraged encour-aged the successful farming of lauds In the semlarld regions. "Nothing can be more Important in the matter of conservation than the treatment of our forest Uuds. It was probably the ruthless destruction of forests to the older states that first called attention to the necessity for a halt In the waste of our resources. "In the present forest reserves there are lands which are not properly forest, for-est, and which ought to be subject to homestead entry. This bas caused some local Irritation. We are carefully care-fully eliminating such lands from forest for-est reserves or where their elimination elimina-tion la not practical listing them for entry under the forest homestead act. ' Congress ought to trust tho executive execu-tive to use the power of reservation only with respect to land most valu able for forest purposes During the preaeut administration. 2.250.0t)U acres of land largdly non timbered, have been excluded from forest reserves, re-serves, and 3,u"U.0i'U acre of laud piincipaliy valued lor forst purposes have been Included In lon st reserves, making a reduction lu forent reserves or non-timbered land amounting to I.TLO.OOO acres." |