. Conservation. Forests and forestry. FLOOD PREVENTION WORK Sand Bags Used to Protect Weak Spots in Levees Built to Protect Low Farming Lands in the South iiection with the fact that the exhaus- tion of the iron supply may be wit- nessed by children now living, is noth- ing else than a formal notice that the people of this country must learn thrift or suffer the prodigal's fate. Ten acres constitute a farm in some parts of California, keeping a man busy and yielding more profit than i6o acres in the Middle West. Two acres in France are made to yield more than fifty in this country. The forests
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. FLOOD PREVENTION WORK Sand Bags Used to Protect Weak Spots in Levees Built to Protect Low Farming Lands in the South iiection with the fact that the exhaus- tion of the iron supply may be wit- nessed by children now living, is noth- ing else than a formal notice that the people of this country must learn thrift or suffer the prodigal's fate. Ten acres constitute a farm in some parts of California, keeping a man busy and yielding more profit than i6o acres in the Middle West. Two acres in France are made to yield more than fifty in this country. The forests of Germany are not only made self-renew- ing, but are a source of profit. The soil of England is undergoing a process of refertilization that will make it more productive than virgin American acres. Japan leads off with a thrift in fisheries and forestry that is a lesson to the world. But the United States, in the forefront of civilization in other re- spects, riots through its ])atrimony like a drunkard and a wastrel. The President's message, commenting upon the report of the Conservation Commission is the essence of stateman- ship. It is in the line of state build- ing, of planning for the future. His words are in the nature of a farewell message to the people, and they convey a warning that cannot be ignored. The people as a whole must shorten sail. The carnival of extravagance must come to an end. «? «« «r' The Conservation Commission CONSERVATION of natural re- sources by the conscious and con- certed action of national and State authorities, probably the most brilliant piece of constructive statesmanship in- itiated by the Roosevelt administration, is knocking at the doors of Congress 109. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American F
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