. Annual report . ar as it canbe conscientiously done owners will be urged to follow that course, as inharmony with the general purpose of the law. Meanwhile, as planting isthe only practical means of regenerating such forest growth, that measurewill be urged on those so situated as to undertake the expense, softwoodsbeing in general preferred as more promising both of values and appearancesthan hardwoods. The planting should be in part underplanting, but more largely in theform of a mixture of softwoods set among the sprouts on newly cut orburned areas. These measures will be carefully guarde
. Annual report . ar as it canbe conscientiously done owners will be urged to follow that course, as inharmony with the general purpose of the law. Meanwhile, as planting isthe only practical means of regenerating such forest growth, that measurewill be urged on those so situated as to undertake the expense, softwoodsbeing in general preferred as more promising both of values and appearancesthan hardwoods. The planting should be in part underplanting, but more largely in theform of a mixture of softwoods set among the sprouts on newly cut orburned areas. These measures will be carefully guarded on the side ofexpense. Even a hundred or two hundred softwood trees to the acre itis believed will be of great future benefit. At that point, plans must, for the present, rest waiting for the develop-ments of time. At least at the present stage men cannot be put undercompulsion. It is clearly recognized that no external authority can comeinto a section of this country and baild it over at once and summarily into. < •z po H i-; 2 ws <* 23 H to < £ H <go U O H W CQO W t—ifa
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