. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 40-45. Forests and forestry. 24 If the land owner has a large tract of land, a thousand acres or more, he,should be still more active in forest protection because he has more at stake. If the value of the land justifies it he should spend at least oe per acre in forest flre prevention. He should join a Forest Protective if there is any operating in the territorv in which h,s forest is located. He should insist on the preventive measures outlined in the foregoing pages. During the spring and fall forest fire seasons he
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 40-45. Forests and forestry. 24 If the land owner has a large tract of land, a thousand acres or more, he,should be still more active in forest protection because he has more at stake. If the value of the land justifies it he should spend at least oe per acre in forest flre prevention. He should join a Forest Protective if there is any operating in the territorv in which h,s forest is located. He should insist on the preventive measures outlined in the foregoing pages. During the spring and fall forest fire seasons he would be iusfified .11 spending at least .$ per 1,000 acres for lookout watchmen and. A Thrifty 1' 1'rotecied from Fibe dlnThv tr^.^!*'"'?!." "'" """' ^''^" «"P"'"*^'' '"-' *â »â¢â¢-» fire war- dens In the bate and have thus had the proper authority conferred up- tralv"trt H " : r^"^'"'"' '° "«â â " "^'""â¢"'â¢- """f*^- ««' «"'' S""'l''.v afternoons nnle r? "'â ' "'P'*'""-^ '"^^'y *" â¢â¢Â°'"» i" the woods in lar^e numbers and to start camp fires. Twentv five dollars more n^r hazards and Protective Association dues â¢Jo DON'T NEGLECT THE WOODLAND Ne-lected woodland is usually regarded by the i)ublic as havin- no owner. The measure of respect and interest people show one's property is that shown by the owner himself. Make vour forest look- as It some one owned it, and prized it highly, and the reward will be aeeordinoflv. Every year there are from 2,500 to 3,000 forest fires started in Penn- sylvania. One may start in dry weather anytime, therefore the owner of a large tract should be interested in having his land under the watchful eye of a towerman in one of the State's forest fire lookout towers where fires are detected and reporte
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