They and their children's children have worked so effectively that the original wealth of woodlands has been depleted.

At present, cleared fields and cutover areas abound in regions that at one time were covered with magnificent stands of timber.
In many sections of the country our forests are now so reduced that they are of little commercial importance.

However, these areas are not yet entirely denuded.

Predictions have been made frequently that our woodlands would soon disappear.

Scientific foresters report that such statements are incorrect.