AN EFFECTIVE FORESTRY EXHIBIT 



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A State Fair Exhibit. 



THE state forestry DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT THE NEW JERSEY STATE FAIR AT TRENTON IN SEPTEMBER. 



likely to want. Other portions of the 

 space were devoted to practical exhibits 

 of forest planting and planting material, 

 to demonstrations of how to doctor and 

 care for trees, and of the damage done 

 by forest fires. 



In all parts of the exhibit stress, re- 

 peated and emphasized in various ways, 

 was laid upon the fact that forestry of 

 any kind depends absolutely upon the 

 control of forest fires. 



The state fire service was represented 

 by the State Fire warden and a Division 



Fire warden who talked with the people 

 constantly. The physical means of 

 controlling fires were shown in a collec- 

 tion of fire-fighting apparatus. 



The exhibit attracted much atten- 

 tion. At times the space was crowded, 

 and the three attendants had all they 

 could do to answer inquiries. It is 

 estimated that not less than 15,000 

 people visited the exhibit during the 

 five days that the fair continued; most 

 of them carried away some kind of 

 printed matter. 



Forestry on King's Estate 



The King of England has given permission to have a part of the royal estate placed at the 

 disposal of the school of forestry at Cambridge University for purposes of experiment and demon- 

 stration. 



Penn for Forest Conservation 



William Penn, in his Charter of Rights, provided that for every five acres of forest cleared 

 one acre should be left in woods. Foresters today maintain that on an average one-fifth of every 

 farm should be in timber. 



Rangers Posting Signs 



Throughout the national forests the rangers are posting the roads with permanent guide 

 signs which tell distances and directions, especially at forks and cross roads. The signs are 

 usually put up in the winter when other work tends to be light. On some forests the rangers go 

 on snowshoes, dragging loaded sleds, and nail the signboards to the roadside trees. 



