WITH MEMBERS AND CORRESPONDENTS 



Prof. E. S. Babcock, of 

 Pvotllor Hamilton College, is a 



member of the American 

 Forestry Association, and an active 

 forestry worker. He last year planted 

 seven acres to black walnuts, and is 

 raising 50,000 white ash seedlings, and 

 8,000 hardy catalpa, besides preparing 

 to plant 3,000 two-year-old white pine 

 trees. 



Professor Babcock a few weeks ago 

 gave an address on forestry at the 

 Central New York Farmers' Club, at 

 Utica. He emphasized the value and 

 necessity of forests to farmers. A 

 motion was unanimously adopted by 

 the club approving the recommenda- 

 tion of Governor Hughes to the Legis- 

 lature that the State furnish seedlings 

 to land owners at cost. 



It is a good thing that farmers 

 should be considering forestry in their 

 meetings, and it is much to be hoped 

 that the subject will be made a part of 

 the program of such meetings gener- 

 ally. 



The nursery businesses 

 ConSation of Frederick W. Kelsey 



and others have been 

 consolidated into the American Nurs- 

 ery Company, with Mr. Kelsey as the 

 president. His nursery in the past 

 lias furnished large numbers of trees 

 for woodland planting. He himself is 

 an active member of the American 

 Forestry Association. 



Mr. Henry A. Barker, 

 JoM^-mblJs Chairman of the Com- 



mittee on Parks and 

 Public Reservations of the American 

 Civic Association, writes: 



"I wish to extend hearty congratu- 

 lations for the most concise, convinc- 

 ing, and effective circular or letter, of 

 date December 18, 1907. It is so 

 short that he who runs may read. It 

 is unanswerable. The facts are be- 

 yond question. It astounds me that 

 any man worthy of a seat in Congress, 



or even a vote in his own little village, 

 can fail to be impressed with the grav- 

 ity of a situation that demands Gov- 

 ernment aid to avert an irreparable 

 National disaster." 



Sweden and A rnember of the Asso- 

 Norway ciation, travellmg m Eu- 



rope and writing from 

 London to Forestry and Irrigation 

 says: "In Stockholm I went to see 

 the Director of Forestry, and he said 

 they had no trouble from large fires 

 on account of their innumerable lakes. 

 The forests there seem to be culti- 

 vated purely for the lumber interests, 

 and they had never thought of culti- 

 vation to preserve their stream sup- 

 ply. Forests are largely held as 

 Crown lands, but the country is 

 transferring these to its own posses- 

 sion by purchase — though pretty slow- 

 ly, I should think. 



"Norway seems to have done almost 

 nothing to preserve her immense for- 

 ests, but I was told they 'would now 

 begin.' " 



Patriotic Ser- Mr. George W. Dith- 

 vice During ^idge, of Vencedora, 

 Peace Chihuahua, Mexico, 



writes these encouraging words : 



"I am in receipt of your letter re- 

 specting subscription to Forestry and 

 Irrigation, and containing an invita- 

 tion to become a member of the Amer- 

 ican Forestry Association, which invi- 

 tation is accepted and will be followed 

 by a remittance shortly. 



"I am greatly interested in For- 

 estry AND Irrigation, and read it 

 through without flagging interest. Its 

 editorial columns are first class, and 

 have all the enthusiasm and vigor of 

 a lover of forest, stream, and moun- 

 tain. Yours is a congenial task, lov- 

 ingly borne, and if any word of mine 

 can warm your heart or nerve your 

 purpose to even more determined 

 service I would be a churl to withhold 

 it. The advanced sentiments, so well 



