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American Forestry 



The Magazine of the American Forestrg Association 



EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD 



Herman H. Chapman Frederick S. Underhill 



Ernest A. Sterling John E. Rhodes 



S. T. Dana S. N. Spring 



February CONTENTS 1912 



COVER DESIGN— By Charles Cartwright. 



FRONTISPIECE— Hon. Robt. P. Bass, Governor of New Hampshire. 



THE PROGRESS OF FORESTRY— By Hon. Robt. P. Bass 75 



With two illustrations. 

 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORESTERS— By Prof. Austin Gary 82 



With illustrations. 

 THE PRESENT SITUATION IN FORESTRY— By Henry S. Graves 95 



With illustrations 



ACTION BY THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS 104 



THE ANNUAL CONVENTION 105 



THE PROGRESS OF FORESTRY IN WISCONSIN— By E. M. Griffith 107 



With illustrations. 



UNLIMITED RAW MATERIAL FOR PAPER MAKING IN THE UNITED 



STATES— By Chester W. Lyman 118 



TWO FEATURES OF FORESTRY— By F. W. Rane 123 



CONVENTION OF FORESTERS 129 



THE AMERICAN MENTAL ATTITUDE ON CONSERVATION AND ITS 



GROWTH 130 



FORESTS FOR WYOMING— By Hon. Joseph M. Carey 132 



AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION RESOLUTIONS 133 



FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 134 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 135 



THE CHESTNUT TREE BLIGHT COMMISSION 136 



STATE NEWS— 



Massachusetts 137 Oklahoma 138 



Arkansas 137 Vermont 138 



West Virginia 137 Pennsylvania 139 



Connecticut 137 Kentucky 139 



Colorado 137 New Jersey 139 



Indiana 138 Oregon 139 



Ohio 138 Montana 139 



Minnesota 138 New York 139 



Indiana 138 Florida 140 



California 138 Indiana 140 



NEWS AND NOTES— 



Mr. Graves' Report 140 Minnesota's Good Work 141 



Official Recognition 141 A Government Timber Sale 141 



A County's Ambition 141 English Forestry Association 142 



EDUCATIONAI^ 



Better Forest Schools 142 Gifts for Yale Forestrv School 142 



Site for Forestry School 142 Forest Service to Aid 142 



Biltmore Students 142 



CURRENT LITERATURE 143 



AMERICAN FORESTRY Is published monthly by the American Forestry Aasoclatlon. 

 Subscription price, two dollars per year; single copies, twenty cents. 



Majtusceipts submitted for publication should be addressed to the Editor, at the office of 

 publication. 1410 H Street N. W., Washington, D. C. 



Indexes for Vol. XVI (1910) are ready and may be had on application 



Entered as second-class mall matter December 24, 1909, at the Fost-otHce at Washington, 



under the Act of March 3. J'JVg ff 



