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definitely been settled. The session is to 

 be called by District Forester Smith Riley. 

 Among the problems to be discussed will 

 be proposed methods of disposing tempo- 

 rarily of large tracts of land in the na- 

 tional forests which are not open to settle- 

 ment, but which are suitable for use of stock 

 during the grazing season. It is the policy 

 of the department, Forester Riley said to- 

 day, to give the utmost publicity to the 

 existence of these tracts in order that the 

 stock men may take advantage of them. 



Indiana 



The Indiana Forestry Association held a 

 meeting in Indianapolis a few days ago and 

 elected the following board of directors for 

 the coming year: Governor Marshall, 

 Charles W. Fairbanks, Addison C. Harris, 

 President Bryan, of. Indiana University; 

 President Stone, of Purdue University; 

 President McConnell, of DePauw University; 

 Charles A. Greathouse, State Superintend- 

 ent of Public Instruction ; Professor M. B. 

 Thomas of Wabash College; Dr. J. N. 

 Hurty, W. A. Guthrie, John B. Conner, 

 Edgar Perkins and George B. Lockwood. 



Ohio 



The Ohio State Forestry Society, at its 

 annual session in Columbus on January 11, 

 voted in favor of the state reforesting the 

 lands that revert to it for unpaid taxes, and 

 also of having the state buy cheap lands for 

 reforestation. Addresses were made by 

 Professor C. H. Goetz, of Columbus. Pro- 

 fessor A. D. Selby, of Wooster. and others. 



These officers were elected : Professor W. 

 R. Lazenby, of O. S. U., president ; W. J. 

 Green, Wooster, vice-president; J. J. Crum- 

 ley, Wooster, secretary; H. C. Rogers, 

 Mechanicsburg, treasurer. 



Minnesota 



The gatherinp^ of pine cones to furnish 

 seeds for the planting of forests in various 

 states of the Union and in Europe is be- 

 coming quite an industry in Northern Min- 

 nesota, according to reports from Bemicfji 

 and other places. Fifty cents a bushel is 

 offered for the cones in most cases, which 

 furnishes a living wage to the boys and In- 

 dians who engage in the work and a good 

 profit for those in charge. 



Jack pine cones are the principal kind col- 

 lected, although the cones of all varieties of 

 pine are marketed. According to State For- 

 ester Cox, the jack pine seeds are used in 

 Europe for crowding other trees in planting 

 forests. 



California 



Contrary to the impression apparently be- 

 coming current, that prospecting on national 

 forest lands is to be restricted by the forest 

 service. District Forester Coert DuBois, at 



San Francisco, has issued a statement, just 

 received by Supervisor E. W. Kelley, of the 

 El Dorado forest, that there is no intention 

 of changing the existing policy of the for- 

 est service which encourao'es prospectors in 

 every possible way. Permits for prospect- 

 ing on national forest lands never have been 

 and will not be required. 



The Act of June 4. 1897. which makes 

 provision for the administration of national 

 forests, specifically says that prospectors 

 shall not be prohibited from entering upon 

 national forest lands for the purpose of 

 prospecting, locating or developing the 

 mineral resources therein. 



In harmony with the plan of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, to increase the effici- 

 ency of the forest service in California, there 

 will be a reorganization of that work be- 

 ginning with the new year. The increase 

 in the number of forest fires within the 

 past few years and the fact that the forest 

 rangers were compelled to cover such large 

 areas that they could only have personal 

 supervision of but a small ^^art of their ter- 

 ritory has made changes imperative. 



Oklahoma 



Oklahoma is getting into the procession 

 as the following comment from the Okla- 

 hoiiian, of Oklahoma City, indicates: 



"The larger part of Oklahoma is of prairie 

 formation and, while in the eastern part 

 splendid forests are to be found, Oklahoma 

 has not enough trees. 



"One citizen of this state who lives at 

 Nowata has purchased 5,000 trees, which he 

 will plant on his farm. The tree-planting 

 habit has not become epidemic in Oklahoma, 

 although in late years much progress has 

 been made in forestry. 



"Since the school children have been taught 

 the value of trees, and have actually engaged 

 in planting them on .\rbor Day, there has 

 been a general revival in the interest of 

 forestry and the prairies of Oklahoma are 

 beginning to be dotted with groves of trees 

 that will be as artistic as they are valuable. 



"But we will never get too many trees. 

 Every citizen should arrange to plant some- 

 thing next spring, if it be only a single tree. 

 A tree to each person would make nearly 

 2,000,000 additional trees. As many will 

 plant hundreds and even thousands, only a 

 few years will be required to make the 

 state famous for its trees. 



Vermont 



The Vermont State Forestry Department 

 knows of three industries that desire to 

 locate in Vermont providing they are assured 

 of sufficient hardwood supply with which 

 to make their product. This information, 

 given out by the Department, is probably 

 an indication that the industries are desirable, 

 and will not damage the state's progressive 

 movement in the matter of forest preserva- 

 tions. 



