1884.] EXHIBITION INTELLIGENCE. 59 



THE AMEBIC AX FORESTRY CONGRESS. 



THE annual meeting of the American Forestry Congress at 

 Saratoga, IST.Y., commenced on September 16th. The 

 following subjects were on the agenda paper : — 



1. The mercantile significance of the Adirondack forests for the 

 State of N"e\v York. 



2. Statistics of deforestation of the Adirondack region. 



3. Present condition and comparative value of the Adirondack 

 forests at present and under more systematic management. 



4. Attempts at legislation for the benefit of the Adirondack 

 forests. 



5. Hydraulic influences of the Adirondack forests. 



6. Causes of, and provisions necessary to prevent, destructive 

 fires in the Adirondacks. 



7. Management of mountain forests. 



8. Methods of reforesting waste places, mountainous and stony 

 grounds. 



9. Forest supplies of the eastern States. 



1 0. Suggestions for a forest policy of eastern States. 



11. Canada's method of lumbering. 



12. " Pruning the forest." 



13. Formation and work of local forestry associations. 



