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the lipst of the lo.ys jiic (Irnwii out. Frt'i|ueutly large tops with ttieir 

 limbs that niiulit lie utilized in many ways are left. 8mall trees or sap- 

 lings are removed for wood or are cut down in making roads and in clear- 

 ing and the possibility of early reforestation is destroyed. The debris of 

 such reckless logging operations remains on the gTound to invite destruc- 

 tive fungi and insects and furnish fuel for fires that otherwise might run 

 out if the ground was clear or covered with a thrifty growth of young 

 trees. 



The marked increase in the number of concerns using small and s -c- 

 ond growth timber makes it important that we watch the development of 

 our young forests lest they, too. fall a victim to man's greed before they 

 are of sufficient size to be profitably marketed or before plans for system- 

 atic cutting are inaugurated. 



Insect ravages are a soiu'ce of very serious loss to our foi-ests in many 

 parts of the State. Our records show occasional outlireaks in various 

 localities and whole forests are frequently deniided. "NA'hile in the major- 

 ity of cases this does not at once result in the death of the tree, it does 

 produce serious loss in its effect on the reduced growth and diminution 

 in thickness of the animal ring, that valuable increment that represents 

 practically the only return to the owner. Frequently ileformations and 

 abortions of various parts result from the attack of boi-ers and other 

 insects. In most cases it is hardly practicable to inaugurate extermiua- 

 tive measures when any considerable area is affected because of the great 

 cost and difficulties in treatment, but Avhere local outl)reaks occur, due to 

 particularly dangerous pests like the San Jose scale, and the whole region 

 is thi-eatened, the State can well afford to cooperate and promptly back 

 such measures as will result in wiping out the cause of the danger. 



A most important and practical precaution to prevent the increase in 

 insects and fungi is to remove, as far as possible, old stumps and logs, 

 cut down and conv(M-t into wood or lumber dead trees, or remove their 

 bark, and thus decrease the possi))ility of the multiplication of the pests 

 by destroying their usual and most freciuent breeding places. 



As far as I have been able to observe, our State has "suffered little in 

 the way of extensive outbreaks in any particular locality from parasitic 

 fungi, and while a goodly number of species of these destroying agents 

 may be found in the State, yet they are of the kind that attack very old 

 or dead timber and could be readily controlled by proper attention to the 

 destruction of their usual breeding places, as was suggested in the case 



