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2. The reforestation in tlie most economical Avay of similar lands, 

 now denuded, and securing for them the very best management possible. 



3. The maintenance of such other tracts as may be necessary to secure 

 the proper protection to our agricultural, commercial, and sanitary 

 interests. 



4. The seciu'ing of all needed legislation that Avill place our f5restr\ 

 interests in the hands of competent persons and supporting them iV»y all 

 authority necessary to secure wise management jind p(M-nianenoy to the 

 proper conditions. 



As bearing upon tlie direct solution of lliesc problems 1 may be per- 

 mitted to make some specific recommendatiims. Tlie State should estab- 

 lish forest reserves in different sections whei-e at the public expense pe- 

 culiar problems connected with each locality could lie worked out liy 

 experts in charge and plans presented that would be sutiieiently i»i(»fital)le 

 to induce private capital to engage in the imdertaking. It is fnrllier de- 

 sirable that tlie State follow the plan nlrejidy inaugm':it(Ml in tliis couiitrx 

 and establisli in connection witli one of our State institutioiis ;i school of 

 forestry where our people could be trained in tliis brjiiicli of iiuUistri.-il 

 activity and where the forestry interests of the State could !)(> centered. 



But in all of these matters the intelligent support of Iiidi.ma's best 

 citizens is solicited and it is only with the hearty cooperation of every 

 one that anything worthy of our great State can be accomplished. 



Many fascinating fields for work and investigation along these lines 

 are opening in Indiana, and it is hoped that our scientific friemis may be 

 induced to cooperate witli our State board in tlu^se matters. 



Correlation of Forestry and the Sciknces. 

 W. H. Freeman. 



Forestry as the science of promoting and fostering the forest area by 

 preservation and cultivation has a significant correlation with the more 

 prominent sciences of geography, zoiilogy. engineering, maiiufncture and 

 government. 



This as :i fact is beyond questioning, but the ways, manner and extent 

 of the correlation are not generally known, nor have educators, especially 

 in the United States, given it merited consideration. There are excuses for 

 this. Educators and the people generally are not to be censured for this 



