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like to standardize some of the methods so that the growers woultl lie 

 able to apiily remedies before pests became numerous enougli to do serious 

 damage. 



I am often asl<ed if insect damage is greater now tlian thirty or forty 

 years ago. It is a difficult question to answer, but I believe that with 

 our i>r('s('iit knowledge and methods of control the in.sect pests do relatively 

 less damage. The farmers and growers now recognize that much of th(; 

 insect damage is preventable and are accepting any practical control 

 which is presented to them. I hop(» the Division of Entomology will be 

 able to ren(h'r greater assistance now tiian it lias under the old oHice. 



THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 

 Cir.\s. C. Deam. 



The popular definition of forestry is the work of growing forest trees; 

 their sale and conversion into lumber. This conception of forestry is the 

 one, for the greater part, that is practiced in the United States. Foresters, 

 iKtwever, see a wide difference between the growing of a tree and its util- 

 ization, and suggest a more restricted definition of the term. They prefer 

 something like this : "Forestry is the work of growing the greatest amount 

 of the most valuuhle timber in the shortcut time at the leant crpenHe.'' 

 The forester grows the forest ; the axman and niillman destroy it. diverg- 

 ing operations. 



In the five minutes allotted to me to discuss this subject, I must assume 

 that you are already acquainted with the present work of the Division ol 

 Forestry, and I will call your attention to the possibilities of the forestry 

 of the future. 



The achievements of the future must not be measured by those of the 

 past. The present high price of lumber is arousing the i^eople from their 

 apathetic state of mind, induced by being surrounded on all sides by forests 

 for centuries. The lumberman years ago appreciated the shortage of timber 

 when he was compelled to go to other States for a supply. The con- 

 sumer who is just behind the lumberman is now beginning to feel the 

 pinch, and is asking, "will the present high price of lumber continue, 

 diminish or increase?". I answer, "they will increa.se unless active meas- 

 ures are adopted to provide a future timber supply." How is this to be 

 done? First, set aside enough timber land to insure a future supply of 

 timber. In doing this it is liest to err on the side of having too much 

 rather than too little. 



A study of the social and economic conditions of the land owners of the 

 State, which considers the geographical location of the State, the fertility 

 of our soil, the small size of our farms, the improvement and high price 

 of our land, our railroad facilities, etc.. shows that little can be expected 

 from private forestry, and that our future timber supply must come from 

 State owned forests. 



The latest statistics credit Indiana with about two million acres of good 



