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estry, but receive no aid from the state. The 

 last legislature had a forestry committee which 

 reported in favor of a forestry commission, for 

 the purpose of examining the forests of the 

 state, to report a plan of procedure looking 

 to the state's taking active part in certain 

 forestry plans. This bill passed the House 

 of Representatives, but did not reach the Sen- 

 ate early enough in the session to receive con- 

 sideration. Doubtless it will come up again 

 in the next legislature. 



Oregon is not doing anything in the way 

 ot reforesting cut-over areas, or in making new 

 forests, or in farm forestry generally. On a 

 small scale, however, many of the farmers 

 in the irrigated districts in the eastern portion 

 of the state are setting out some trees on small 

 bodies of land, but this is being done on such 

 a small scale that it is hardly worth mentioning. 



An act was passed by the last legislature of 

 this state providing for the protection of for- 

 ests and timber of the state against forest 

 fires, and, to that end, providing for the 

 appointment of fire rangers and defining their 

 duties, stipulating for a closed season and pro- 

 viding for the punishment of persons who set 



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