76 FORESTRY ALMANAC 



MINNESOTA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



Organized in 1876, the Minnesota Forestry Association is one of 

 the oldest of its kind. It has at present a membership of 450 and is 

 working with and auxiliary to the Minnesota Horticultural Society. 

 In its constitution it dedicates itself to " the encouragement and pro- 

 motion of forest culture by the collection and diffusion of practical 

 information on the subject, and by the discussion of all questions 

 pertaining thereto; to secure the general observance of Arbor Day 

 throughout the State and to promote the ultimate redemption of the 

 treeless regions of Minnesota." 



The Association supports non-political and independent organiza- 

 tion of the State's Forestry Department with liberal appropriations ; 

 cooperation in forest fire protection; classification of land best suited 

 for forestry ; State forests and forest planting by the State ; encour- 

 agement of planting of windbreaks, shelter breaks and woodlots by 

 private initiative; greater utilization of timber in logging and manu- 

 facture and taxation of forest products on the yield tax basis. 



In its declaration of principles the Association asserts " that 

 forestry is an industry limited by economic conditions, that farmers 

 in prairie regions and owners of timbered and cut-over lands should 

 be aided and encouraged by investigations, demonstrations and edu- 

 cational work; that the State government should practise scientific 

 forestry upon State forests for the benefit of the public." 



The officers of the Minnesota Forestry Association are : D. Lange, 

 president; C. D. Velie, vice-president; Fred H. Bathke, secretary; 

 and Phil H. Hanson, treasurer. The Association publishes monthly 

 from September to April, and bi-monthly from May to August, The 

 North Woods. Membership in the Association is one dollar a year 

 or ten dollars for life membership. Its address is the Old State 

 Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota. 



MISSOURI FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



The Missouri Forestry Association was organized in December, 

 1921, to further forestry in Missouri, " to advance the public under- 

 standing of the importance of timber crops in the economic life of 

 local communities and the whole state and nation, so that due pro- 

 vision will be made for insuring, particularly within the State of 



