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tural associations for marketing purposes, since an association of this kinfl 

 would be able to get the advantage of cheaper freight rates and market 

 the material to better advantage than the individual owner. 



Farm forestry should be an important branch of farm management, 

 particularly in connection with diversified farming, such as is practiced in 

 this region. It offers the opportunity for the use of otherwise idle land. 

 The forest on the farm is the source of much wood for home use such as 

 fuel, fence materials, and rough building stock, and where coal is largely 

 used it affords a reserve fuel supply; it acts as a windbreak for crops; it 

 affords shade for stock; it offers an opportunity for the profitable employ- 

 ment of men and teams at times when other farm work is light; it helps 

 to check erosion, and it brings in revenue from the sale of wood products. 

 Surely in this region the most should be made of the farm woodland. 



Farm forestry is recognized by the States Relations Service as coming 

 within the scope of extension work authorized by the Smith-Lever law. 

 But before it can be conducted on an adequate scale the Forest Service 

 must have additional funds so that trained foresters can be employed to 

 direct the work. The states would then be authorized also to employ 

 foresters with Smith-Lever funds to work in the various counties as 

 extension foresters who would conduct demonstrations, give practical in- 

 formation to the farmers, and instruct the county agents in forestry prac- 

 tice. In the states of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, it is urgent that 

 co-operative work of this character should be started and aggressively car- 

 ried on. 



I have endeavored in this paper briefly to describe the main features 

 of the important lines of co-operation which the Federal Government and 

 the states should undertake, or which, if already begun, should be largely 

 extended. The question is chiefly one of making funds available. This 

 is for the public through congress and the state legislatures to decide. The 

 public is being given the facts about our forest problem by the state and 

 federal forestry departments and the various forestry associations. May 

 we hope for an adequate response. (Applause) 



THE CHAIRMAN: Before taking up the discussion of these two 

 papers, I am asked to call your attention to the fact that at eight o'clock in 

 this room there will be a banquet, the price of the tickets being two dollars 

 and fifty cents, and those who plan to attend should get their tickets imme- 

 diately. Also if you are thinking of accepting the invitation to visit the 

 experimental farm which Mr. Lieber is conducting, you should see the 

 secretary for particulars and give him your name so that accommodations 

 may be made for those who wish to go. 



DR. LOGAN: I would like t<i ask Col. Graves to what extent aero- 

 planes are being used in fire protection. 



LT.-COL. GRAVES: We have secured the co-operation of the War 

 Department during the past season in California and there has also been 

 some work done in Oregon. The original plan was to get as many track 

 fields, located in different parts of the country, as possible, but there 

 wasn't money enough for that so all that could be done was to have a little 

 work done in their fields. In the long run I believe it will be too expensive 



