and idle lands, shelterbelts, etc. To this end it should be prepared to give 

 assistance which will promote the most economical formation and suc- 

 cessful development of forest plantations. 



The state should establish forest nurseries where planting stock is 

 grown in large quantities and could be distributed to landowners free of 

 charge or at a cost not to exceed cost of production. Forest nurseries are 

 now maintained but the output is not sufficient to furnish any large quan- 

 tities of stock. 



Forest utilization and marketing of forest products are important fea- 

 tures of an adequate forest policy. Economy in the use and disposal of 

 timber has a definite salient influence on the conservation of merchantable 

 timber. The Ohio Department of Forestry has given attention to these 

 problems, and has established a service by which woodland owners are 

 given assistance relative to timber estimates, values, methods of logging, 

 marketing, etc. There should be co-operation between woodland owners 

 in marketing timber. It would enable them to dispose of their different 

 grades of timber to better advantage, and would often prevent waste and 

 misutilization of grades. 



A land classification is now in progress and it should be pushed to 

 completion as rapidly as possible. By this means it will be possible to 

 determine the amounts, classes and location of lands suited to forest pro- 

 duction. Along with land classification a survey of the present forest 

 resources should be made, comprising the present supplies and the future 

 potentialities. 



The needs for more extensive and better organized research work would 



' be evident in putting into effect the program as proposed. There is virtually 



a virgin field in forestry for research work, and more definite knowledge of 



certain phases of forest production and utilization would undoubtedly lead 



to an earlier realization of a workable and satisfactory forest policy. 



We have not proceeded as fast as we would have liked to, but I am not 

 discouraged. The outlook for some real accomplishments in the near 

 future is pretty bright. The war has had a good effect and I feel that we are 

 going to get something done that will be worth while. (Applause) 



THE CHAIRMAN: I have been particularly interested in what Mr. 

 Secrest had to say because conditions in Ohio and Indiana are practically 

 the same. I think that Ohio has much larger tracts of timber than Indiana 

 has, but this will be interesting when the discussion comes up as to how we 

 are to acquire the timber lands. 



The next speaker to appear is Dr. F. W. Shepardson, Director of Regis- 

 tration and Education. Dr. Shepardson will speak of Illinois state forest 

 policies. (Applause) 



DR. SHEPARDSON: The representatives from Illinois to this confer- 

 ence came to listen rather than to talk, to learn rather than to teach. Our 

 program in Illinois for forestry is just tentative ; our policy we have none. 

 We have not done as much as Ohio and Indiana, and I am afraid that 

 hitherto we have not been much impressed with what either of those two 

 states has done, as it has been unfolded here in the meeting of this confer- 

 ence. 



