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fifteen years, and the results would have been unsatisfactory because 

 of the great variation in the sizes of the trees and the consequent 

 lower value of the product due to delayed natural pruning. 



Exhibits. 



An educational exhibit consisting of maps, charts, photographs and 

 specimens of native woods was shown at a number of the county 

 fairs during the past summer. The exhibit attracted much atten- 

 tion, and has been the means of bringing many, who did not know 

 what the State was doing in forestry, in direct touch with the for- 

 estry work. 



For the past four years a large exhibit has been shown at the 

 annual meeting of the State Horticultural Society and allied organi- 

 zations in the Fifth Regiment Armory. ISTew material has been 

 shown each year illustrating the different products and uses of the 

 forest as an important natural resource. The exhibits have been 

 the means of calling the attention of the people of the city and the 

 State to the work that is being done by the State Board of Forestry, 

 and showing them how they can be directly benefited by the co- 

 operation and assistance that is offered in handling their particular 

 forest problems. The last exhibit presented in November, 1913, was 

 for the purpose of showing the products derived from the forest other 

 than lumber, and included a large number of manufactured articles. 

 The two pictures on page show the appearance of two of these 

 exhibits. 



Lectures. 



One of the principal reasons why forestry is not more generally 

 practiced is that people have so many erroneous ideas as to what is 

 really involved. The idea in the minds of many people is that 

 forestry in practice means a large investment in improvement work 

 and a long time to wait for returns, and is, therefore, impracticable 

 for the man of small means. In order to correct this general 

 impression and to spread a knowledge of the principles of forestry, 

 the State Forester has visited all sections of the State during the 



