Whereas, The lands of proven unfitness for farming are by 

 this law restored to the market to menace the promises of 

 our agencies for the promotion of immigration to furnish rich 

 farming land to the home-maker; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That this association go on record as favoring 

 the immediate repeal of this law and the enactment of one 

 to provide for the classification by soil experts of lands re- 

 verting to the state for the non-payment of taxes, to the end 

 that the title to forest lands may permanently remain with 

 the state and that the farming lands only, so reverting, may 

 be sold to settlers as other state lands are sold; and, be it 

 further 



Resolved, That this association and its members urge upon 

 the legislature the necessity of taking this action. 



Whereas, The necessity and wisdom of a competent survey 

 of the soils of the state has from time to time been shown 

 before the legislature but so far without avail; and, 



Whereas, The lack of an authentic and reliable soil map 

 has been one of the chief difficulties in the way of inducing 

 settlement of our millions of acres of good farming land and 

 has also lent strength to an unreasoning and blind prejudice 

 against plans for forest management on lands good for timber 

 growing; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the Forestry Association co-operate as far 

 as possible with such other organizations as are working on 

 this issue in order to hasten the completion of the state soil 

 survey. 



Resolved, That this association use its influence to widely 

 distribute such information as will result in the proper selec- 

 tion, care and protection of woodlots, wind-breaks and shelter 

 belts, especially on the woodland farms of the state now being 

 developed; and, be it 



Further Resolved, that the experiment station and the for- 

 est service be urged to co-operate in the investigation and dis- 

 semination of information of this character through the Ex- 

 tension Department of the University, the county agricultural 

 agents and forest rangers. 



Resolved, That we endorse the constitutional amendment 

 providing for a revolving fund of $250,000, for the construc- 



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