can be brought back to the hardwood country, and 

 we must bear in mind that southeastern. Minnesota is 

 and always will be quite largely wooded. Ruffed 

 grouse, like deer, needs different protection in the 

 south half of the state from what is necessary in 

 the north. 



I look to see rapid development of forestry in this 

 state and as a consequence the development of in- 

 dustries incidental to forestry. Some of these are 

 fur farming extensively and intensively, the grazing of 

 stock in woodlands, the propagation of game with the 

 retention or leasing of hunting privileges, bee keeping 

 for the wild honey crop, chemical plants, summer 

 resort and sport camps, canoeing districts with equip- 

 ment and guides and many other things possible only 

 if the forests are protected and properly used. 



First Conference on National Program 

 of Forestry 



FOREST NOTES 



The actual destruction of timber as reported by the 

 North Idaho Forestry Protection Association was not 

 so great as 1910, but the area burned over was greater 

 and the cost was greater this year. The w r orst years 

 previous were 1910 and 1914, but the estimate is once 

 and a half more than in 1910. 



An expenditure of approximately $116,000 for fire 

 fighting was reported by the Pend Oreille Timber 

 Protective Association for 1919. A total of 81 fires 

 caused by logging operations, railroads, ranchers, 

 clearing land, road building, hunters, lightning and 



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