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ACTIVITIES OF THE AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



FOR APRIL, 1921 



The campaign of education for the Snell Bill was continued vigorously during the month by the Asso- 

 ciation. A number of articles were prepared and sent to the newspapers and information regarding the bill 

 was furnished to a number of organizations which are considering the advisability of approving it. 



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The Association furnished advice and information to a number of prominent citizens of Oklahoma 

 on how to organize and conduct a State forestry association, and also offered its assistance in aiding to 

 perfect the State organization and make its work effective. 



The Association prepared a series of articles on fighting insect pests which injure trees, for the 

 United Press, which is circulating these articles to all ot the many hundreds of newspapers which take 

 its special service. 



The Association upon request furnished the American Association of Nurserymen with several 

 hundred copies of its special bulletin, "The Tree," for distribution among the nurserymen in order to 

 aid them in giving information about Arbor Day ceremonies and providing a program for Arbor Day 

 plantings. As a result it is expected that Arbor Day will be more widely observed this year than ever 

 before. 



The Association provided the Department of Public Instruction of Springfield, Illinois, with a 

 number of cuts for the Department's annual Arbor Day and Bird Day booklet. 



Special articles on forestry were provided during the month for the Literary Digest, The Music 

 Trades magazine, The Delineator and the special forestry number of the Boston (Massachusetts) Com- 

 mercial Bulletin. 



A letter from Carlisle P. Winslow, Director of the Forest Products Laboratory, at Madison, Wis- 

 consin, in reference to the increase of $100,000 in the appropriation by Congress for carrying on the 

 work at the Laboratory, and also in relation to the efforts of the Association to aid in securing this 

 increase in the appropriation, says: "I want you to know that your continued interest in and helpful 

 support of our work is very much appreciated, and I hope that we may count upon its continuation in 

 the future." 



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The Secretary during the week of March 20 visited the State Forestry Department in Harrisburg, 

 the forestry schools at Cornell, Syracuse, and Yale, to confer with foresters regarding the Snell Bill 

 and other activities of the Association. 



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The Association provided the Year Book of the Delaware and Montgomery Counties (Pennsyl- 

 vania) Federated Council of Boy Scouts of America with an article on trees and another on "Wild Birds 

 as Pets." 



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The Association, upon request of the Chairman of the Senatorial Finance Committee of the South 

 Carolina Legislature, suggested initial steps in forestry legislation for consideration at the next session 

 of that Legislature. 



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The Association has arranged to supply the conservation committee of every woman's club in every 

 State in the Union with information about trees and with a ballot on which to vote for a national tree. 

 The Federation of Women's Clubs has urged each State chairman of conservation to recommend this tree 

 study and balloting campaign to each club under her jurisdiction, so that there may be a widespread 

 diffusion of knowledge regarding trees and also a further appreciation of our forest needs. 



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The Association has furnished information and advice to progressive citizens of Missouri who con- 

 template organizing a State forestry association for the purpose of developing forestry in Missouri. 



