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country the development of forests and of agriculture must go 

 hand in hand and are interdependent, and 



Whereas there is a definite movement represented by bills in 

 Congress and by various recommendations to Congress to trans- 

 fer the Forest Service from the Department of Agriculture to 

 the Interior or some other Department, and 



Whereas such a step would inevitably lead to the division of 

 the federal work of forestry among two or more departments 

 with a consequent duplication, weakening of leadership, and 

 lessening of the effectiveness of the work in many directions, 

 be it 



Resolved: That The American Forestry Association earnestly 

 protests against the projKisal to transfer the Forest Service or 

 any portion of it from its present jurisdiction in the Department 

 of Agriculture. 



FOREST FIRES 



Whereas the most serious agency of forest devastation is fire, 

 and 



Whereas we are not yet in control of forest fires, the annual 

 amount of land burned each year reaching an aggregate of about 

 12,000,000 acres with direct annual loss of no less than $17,000,000, 

 and 



Whereas security from forest fires can be attained only through 

 the organization of- protective work of all owners under a single 

 System directed by the public, be it 



Resolved : That The American Forestry Association urge upon 

 the federal Congress and the legislatures of the states to make 

 adequate appropriations for this basic feature of forestry work. 



PINE BLISTER RUST 



Whereas The American Forestry Association recognizes the 

 grave menace to the extensive public and private five-needled 

 pine forests of Western North America from the recent dis- 

 covery of the white pine blister rust in the Puget Sound region 

 of British Columbia and Washington, and 



Whereas the white pine blister rust is generally established 

 over a large area in Wisconsin and Minnesota and throughout 



the white pine regions of the Northeastern States where it is 

 increasing at a rapid rate, thereby menacing the continued pro- 

 duction of white pine which is essential to the maintenance of 

 the necessary timber supply and therefore to the welfare of the 

 country, and 



Whereas the deceptive character of the disease makes it im- 

 perative to arouse the owners of Eastern White Pine to this 

 serious situation, to convince them of the immediate need for 

 the general application of the demonstrated practical, effective 

 and inexpensive control measures, in order to save the young 

 pine crop and keep the forest lands productive ; therefore be it 



Resolved : That The American Forestry Association urge 

 federal co-operation with the Dominion of Canada, States and 

 others interested in safeguarding the five-needled pine forest 

 resources of Western North America, in providing necessary 

 funds and taking adequate measures to meet the emergency 

 situation created by the discovery of the white pine blister rust 

 in the Northwest; and be it further 



Resolved : That this association urge that federal and state 

 blister rust quarantine regulations be strictly enforced to prevent 

 the introduction and establishment of this destructive disease 

 in uninfected regions, and be it further 



Resolved: That this Association urge adequate Federal and 

 State appropriations for combatting the blister rust in the North- 

 eastern and Lake States by instructing pine owners in the best 

 methods of control through systematic personal contact and 

 demonstration, thereby maintaining the continued commercial 

 production of white pine in these regions. 



INSECT CONTROL 



Whereas the depredations by insects is one of the most serious 

 causes of forest destruction ; and 



Whereas on the Pacific Coast there is one infestation which has 

 destroyed within the last ten years timber aggregating in amount 

 no less than 1,500,000,000 feet, valued at not less than 

 $4,500,000.00; and 



Financial Report of tke American Forestry Association for 1921 



ASSETS 



Cash 



Investments 



Accrued Interest 



Accounts Receivable 

 Stamps, etc _ _ 



$24,543.20 



.... 25,271.00 



1,169.23 



365.03 

 368.00 



$51,716.46 

 EXPENSES FOR 1921 



Magazine Production $43,042.53 



Membership and Editorial Office 31,198.86 



Membership Solicitation 10,168.54 



Meetings and Legislative Campaigns _..... 1,737.78 



Educational and Publicity 11,016.69 



Net Operating Profit 12,128.21 



Equipment Purchased - - 



Excess Income over Expenses.. 



$109,292.61 



1,200.00 



..._ 12,615.93 



LIABILITIES 



Bonds Outstanding _ _.. $10.00 



Accounts Payable _ - 6,424.27 



Notes Payable _ 4,000.00 



Subscriptions for 1922 Prepaid _ 10,170.95 



Surplus 31,111.24 



$51,716.46 



INCOME FOR 1921 



Membership Dues and Circulation $58,074.46 



Advertising _ ; 8,503.66 



Book Sales, Net _ 870.88 



Premiums, Net _ 17.33 



Donations for Educational and Scientific 

 Work Secured Through Efforts of 

 Charles Lathrop Pack _ _ 41,826.28 



$109,292.61 



Net Operating Profit '. -.; :....:.... 12,128.21 



Interest on Investments .;.... 1,355.84 



Interest on Deposits _ _ _ 81.38 



Interest on Horgan Bequest 250.50 



$13,815.93 



