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timber in the Southern States are rapidly diminishing, 

 with a consequent influence upon the price of lumber and 

 other forest products, and 



Whereas, The customary practice in lumbering and 

 turpentining results in the denudation of the forest and 

 the leaving of large acres unproductive and idle for in- 

 definite periods ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, by the Southern Forestry Congress, That it 

 deplores the continuance of such practice of denudation, 

 and urges, in order that such practice may be avoided, the 

 enactment of legislation by the Southern States that 

 will prevent such denudation and will afford an oppor- 

 tunity for a natural replacement of forest growth on 

 lands not suited or not now needed for agriculture or 

 settlement; and, furthermore, the Southern Forestry 

 Congress urges the States and the Federal Government 

 jointly to co-operate liberally with owners in this 

 direction. 



Other topics covered in the resolutions were the leaving 

 of seed trees by the lumbermen, rational forest taxation, 

 establishment of state forestry departments, acquisition 

 of state forests, extension of purchase by the national 

 government under the Weeks Law, increased Federal 

 appropriations for fire protection under the same law, 

 forest experiment stations, and endorsement of the for- 

 estry projects of the National Research Council. 



In order to insure the continuance of the agitation for 

 forest conservation in the South during the ensuing 

 year, the appointment of five committees was approved 

 by the meeting. In addition to the executive com- 

 mittee, these were the committees on finance, on forest 

 policy, on legislation, and on publicity. The committees 

 are expected to be decisive factors in the forestry fight 

 in the South; their personnel will be announced later. 



Election of officers resulted in the unanimous choice 

 for the presidency of Mr. Henry E. Hardtner, President 

 of the Louisiana Forestry Association, and of the 

 Urania Lumber Company, of Urania, Louisiana. One of 

 the earliest and most practical advocates of forestry in 

 the South, and the father of most of the Louisiana for- 

 estry laws, Mr. Hardtner has proved the sincerity of 

 his professions by expending considerable money and a 

 great deal of time and thought on the reforestation of 

 his company's lands in central Louisiana. Urania Forest, 

 established with the co-operation of the Louisiana De- 

 partment of Conservation, under Commissioner M. L. 

 Alexander, has achieved national fame. State Forester 

 J. S. Holmes, of North Carolina, whose patient and able 

 handling of the arrangements for the congress was the 

 largest factor in its success, was re-elected secretary. 

 Much extra work had devolved upon Secretary Holmes 

 39 a result of the illness of Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt, 

 President of the Congress, who had not recovered suf- 

 ficiently to attend the meeting. 



Every delegate to the congress testified to the value 

 of the papers presented and the discussions which took 

 place. The unusual amount of publicity given to the meet- 

 ing by the newspapers of New Orleans, particularly the 

 Times-Picayune, and the enthusiasm and interest aroused 

 is certain to bear splendid fruit in the near future. If 



the interest displayed in this meeting is any criterion, 

 the Southeast, the last region of the United States to 

 espouse forestry, bids fair ultimately to become one 

 of the chief sources of the second-growth timber of the 

 Nation. Undisputed leader today in the production of 

 lumber and naval stores from virgin timber, in a few 

 years the South is destined to take a like place in the 

 support of forest industries based on second-growth. 



THE FORESTRY SITUATION IN 



MASSACHUSETTS 



r\ECEMBER, 1919, marked the retirement from office 

 *-* of the man who had served as State Forester of 

 Massachusetts for some thirteen years and the appoint- 

 ment by Governor Coolidge of William A. L. Bazeley as 

 the first incumbent of the newly created position of 

 Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and 

 State Forester. Notable progress was made, consider- 

 ing the humble beginning in 1906, during the regime of 

 the former State Forester; and yet to those appreciative 

 of the State's wealth, the intelligence of her people, the 

 extent and potential value of her forest lands the de- 

 velopment appears less than it should have been, due 

 largely to the fact that the State Forester and the 

 Massachusetts Forestry Association, during the last few 

 years, failed to work in harmony. It was a most unusual 

 situation, as logically a state forestry association is the 

 strongest backer of the state forestry department, and 

 it led inevitably to waste of energy and lessened accom- 

 plishment. 



Mr. Bazeley, previous to his appointment a mem- 

 ber of the Massachusetts Forestry Association, should 

 be able to maintain the closest co-operation between 

 the Association and the State Department. Massachu- 

 setts with her dense population, high industrial develop- 

 ment, excellent transportation facilities and large per- 

 centage of lands best suited for tree crops affords an 

 unusually good field for profitable forestry, both on 

 privately and publicly owned lands. 



The American Forestry Association congratulates the 

 new Commissioner upon the exceptional opportunity, 

 which is within his grasp, for constructive service and 

 large achievement. 



MAKE YOUR WOODLAND PAY 



Farm forestry helps farmers in: 



Marketing timber profitably. 



Supplying timber for farm needs. 



Furnishing paying employment during the winter. 



Making waste lands yield a profit. 



Increasing the sale value of the farm. 



Farm forestry means: 



Improving the woods by the right kind of cutting. 



Protecting the woods from fire and other injuries. 



Utilizing farm timber to the best advantage. 



Reclaiming gullies and utilizing waste lands by planting 

 forest trees. 



Keeping woodlands growing at their maximum rate of 

 production. 



Farm forestry, as a branch of agriculture, is the hand- 

 ling of forest trees and woodlands in such a manner as 

 to increase the income and permanent value of the farm 

 and add to its comforts and attractiveness as a home. 



