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THE FORESTER. 



NEWS, NOTES AND COMMENT. 



In Minnesota. 



In a letter which was re- 

 ceived by THE FORESTER 

 last month the Secretary of the Minnesota 

 State Forestry Association said of the con- 

 dition of things in his State : " Throughout 

 the greater portion of the State it has been 

 very dry this season, and forest fires have 

 done great damage in sections. Spring 

 planted trees are barely keeping alive. 

 Prairie planting has received much atten- 

 tion by the Association, and at various times 

 has been encouraged as much as possible 

 by the distribution of seeds and seedlings. 

 This spring 10,000 Jack Pine seedlings 

 were distributed to applicants, a charge 

 only being made to cover actual cost of the 

 same. The Jack Pine is one of the hardiest 

 native evergreens, a rapid grower while 

 young, resists drought better than any 

 other I know of, and for trying situations 

 like those on some of our prairies or 

 droughty soils it should be planted more 

 extensivelv. 



" The National Park movement has been 

 discussed considerably and many clubs 

 and organizations as well as private parties 

 are doing all they can to further the cause. 

 Man naturally seems inclined to be a forest 

 destroyer, partly for the reason that he is 

 quicker to notice present opportunities and 

 to take advantage of them in his greed for 

 wealth, than to bank on future possibili- 

 ties even though they may return a hun- 

 dred fold and be perpetual." 



with the Association in its works. The 

 movement deserves their support. We 

 are doing nothing more than what is due 

 to both when we urge that our readers 

 may give their active cooperation to the 

 Association by joining its membership. 

 Forest a>id Stream, June 30. 



p.rM n the . " The attendance at the 

 Forestry Movement. . , 



special summer meeting 



of the American Forestry Association held 

 in this city on Monday and Tuesday of 

 this week, and the interest manifested in 

 the proceedings, afforded an encouraging 

 evidence of the growth of forestry in pub- 

 lic appreciation. The Association de- 

 serves a much wider support than has 

 been given to it, and this, we cannot but 

 believe, is due only to want of informa- 

 tion about the society and its aims. For- 

 Strcam readers as a class are 

 interested in forestry, and should be allied 



Reserve Statistics. 



Mr. Henry Gannett 

 gives the following table 

 of areas reserved in each State and Terri- 

 tory with the proportion which the re- 

 served area bears to the total area and to 

 the wooded area of each State or Terri- 

 tory. (2oth Annual Report of the Geo- 

 logical Survey, part 5, p . 3.) : 



Irrigation 

 Investigation. 



As the proper use of the 

 water supply is an important 

 factor in promoting its conservation, 

 readers of THE FORESTER will be glad to 

 know that the investigations bearing on 

 the subject are progressing under favor- 

 able conditions. The appropriations for 

 the investigations under the Department 

 of Agriculture have been increased from 

 $35,000 to $50,000 this year and the Cali- 

 fornia Water and Forest Association has 

 signed contracts with the Department for 

 studies in the duty of water and in the re- 

 sults of the present irrigation laws in its 

 state. A share of the expense involved is 

 being borne by the California Association, 

 which intends to be useful later in promot- 

 ing such legislation as the results of the 



