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AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 





tion of creating a reserve is considered the state, by inaugurating a systematic 

 in its possible effects on every class of Bureau of Forestry." 



The point is well taken, and the ( 

 taVs statement that " Kansas 1 an rival any 

 locality in producing artificial forests" is 

 borne out by results obtained in many sec- 

 tions of the state. The accompanying 

 illustration shows one of the successful 

 forest plantations of Kansas. Kansas can 

 grow forest trees and the state can d< 



people and industry, rather than for a 

 certain set of individuals or a single in- 

 dustry. Senator Warren was talking to 

 sheepmen on this occasion and his paper 

 was in the right vein to please. 



Senator Warren in his paper asserts 

 that " everybody is against the sheepman." 

 Anyone acquainted with the present con- 

 ditions in the West knows there 

 is a great deal of truth in this 

 statement and the "enemies" of 

 the sheep raiser, as Senator War- 

 ren puts it, are legion. The re- 

 sponsibility for this condition of 

 affairs rests with the sheepmen 

 themselves. Fair-minded people, 

 and the west has a big proportion 

 of them, do not deny the rights of 

 the sheepmen, but the latter on 

 the other hand have been disre- 

 gardful of the fact that sheep rais- 

 ing is but one industry and that 

 there are many other occupations 

 that deserve consideration. 



In a word, the opposition to 

 forest reserves, on the part of 

 sheepmen and others, has been 

 caused by the cutting off of the 

 " something for nothing" state of 

 affairs. Free pasturage, and free 

 use of public lands cannot be 

 given up without a struggle. That 

 is the bone of contention : "some- 

 thing for nothing." 



The forest reserves of the West 

 will be increased in number and 

 area from time to time, simply 

 because it is the wish of the 

 great majority of people of that sec- 

 tion. The feeling in favor of the reserves 

 is growing stronger every day. 



The accompanying illustration is sug- 

 gestive of conditions in certain sections of 

 the west, and will give some idea of the 

 way the sheepmen make " enemies." 



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YAGGY CATALPA PLANTATION IN RENO CO., KAN. TREES 

 TEN YEARS OI.D AND FOUR TO SIX INCURS IN DIAMETFR. 



great deal of good 'by encouraging the 

 people to take up tree planting mure gen- 

 erally. 



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Pennsylvania The State Forest Com- 



Forest Preserve, mission of Pennsylvania 



recently concluded the 



purchase of the furnace propert.3 oi the 



Forestry in The Topeka Capital " hopes Mont Alto Iron Company, and about 



Kansas. to see the Kansas Legislature 000 acres of mountain land in Frank! 



in the near future set individ- Adams counties, running down to the 



ual land owners a good example and in- Maryland line. This latest addition to the 



cidentally accomplish valuable results for State's forest preserves lies along 



