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comforts, and more profitable agriculture, than the passage of a stock law; 

 and these things mean the development of our country. 



A State stock law, then, means that a man shall keep his cattle, hogs, and 

 sheep fenced in, instead of permitting them to roam at pleasure over the 

 lands of other persons. If he owned sufficient land so that his hogs and 

 cattle could range freely withoQt interfering with others, we would not be 

 so much interested in the problem; but even though this man owned land 

 he does not have the rights over rainfall and climate. These are for the 

 common good. 



It is the function of good government to promote the welfare of the gov- 

 erned, to protect the weak against the unfair encroachment of the strong, 

 and to do whatever is best for the interests of the majority of the people. 



If forests are for the general good, and the protection of forests is advan- 

 tageous to our civilization and necessary to our comfort, then we are justified 

 in asking our Legislature, which should be composed of intelligent repre- 

 sentatives and statesmen, to make the laws necessary for the protection of 

 the forests. 



Mr. MacEae's paper was listened to with profound attention, and was 

 received with applause. In the discussion which followed Professor 

 W. ]^. Hutt, of the State Department of Agriculture, stated that an un- 

 intelligent or "stand-pat" farmer had recommended to a more progres- 

 sive one the rearing of hogs in the woods, as they could there get their 

 own living. On being asked what he thought it cost per pound to raise 

 such meat, the "stand-pat" farmer replied that he thought it cost nearly 

 nothing. The progressive farmer, after showing the large amount of 

 land that was run over by these hogs and the small amount of pork that 

 was produced per acre and per one hundred dollars invested in this 

 land, declared that in his opinion range pork cost three dollars per 

 pound. 



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 



REPORT or COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Mr. C. P. Heyward read the report of the Resolutions Committee, 

 which recommended the following resolutions: 



Resolution No. 1. 



Whereas, The North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey has been 

 commissioned by the Legislature to make investigations and recommend plans 

 to the people and the Legislature for the improvement of the forest conditions 

 of the State; and. 



Whereas, The Survey has done and is doing as much as possible in this 

 way with the limited amount of money at its disposal: be it 



Resolved, That the North Carolina Forestry Association do endorse the 

 work of the Survey, and do hereby show its appreciation of the assistance, 

 the Survey has given to this Association; and. 



