CONTENTS 



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Proceedings of the Convention 5 



Morning Session 5 



Address of Welcome, by Gov. "W. W. Kitchin 5 



President's Annual Address: What Can We Do to Prevent Forest 



Waste? by Dr. D. H. Hill 6 



Secretary's Report, by J. S. Holmes 9 



The Chestnut Bark Disease Which Threatens North Carolina, 



by J. S. Holmes 13 



The Southern Pine Beetle and Its Control, by E. B. Mason 15 



Enforcing the Present Forest Fire Laws, by James R. Young 18 



Forestry Work of the North Carolina Geological and Economic 



Survey, by Joseph Hyde Pratt 22 



Appointment of Committees 25 



Afternoon Session 26 



Cooperative Fire Protection Under the Weeks Law, by J. G. 



Peters, U. S. Forest Service 27 



Forest Protection as Applied to Maryland Under the Weeks Law, 



by P. W. Besley 32 



The Stock Law and Forest Protection, by Hugh MacRae 34 



Report of Committee on Resolutions 38 



Report of Committee on Nominations 41 



Constitution of the North Carolina Forestry Association 41 



Evening Session 44 



General Principles of Forestry, by J. G. Peters 44 



Extracts from Letters Relating to Forestry 46 



Forest Fires in North Carolina During 1911, by J. S. Holmes, Forester. . . 51 



Introduction 51 



The Weather 51 



Tabular Statement 52 



Causes of Forest Fires 59 



Suggested Forestry Legislation for North Carolina 61 



Present Laws Relating to Forestry 61 



Suggested Legislation Relating to Forestry 62 



List of Publications 67 



