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believed the State would derive a great deal of benefit. This 

 suggestion has come to the office a few times from such sources 

 as we have reason to believe would be interested in aiding the 

 future forestry work in Massachusetts. 



Public Lectures and Addresses. 



As heretofore, the State Forester has endeavored to do as 

 much of this kind of work as he could consistently, and kee]) up 

 the regular routine work of the department. More engagements 

 have been filled than ever before. The policy of accepting invi- 

 tations preferably when a large and representative audience is 

 assured (not less than 100), and the meeting an open one, has 

 been adhered to this year, as last. The requests for lectures 

 have been greater than ever. 



Besides the 51 lectures by the State Forester, occasional en- 

 gagements have been filled by assistants. The usual course of 

 lectures was given at the Massachusetts Agricultural (Vjllege 

 during January. 



IMeeting w^itii the State FIRE]MEN^s Associatiox. 



The State Forester was requested to again address the State 

 Firemen's Association on the occasion of their annual meeting, 

 held at Plymouth, September 15. Chiefs of the fire depart- 

 ments have expressed a willingness to co-operate with forest 

 wardens in suppressing forest fires, and have offered in many 

 instances to instruct the wardens in the use and care of extin- 

 guishers. The State Firemen's Association also sent repre- 

 sentatives to address the conference meetings of forest wardens 

 at Northampton and Boston, the su])ject being, in each instance, 

 " The Co-operative Relations between the Firemen's Association 

 and the Forest Wardens." 



The Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science. 



This organization, which is the oldest and most influeutial 

 society of the kind in this country, held its meeting at Portland, 

 Ore., on August 17, and the State Forester, who is secretary- 

 treasurer, attended this meeting. The special program for this 

 occasion was '' Forestry," and various ])hases of the subject were 



