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make up what the State Forester chooses to designate as the 

 Massachusetts forest poUcy. For a fuller discussion in detail 

 the reader is referred to a paper entitled "The Massachusetts 

 Forest Policy," which the State Forester read before the Society 

 for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, at Washington, D. C, 

 on Nov. 11, 1914, and which is reprinted elsewhere in this 

 report. 



It has taken eleven years since the creating of the office of 

 State Forester, therefore, to arrive at our present well-rounded- 

 out forestry system. It now behooves us to build up a splendid 

 State forest structure upon this foundation. The energies of the 

 State Forester henceforth will be to explain, simplify and put 

 into practical operation forestry practices of all sorts, and he 

 asks the whole-hearted co-operation of all Massachusetts citi- 

 zens to that end. 



While it has been necessary for the State Forester to go to 

 the Legislature each year for many new laws and special ap- 

 propriations, it is believed that our future forestry bills will 

 be more spontaneous and come from our people themselves. 

 We have at the present time not only cordial co-operation and 

 interest on the part of the lawmakers themselves, but much 

 interest is shown in the State, city and local organizations of 

 every kind. Examples of these are the Patrons of Husbandry 

 or State Grange; State Board of Agriculture; Federation of 

 Women's Clubs; boards of trade; sportsmen's organizations, 

 etc. 



The one organization in particular which has, from its natural 

 affiliations and close association with the State Forester, been of 

 great assistance is the IMassachusetts Forestry Association. 

 This organization introduced the bill creating this office, and 

 the development of forestry interest throughout jNIassachusetts 

 can be gauged by the great increase in membership of this 

 association alone. A few years ago a membership of 800 was 

 pointed to with pride, while the past year its membership 

 totaled 3,200. This organization is not only interested in 

 modern forestry development, as, for example, in offering a 

 prize for a competition in municipal forest planting of 50,000 

 young trees to the winner this next spring, but the association 



