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AUTUMN MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE 
; FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 
The New York State Forestry Association was organized last 
January, in Syracuse. At am eeting of the executive committee 
held at the New York Botanical Garden in the spring, N. L. 
Britton, president of the Association, extended an invitation 
to the committee to arrange for a fall meeting at the Garden, 
with the idea of stimulating interest in the work in and about 
New York City and to consider several rather vital problems 
connected with the eae of the Associatio 
s fall meeting was held October 17, in the eae hall of 
the Mu useum building. The meeting opened at 10 A. M. with 
Dr. Britton in the chair, and Dean Baker, of Syracuse University, 
t the secretary's desk. About an hour was devoted to the 
business of the Association. The chief problem discussed at 
“A State-wide Survey of Forest Re- 
rces,” opened by Professor F. F. Moon, of the New York 
cae College of Forestry. At the close of the discussion, there 
was no doubt in the mind of any one present that this survey 
was highly desirable and should be undertaken as soon as ae 
Luncheon was served at one o’clock, in a room adjoining the 
lecture hall, the tables a decorated with various kinds of 
tumn leaves. After luncheon, a brief inspection was made of 
the collections in the museum building under the guidance of the 
curators, and the members assembled shortly after two o’clock 
for the afternoon session. At this session, Professor Walter 
Mulford, of the New York State College of Agriculture, opened 
the subject of “The Possibilities of Woodlot Forestry,”” which 
was freely discussed from the standpoint of the farmer. It was 
thought that a state-wide campaign of education along this line 
would be highly beneficial, and methods of getting the proper 
information to the farmers were suggested. 
he afternoon session adjourned rather early and the members 
were escorted through the grounds and conservatories of the 
Garden by several members of the staff. Special attention was 
devoted to the hemlock grove, on the banks of the Bronx River, 
