32 Eleventh Annual Report 



Library. — The total number of accessions is 1,068. During 

 the year 302 accessions have been made. An effort is made to ob- 

 tain for the library all the State and Federal publications bearing 

 upon the subject of forestry. 



Press Bulletins. — The number of press bulletins issued the 

 past year was not as large as was desired. Neither time nor money 

 permitted of the issue of more. The press bulletins are deemed 

 to be of sufficient importance to be reproduced, and are as follows : 



[Press Bulletin No. 11.] 

 PLANT A TREE. 



Many years ago it was a custom when a child was born to com- 

 memorate the event by planting a tree. Today there are many 

 trees sacredly guarded because they were planted by or for some- 

 one whose memory it was desired to perpetuate. Every reader 

 of this article no doubt recalls one or more trees with which are 

 associated pleasant recollections. It may be the one in the yard 

 under which you were accustomed to play. It may be the one 

 that sheltered you when overtaken by a storm on your way to and 

 from school. It may be the one on the river bank under which 

 you sat with fishing pole in hand. It may be the one under which 

 you and your lover exchanged vows, or it may be made dear to 

 you by any one of the many incidents of life. When your child 

 is grown, give it an opportunity to possess a living tree which it 

 can call its own. Mary's and John's trees will always be cared 

 for with tender hands, and when their namesake has forsaken, the 

 old homestead, there will always be a yearning to see ''my tree" 

 again. 



[Press Bulletin No. 12.] 



TEN DOLLARS FOR ESSAY ON FORESTRY. 



In order to encourage the study of forestry among the pupils 

 of the public schools, the State Board of Forestry is offering four 

 prizes of $10 each for the best essays on forestry. The contest- 

 ants for the first prize are limited to the pupils of the seventh 

 grade country schools. The second prize is for the pupils of the 

 eighth grade country schools. The third prize is for the members 

 of freshmen and sophomore classes of the high schools of the 

 State. The fourth prize is for the members of the junior and 

 senior classes of the high schools. The conditions are as follows: 



