382 ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY. 



tions formed for the purpose of making the neces- 

 sary propag anda. } 



The~ first forestry association Organized for the 

 purpose of advancing forestry interests was formed 

 on January 12, 1876, in St. Paul, Minn., largely 

 through the efforts of Leonard B. Hodges. This 

 association was aided by state appropriations, 

 which enabled it to offer premiums for the setting 

 out of plantations, and also to publish and distribute 

 widely a Tree Planters' Manual. Revised editions 

 are issued from time to time, and a distribution of 

 plant material is also occasionally attempted, the 

 state aiding to the extent of i^iooo to ;^2000 

 annually. 



(^In 187s, Dr. John A. Warder issued a call for a 

 convention in Chicago to form a national forestry 

 association. This association was completed in 

 1876 at Philadelphia, but never showed any life or 

 growth. 



In 1882, a number of patriotic citizens at Cin- 

 cinnati called together a forestry congress, incited 

 thereto by the visit and representations of Baron 

 von Steuben, a Prussian forest official, when attend- 

 ing the centennial celebration of the surrender of 

 Yorktown.^ . ■t-^ m^ 



A very enthj*^iastic and representative gathering, 

 on April 25, lasting through the week, led to the 

 formation of the American Forestry Association. 

 This association, holding yearly and intermediate 

 meetings in different parts of the states, has 



