The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-27

dUO AVA01OVo W oC oOUQCtxkluS |
Worth While
A convention Of a surprising sly large
amount of enthusiasm was that
which deliberated Wednesday of last
week in the Auditorium with an illus
trated lecture to a very good audi
cncc.
This was the second annual meet
Ing OF the North Carolina Forestry
Association and it opened yesterday
morning at 1880 in the House Of
Representatives. Rev. A. D.. Wilcox
offered prayer and Governor w. w.
kitChin made the address of well
come. Governor kitchin expressed
great interest in the proposition to
save the forests Of the State and said
that he had been glad to see so many
here representing such a varied citi-
zen1.hip.
There were many visitors. They
came is delegates and as representa-
tives Of bodies devoted to civic i'm
provement. DIR. d. II. Hill Of the
A. & NJ. Colla~n who was president
of the association, made the annual
address in which he old OF the
meaning Of forestry improvement and
how the work had been furthered by
publicity. He introduced Attorney
General Beckett. who told the asso-
citation how to proceed about secur-
ing q law which would help the
cause,
Insurance. Commissioner YOung'S
plan for protecting the State against
these fire losses caused a deal of IA
vorable comment. and the address
Of pr. Joseph Hyde Pratt upon the
forestry work OF North Cardinals
Geological and Economic Survey
made a splendid showing for a short
period.
Mr.. MasOn's Address.
Mr.. Z. y. Mason, Of tio Bureau OF
Entomology, made an interesting adj
dress upon the control Of the South
efn pine beetle. He saw three rea-
sons for the pleasure that he had in
making the address. The first one
was the interest that North Carolina
showed in the pine beetle destruction;
the second was the cooperation OF
the North Carolina Forestry AssocIa-
ton in the formation of the Neck
ienburg County Pine Beetle Associa-
ton with the Castor Forestry Asso-
citation, followed by similar organiza-
lions; and, third, because they are
lighters in fact and o in name.
Mr.. Mason painted a gloomy pie.
ture Of the dead pine, the work o
The un-slain pine beetle. lie sale
that there is no need OF trying tt
resurrect hat timber. It is dead
He believed that the living pine may
be saved. This pest has existed Al
years. It's great invasions of 1S90-s3
are well remembered, though, for tn
most part. it's work has not been S,
spectacular. There can be expected
no natural factor to come to the ait
OF the dying groups Of pine. Tn
usual climatic conditions stopped
lrglnia devastation, but it isn't to b
The speaker showed how the beetl
works. The vanda operates il
thlrty days and he is a prolific institu
tion. You do not find the beetl
oroods in dead trees. That's why
IS easy to locate them. The tree
attacked by the beetles, he said, ough
TO be cut into cordwood and burne
park and all. The time to do this j
an the winter. The fallen tree at
tracts the attention of the beetles 70
miles, In the summer. If done,
g to be done by the communit
Mr. Mason quoted State Foreste
~ = Holmes as having said tina
tnere has been more pine timber dc
stroyed by the Southern pine beetl
I NAN D ythe forest fires. Concerto
work can destroy the beetle now. Til
auFlce can be had from headauart
ers' the people themselves must act.
The Night Lecture.
Inc lecture last night in TIL
hlultorium was given by Mr.. j. {
refers and slides were used.
Aany or these were pictures take
rom North Carolina and familia
FOUNTAIN n eastern regions wei
eno"h. The results Of fires. of ere
oioh' OF water and every hostile ell,
nneht were shown on the canvas NJ
ne'ers spoke briefly of the work
me departments have been doing an
- We interest that fha farast. a,