CONSEKVATION COMMISSION 107 



September l-i. Wellsville Agricultural Fair at Wellsville. 

 September 1-4. Delaware Valley Fair at Walton. 

 September 1-4. Warren County Fair at Warrensburgh. 

 September 7-11. Chemung County Fair at Elmira. 

 September 7-11. Clean Agricultural Fair at Glean. 

 September 8-11. Boonville Agricultural Fair at Boonville. 

 September 7-11. Columbia County Fair at Chatham. 

 September 7-11. Clinton County Fair at Plattsburgh. 

 September 16-19. Genesee County Fair at Batavia. 

 September 15-18. St. Lawrence County Fair at Canton. 

 September 15-18. Franklin County Fair at Malone. 

 September 22-26. Queens County Fair at Mineola. 

 September 22-25. Erie County Fair at Hamburgh. 

 September 21-25. Cobleskill Agricultural Fair at Cobleskill. 

 September 29-Gctober 2. Binghamton Industrial Exposition 

 at Binghamton. 



September 29-Gctober 3. Montgomery County Fair at Fonda. 

 'September 7-19. Eochester Industrial Exposition at Eochester. 



It is too soon to measure the results of this effort. We found 

 much interest taken, secured names of interested parties, and sold 

 a large quantity of trees. 



A bulletin on forest fires has been issued during the year. It 

 has served the purpose admirably and residents have evinced 

 much interest in this important work. We have prepared the 

 manuscript for two bulletins relative to the Forest Preserve. Gur 

 supply of Bulletin 7, " -Shade Trees," and Bulletin 9, " Farm 

 Woodlot," has been entirely distributed and new editions should 

 be printed. We have also issued a poster for use at Farmers' 

 Institutes and other gatherings of this kind. 



REFORESTATION 



The actual reforestation of our idle non-agricultural lands has 

 been pushed with increased vigor, and greater progress has been 

 made. The inventory of the nurseries shows an increase in quan- 

 tity; the purchase by private owners indicates a continued and 

 increased interest; the consumption by State institutions has 

 reached a fieiire not heretofore attained : while the reforestation 



