ex Department of Forestry 



INVESTIGATION 



Twenty-five experimental forest plantations were made near Ithaca 

 on land belonging to the University. This involved the planting of over 

 thirty thousand trees. Permanent silvicultural sample plots were estab- 

 lished in woodlands near Windham, Greene county, and near Elmira, 

 Chemung county. 



extension 



The extension work was as follows : 



1. Eleven lectures on forestry were given outside of Ithaca. Three 

 lectures were given at Ithaca during Farmers' Week. 



2. The first bulletin was published in the Farm Forestry Series of 

 Cornell Reading-Course Lessons for the Farm. 



3. A circular letter was sent to all former students of the College who 

 are now living in New York State, offering to make an examination of 

 their woodlands or of land to be planted with forest trees, the only ex- 

 pense to the owner for the examination and for a report being the 

 necessary traveling expenses of the Department's representative. The 

 same offer was made to all land owners of the State through the 

 Announcer of the College of Agriculture, through the agricultural papers, 

 and through general press notices. 



4. Thirteen examinations of forest lands were made in accordance 

 with the above offer. 



5. One cooperative agreement was made with a private woodland 

 owner, for the establishment of a demonstration woodlot. 



6. Exclusive of circular letters the departmental correspondence num- 

 bered about two thousand letters, many of which were in the nature of 

 extension work. 



7. The Department had an exhibit at the State Fair. 



RECOMMENDATION 



The greatest need of the Department is a demonstration and ex- 

 perimental forest tract of two thousand to five thousand acres. 



WALTER MULFORD. 

 Professor of Forestry. 



