DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 55 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY. 



To the President: 



Sir: The forestry department has continued the usual rate of in- 

 creased interest during the year. Mr. F. H. Sanford, who assisted in the 

 department from December 1, 1906 to July 1, 1907, rendered valuable 

 service. By a rearrangement of the agricultural and forestry courses, 

 the forestry students will, until further change, continue forestry from 

 the beginning of the spring term of the sophomore year. This is a 

 decided advantage as by this arrangement some of the technical agri- 

 culture formerly required is replaced with a forestry subject. 



The records show that the total enrollment of classes was 155 the 

 number of different students being 64. The farm wood-lots have been 

 further improved by the removal of inferior trees and their replacement 

 with more valuable species. In this work about 200 cords of wood were 

 cut which netted 80 cents per cord for soft wood and |1.40 per cord for 

 hard wood. The forest nursery has been extended to include five acres. 

 The whole area has been much improved by a rearrangement and the 

 laying out of cross drives. A permanent plantation of the more valu- 

 able species of forest trees has been made with the expectation that it 

 will take the place of the 30 year plantation near the postofifice and 

 serve to demonstrate the comparative value of the different species for 

 forestry purposes. About 20,000 trees were planted in the wood-lots on 

 the college farm, consisting mostly of locust, chestnut and white ash. 

 Surplus trees to the value of $117.65, not suitable for planting or not 

 needed here were sold. According to the direction of the State Board 

 of Agriculture, trees were distributed gratis to 16 state institutions 

 for the ornamentation of their grounds. All reports received from 

 these consignments state that the trees were received in excellent con- 

 dition and were much appreciated. 



The department continues in the present cramped quarters. More 

 space for classes, laboratories and museum should be provided as soon 

 as possible. We need the floor space stated in my communication to 

 you under date of December 26, 1906, viz, 9692 square feet. This space 

 should be provided either in the agricultural building to be erected or in 

 the present dairy or agricultural building. The museum specimens be- 

 longing to this department are at present stored in five different buildings 

 some having been destroyed for want of a proper place for their 

 preservation. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



E. E. BOGUE, 

 Professor of Forestry. 



Agricultural College, Mich., June 30, 1907. 



