FOREST COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 99 



BENJAMIN C. JORDAN FUND. 



At the session of the Legislature of 1909 Benjamin C. Jor- 

 dan, of Alfred, who for many years has been interested in con- 

 serving the timber lands of Maine, presented to the members 

 the unique proposition of giving to the state the sum of 

 $1,000.00. The conditions of said gift are set forth in the fol- 

 lowing proposition, signed by Mr. Jordan : 



I would like to give to the State of Maine, to be its property 

 forever, one thousand dollars, on condition that in consideration 

 of said gift the state shall, once in 18 years, offer five prizes to 

 be called the Jordan Forestry Prizes, as follows : 



$500.00 1st prize 

 $250.00 2d " 

 $125.00 3d " 

 $100.00 4th 

 $25.00 5th " 



Said prizes to be offered now by the State for the five best lots 

 of young forest growth in the State and awarded by the State 

 Forest Commissioner subject to the approval of the Governor, 

 January 1st, 1927, and once in 18 years afterward forever, after 

 a careful examination of all lots competing in accordance with 

 the following rules : 



Rule 1. Each lot shall consist of one parcel of not less than 

 ten acres in somewhat regular shape and shall toe accurately 

 surveyed and plotted. 



Rule 2. The majority of said trees shall not be less than ten 

 feet nor more than thirty feet high and not less than ten nor 

 more than thirty years old when the prize is awarded. 



Rule 3. Said forest may consist of any of the following 

 kinds of trees, but other circumstances and conditions being 

 equal, preference shall be given in the following order: White 

 Pine, White Oak, Hickory, Chestnut, Hacmatack, White Ash, 

 Yellow Oak, Red Oak, Bass, Hemlock, Spruce, Norway Pine, 

 Pitch Pine, Cedar, Fir, Poplar, Birch, Maple, Beech and Elm. 



