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fliana Univrsity whereby a part of the Division of Geology's allotment 

 of funds is paid out for field work during the summer months, gives the 

 State practically eight months laboratory and research work in addition. 

 free of cost. A part of that work is recognized in the report on Indiana 

 Kaolin, Oil-bearing Shales, Limestones, the report on coal under state 

 lands and the Handbook of Geology now in preparation. 



By order of the Conservation Commission a log has to be kept and re- 

 turned to the Office on all new wells drilled for oil and gas. Aside from 

 safeguarding the field in a thorough manner these logs are of very great 

 value in determining the substrata. 



The work of the Division has demonstrated the need of a thorough- 

 going soil survey in conjunction with the United States Government. The 

 building stone industry has received valuable assistance through the result 

 of a topographic survey conducted in Lawrence County together with the 

 United States Geological Survey. 



The Entomologist's efforts in warding off a Federal quarantine against 

 Indiana wheat and thereby saving the Indiana farmers very considerable 

 sums of money was made possible only by the fact that the Department has 

 been clothed with police powers. Of similar value was the assistance rend- 

 ered in the fights against the Army Worm and the Chinch bug. 



The Tri-State Forestry Conference held in conjunction with the Federal 

 Government and the wood-using industries is a land mark in the develop- 

 ment of an effective forest policy. 



A new hotel which was much needed has been completed at Turkey Run. 

 Turkey Run, the first State Park to be developed, stands the State approx- 

 imately $80,000 which includes individual contributions to the amonut of 

 $40,000. In the past season (May to October inclusive) it has returned in 

 round figures, an income of $4,500, thus showing that state parks, if needs 

 be, can be made self-supporting. 



Reference is made that the Division of Fish and Game distributed within 

 the State approximately 1,500,000 fry and fingerlings. 



The results in the Game AVarden Service were largely made possible 

 through the readjustment of the work and speak for themselves. As a 

 matter of comparison it is stated that whereas, in the first six months of 

 the fiscal year 171 convictions for violations of the game and fish laws wei'e 

 made which brought to the school fund $l>.sr).00. the second six months re- 

 turned 542 convictions and $3,310 to the school fund. Comparing with the 

 preceding fiscal year a saving in salaries and expenses of $0,515.10 was made 

 and an increase of revenue was had in the amount of $0,110.98 ; a total of 

 $18,626.08. It should be mentioned that this is merely a beginning as the 

 Department lost nearly three months in the necessary reconstruction of 

 the force. 



The publication of Dr. Evermann's remarkable Monograph on Lake Max- 

 iidvuckee is a work which is expected by the scientific world with keen in- 

 terest; and will widely advertise the natural advantages of Indiana lakes. 

 A full list of publications is as follows : 



