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Other Publicly-owned Forest Land. Small, undetermined area of public domain 

 and about 10,000 acres owned by cities. 



Average Annual Consumption. 70,000,000 board feet. (Growth.) 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $5000. 



Forest Fire Laws. Administration of the State forest fire law is through the 

 county sheriffs and is attended with fair results. The large proportion of 

 National Forests within the State provides effective protection under the 

 Forest Service system. Fire losses low. 



Forest Taxation Laws. No special forest taxation laws, although efforts have 

 been made in the last four years to bring action by the Legislature. 



Nurseries. No State nurseries owing to proximity of Forest Service nurseries 

 and comparative cheapness of the stock. State Forester distributed 50,000 

 trees in 1923, chiefly for windbreak planting. Forest Service planted 800 

 acres in 1923 on Pike's Peak watershed. Some exotic species such as 

 Chinese elm grown at Agricultural College nursery. 



Other Activities. Increased interest in ranger and forestry courses at the 

 Colorado Agricultural College, majority of students entering the govern- 

 ment service on the National Forests. Colorado storing timber for future, 

 progressing as National Forests progress. 



CONNECTICUT 



Connecticut State Park and Forest Commission. Present body 

 created in 1921. From 1901 to 1921 State Forester employee 

 of the Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Austin F. Hawes, State Forester, Hartford, Connecticut. 



Land Area of State. 3,084,800 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 3,000,000 acres. 



Present Forest and Idle Area. 1,500,000 acres. 



Timber Stand. 1,500,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. 9000 acres. 



National Forests within State. None. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. 5000 acres by other political units. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 60,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. 300,000,000 board feet. 



Last Biennial Appropriation for Forestry. $72,500. 



Forest Fire Laws. Fire wardens appointed by the State Forester. Five 

 lookout towers in operation. Squad of motorcycle patrolmen. Twelve 

 equipment stations. State encouraging private protective associations. One 

 already formed by 40 land owners with 10,000 acres. 



Forest Taxation Laws. Special forest taxation law permitting classification 

 of not less than five acres of land more valuable than $25 an acre as forest 

 land. Land with timber more than ip years old taxed separately at not more 

 than 10 mills. Timber less than 16 years taxed on value of land alone 

 at local property rate and paying yield tax of 10 per cent, when cut. Law 

 experimental. (See Forest Taxation.) 



Nurseries. Small nursery started in spring of 1924 to supply trees for planting 

 State Forests. 



