148 FORESTRY ALMANAC 



GEORGIA 



Georgia State Board of Forestry. Created in 1922 with purely in- 

 vestigatory powers and no funds. No effective State organization. 



Land Area of State. 37,584,000 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 36,480,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 21,200,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 5,000,000 acres cut-over and not restocking. 



Timber Stand. 42,000,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. None. 



National Forests within State. 84,417 acres. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 1,000,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. Unavailable. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. None. 



No organized forest fire protective system. Railroads liable for damage from 



fires set by engines. 

 No special forest taxation laws. 

 No state nurseries. 

 Active sentiment in State in favor of creation of State Forestry Department 



with adequate law. Educational work at State College of Agriculure. 



Public sentiment aroused by Georgia Forestry Association. 



IDAHO 



State Land Commission. Created in 1889. 



Forestry Officials. I. H. Nash, State Land Commissioner, Boise, 



Idaho. F. G. Miller, Dean, University of Idaho, School of 



Forestry, Moscow. 



Area of State. 53,688,000 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 22,940,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 18,393,333 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 3,966,000 acres (75 per cent, restocking.) 



Timber Stand. 84,440,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. 700,000 acres. 



National Forests within State. 20,616,286 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. 102,450 acres. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 800,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. 160,000,000 board feet. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $45,000. 



Forest Fire Laws. Forest fire protection under Fallon Forest Fire Law of 

 1907. State divided into six fire districts. Cooperate with private owners 

 who have organized strong protective organizations. Efficient systems so 

 far as merchantable timber is concerned but not as effective for cut-over 

 land. About $250,000 a year spent collectively for protection. 



