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Forest Fire Laws. No forest fire protective system. Statutes provide penal- 

 ties for setting fires and require railroads to clear rights of way of 

 inflammable material so far as possible. 



Forest Taxation Laws. None. 



State Nurseries. None. 



Other Activities of State. Legislature in 1921 created the division of con- 

 servation and survey at the University of Nebraska to survey the natural 

 resources of the State, including the forests ; to investigate the conservation 

 problem of the State; to appoint the member of the division State Forester; 

 to assist in developing the forest resources and parks of the State ; and to 

 enter into such cooperative agreements with the Federal Government as 

 are necessary in surveys and investigations. S. E. Condra, Director of 

 Division. 



NEVADA 



No State Forestry Department 



Land Area of State. 70,285,440, acres. 



Original Forested Area. 3,904,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 5,500,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 100,000 acres. 



Timber Stand. 2,200,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. None. 



National Forests within State. 4,976,513 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. None. 



Average Annual lumber production. 20,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. Unavailable. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. None. 



No protective organization. Heavy penalties for wilful setting of fires. 



No special taxation laws. 



No state nurseries. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE 



Forestry Department. Created in 1909. 



John H. Foster, State Forester, Concord, New Hampshire. 



Land Area of State. 5,779,840 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 5,760,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 4,435,000 acres. 



Inferior and Idle Forest Land. 1,745,000 acres. 



Timber Stand. 7,400,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. 18,000 acres. 



National Forests within State. 404,345 acres. 



Other Publicly owned Forest Area. 12,000 acres by political units beside state. 



Average Annual Lumber Production (cut). 350.000.000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. 650,000,000 board feet. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $73,000 (all purposes). 



