166 FORESTRY ALMANAC 



OREGON 



State Board of Forestry. Created in 1907. 



F. A. Elliot, State Forester, Portland, Oregon, Lynn F. Cronemiller, 

 deputy State Forester. 



Area of State. 61,887,000 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 35,200,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 21,344,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 4,904,000 acres. 



Timber Stand. 393,558,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. 74,000 acres. 



National Forests within State. 13,137,447 acres. 



Other Publicly owned Forest Area. None. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 4,000,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. Unavailable. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $42,500. 



Forest Fire Laws. Fire warden and district system. Burning slash or brush- 

 land without permit or operating logging engines without spark arresters 

 forbidden from June I to October i. Compulsory patrol requires timber- 

 land owners to furnish patrol approved by state board during fire season. 

 Makes unlawful negligence in setting fires or building camp fires. Requires 

 clearing of rights of way by builders of trails, roads, railroads, power lines 

 or telephone lines. 302 paid fire wardens outside of National Forests. 



Forest Taxation Laws. No special forest taxation law. Classification and 

 severance tax law passed at 1923 session of Legislature vetoed by the 

 Governor on the ground that it would give unfair advantage to timberland 

 owners and be disadvantageous to general body of taxpayers. 



Nurseries. No state forest nurseries, 



Other Activities of State. General educational work in behalf of forestry 

 and forest protection. 



PENNSYLVANIA 



Department of Forests and Waters. Created in 1895. 

 Robert Y. Stuart, Secretary and State Forester, Harrisburg, Pa. 

 Lewis E. Staley, Deputy. 



Land Area of State. 28,692,480 acres. 

 Original Forested Area. 28,160,000 acres. 

 Present Forest Area. 13,024,399 acres. 

 Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 5,000,000 acres. 

 Timber Stand. 11,676,211,200 board feet and 48,650,881 cords. 

 State Forests. 1,131,276 acres. 

 National Forests within State. 100,000 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. 19,000 acres by communities; 47,000 other 

 State land. 



