174 FORESTRY ALMANAC 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 11,000,000 acres cut-over, mostly restocking. 



Timber Stand. 14,000,000,000 board feet; 43 per cent, hemlock. 



State Forests. 173,000 acres. 



National Forests within State. None. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. Federal 5000 acres; State Parks 15,000 

 acres; School Lands. 150,000 acres. 



Average Annual Lumber Production (cut). 1,000,000,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. 1,500,000,000 board feet. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. $35,000 for all purposes, including 

 road improvements on State lands (1923). 



Forest Fire Laws. State and local fire warden system. State Warden em- 

 powered to mass such forces and other officials and individuals for fire 

 fighting. Penalties for defacing warning notices; for leaving campfires 

 unextinguished ; for wilful and negligent setting of fires. Spark arresters 

 required on engines, boilers, etc. Fire patrols in dry periods. 



Forest Taxation Laws. No special forest taxation laws except 30 year exemp- 

 tion of forest stand up to 40 acres on application. Law complicatel and 

 little availed of. 



Nurseries. One State Nursery of seven acres at Trout Lake, Vilas County. 

 Capable of producing million trees at capacity. Fair demand for stock 

 from public and private sources. 



Other Activities. About 500,000 trees planted in 1923, 300,000 on other than 

 State lands and the rest on State lands. Conservation Commission advises 

 on methods of planting. Advocates the value of farm woodlots and advises 

 on its creation and promotion. 



WYOMING 

 No State Forestry Department 



Land Area of State. 52,460,160 acres. 



Original Forested Area. 8,000,000 acres. 



Present Forest Area. 11,000,000 acres. 



Idle or Unproductive Forest Land. 500,000 acres. 



Timber Stand. 20,000,000,000 board feet. 



State Forests. None. 



National Forests within State. 8,417,773 acres. 



Other Publicly-owned Forest Area. None. 



Average Annual Lumber Production. 18,400,000 board feet. 



Average Annual Consumption. Unavailable. 



Last Annual Appropriation for Forestry. None. 



No fire protective system. Railroads required to burn grass along rights of 



way. Penalties for failing to extinguish fires once started. 

 No special forest taxation laws. 

 No state nurseries. Bounty of not more than $10 per acre payable to citizen 



planting and caring for trees on one or more acres for five years. 



