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(e) Educational Work. This is carried on by the publica- 

 tion of bulletins, the dissemination of newspaper articles, the 

 arrangement of exhibits at fairs, and other public celebra- 

 tions, through correspondence, and by personal interviews. 



There is an assistant forester in charge of the work in this 

 Department and two other foresters, one of whom is located 

 at Springfield. There are three nursery foremen and three 

 field foremen, who are permanent employees. 



State Forest Commission. 



Although this department is not a part of the State For- 

 ester's office, it is so closely associated with it that a review 

 of this kind would not be complete unless it were mentioned. 

 Upon this commission is placed the duty of selecting and pur- 

 chasing large areas of waste land at prices not to exceed five 

 dollars per acre for reforestation and management on the 

 part of the State Forester. He is, in fact, one of the three 

 commissioners. They have only one permanent employee, 

 an engineer, who carries out the directions of the commission 

 in getting together the land and making the necessary sur- 

 veys. There are at present four State forest reservations, 

 containing in all about eleven thousand acres. 



