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all its work, for special temporary activities are placed upon 

 it from time to time. 



(o) Reforestation. Under the reforestation law (Acts of 

 1907, chapter 487) owners of cut-over and waste land who 

 wish to have it reforested can turn over their land to the 

 State Forester for a period of ten years. At the expiration 

 of this period the owner can reclaim his land by paying what 

 the Department has laid out upon it for planting and other 

 work. To date one hundred and fifty plantations, amounting 

 to six thousand acres, have been reforested under the terms 

 of this law. 



(b) State Nurseries. This branch maintains two prin- 

 cipal and three sub or transplant nurseries for the propaga- 

 tion of forest planting stock. This stock is grown, first, for 

 use of the Department for planting on reforestation lots 

 and State forests; second, for use by other State depart- 

 ments; third, for municipalities; and last, for sale at cost 

 to private owners. 



(c) Examination. The forest law provides that any 

 owner of woodland may call on the State Forester for an 

 examination of his woodland or trees. The cost of such an 

 examination to the owners covers the traveling expenses of 

 the visiting forester. The subjects covered in such examina- 

 tions range from an estimate of timber to the identification of 

 a disease on a tree or shrub. 



(d) State Forests. Under the law the State forests pur- 

 chased by the State Forest Commission are turned over to 

 the State Forester for administration. As the Legislature 

 has made no special appropriation for this purpose, the 

 amount of work done along this line is limited, but consid- 

 erable has been done in the construction of fire lines, wood 

 roads, and planting. 



