REPORT OF SPECIAL FORESTRY COMMITTEE 19 



years, were visited. We next saw the planting of 

 white and norway pine owned by Mr. Amos Bridge 

 of Hazardville, Conn., planted by the Shakers some 

 forty or forty-five years ago. The next day in com- 

 pany with Mr. Filley and Professor J. W. Tourney, 

 Dean of the Yale Forestry School, plantings of the 

 New Haven Water Company adjacent to the City of 

 New Haven, and two private plantings at Greenfield 

 Hill near Bridgeport were examined. Not only from 

 the work seen and the plantations visited but from 

 the opportunity afforded in coming in contact with 

 men thoroughly versed in the work of the forestry 

 departments of these three great States did the Com- 

 mittee gain much valuable knowledge. 



On Aug. 3, in company with Hon. Robert S. 

 Conklin a trip was made to the Mt. Alto Forestry 

 School at Mt. Alto., Pa, and here the Old Forge, 

 Irishtown, Monaghan and South Mountain planta- 

 tions were seen. The plantings were older than in 

 the North Central part of Pennsylvania and the re- 

 sults obtained covered a longer period of time. 

 Pennsylvania has planted 6,000 acres principally to 

 white and norway pine averaging 2,000 trees to the 

 acre. This planting has cost on an average, $9 per 

 acre, exclusive of cost of land and interest on the 

 investment. 



On all the tours of inspection many growths of 

 white, scotch, norway and western yellow pine, 

 European larch and norway spruce were seen. These 

 plantations covered hundreds of acres and all stages 

 of growth from one year to twelve years. Every- 

 where the results were the same. Nowhere had the 

 attempt to grow trees proved unsuccessful. The 

 stock all appeared thrifty and showed wonderful 

 growths each year. Some of these were measured by 

 the Committee and reached a growth of thirty-five 

 inches for this year, and it was stated that they 

 would probably grow another three inches before the 

 season was over. 



The Committee held a meeting with the members 

 of the Forestry Commission of Pennsylvania and 



