THE FORESTS OF GARRETT COUNTY 



BY 



H. M. CURRAN 

 WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GEORGE B. SUDWORTH 



INTRODUCTION. 



The following report on the " Forests of Garrett County " is made 

 under the direction of the Bureau of Forestry, in cooperation with 

 the Maryland Geological Survey. For the history of this coopera- 

 tion and a statement of the .special purposes of these forest investiga- 

 tions, the reader is referred to the reports on the " Forests of Allegany 

 County," ' and the " Forests of Cecil County." 2 



Mr. H. M. Curran, Agent in the Bureau of Forestry, Division 

 of Forest Investigation, has prepared the present report, which is 

 based on a careful personal study of the forest conditions of the 

 county. He was assisted in making valuation surveys of the several 

 types of forest by Messrs. J. E. Keac'h, A. O. Waha, and F. R. 

 Miller. Credit is due, also, to Mr. John Foley, of the Division of 

 Forest Management, for the very excellent photographs from which 

 the half-tone illustrations for this report were made. 



A very important feature of Mr. Curran's report is the develop- 

 ment of the fact that Garrett county still possesses considerable tim- 

 ber, and that, with fire protection and regulated cutting, the forests 

 of the county can be expected to yield a steady supply of timber, 

 which is greatly needed for the development of local mines and other 

 industries. As a means of securing a constant supply of timber and 

 also of increasing and preserving the natural beauty of the region, 

 the recommendation that the state acquire as rapidly as possible, as 



1 Md. Geol. Survey, Allegany County, 1900, p. 263. 



2 Md. Geol. Survey, Cecil County, 1902, p. 295. 



