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of cottonwoods and other quick' growing trees that have value for 

 paper pulp and excelsior, and of willows for making baskets. Several 

 years must pass before anything of value can be said about these 

 efforts. 



PROGRESS. 



The year has seen a notable increase in the number of citizens 

 who want to' practice forestry or are looking after the shade trees in 

 their neighborhoods. Though shade tree work, or arboriculture, is 

 not forestry the Forest Commission is charged by law to promote it. 



The means by which forest owners are interested and induced 

 to look after their properties are first, protection against fire, and 

 second, showing them how. As reasonable safety is assured to a 

 locality interest in forestry awakens and the opportunity to practice 

 it is given. The day of enthusiasm for a vague abstraction is 

 passing; it must be demonstrated that forestry will pay better than 

 letting the woodlands alone. And, fortunately, an extra dividend 

 can be taken in the form of pleasure. This the public can share 

 with the owner. 



An indication of the activity in this direction is found in the 

 statement that during the year improvement fellings and plantations 

 have been made under the direction of the State foresters on 13 

 properties embracing 1,600 acres. This is in addition to about 

 25,000 acres that have been under their direction for several years. 



FOREST MANAGEMENT. 



In New Jersey this means finding ways to develop the "second 

 growth" forest, which is practically all we have, and make it contin- 

 uously productive. In North Jersey the necessity of removing 

 trees affected with the chestnut blight, (see p. 75) undoubtedly 

 has induced many owners to think of forestry and to appeal to 

 the Forest Commission. In several cases it was possible to direct 

 necessary fellings so that the growing trees of other species than 

 chestnut were saved. By then planting evergreens in the gaps 

 new forests were established which, in time, may easily be more 

 attractive and valuable than the old. 



Markets. The chief difficulty encountered when a forest is to 



