io REPORT OF THE FOREST COMMISSION. 



EDUCATION. 



In addition to what is done in the forest reserves and through 

 forest owners a constant effort is made to reach the people at 

 large. By means of lectures, publications, exhibitions and dem- 

 onstrations the meaning of forestry and the State's interest in it 

 are taught to the children and their elders. Valuable aid in this 

 work is given by the Department of Public Instruction. See p. 41. 



SHADE TREES. 



Though this subject can be dismissed with a few words it 

 touches and interests more people intimately than does forestry 

 itself. Shade Tree Commissions are organized in 52 communi- 

 ties, with aggregate resources of $175,000, and the trees are hav- 

 ing more care than ever before. The State foresters are actively 

 aiding this work, giving advice about troubles of all kinds and 

 furnishing the technical knowledge that the local authorities 

 usually lack. There is a growing demand that the shade tree 

 idea be extended to country roads and the Forest Commission 

 is trying to satisfy it through co-operation with the State Road 

 Commissioner. See pp. 27-34. 



FARMS AND FARMING TOWN SITES. 



Agricultural opportunities may be looked for in the forested 

 sections. Forestry makes no claim on land fit for farming but 

 welcomes the farmer as a helper. But beware of Land Schemers 

 who offer "town lots in the pines" at bargain prices. The land 

 may be there, the deed all right yet the buyer gets little of value 

 for his money. See p. 18. 



CO-OPERATION WITH STATE INSTITUTIONS. 



The movement to employ state dependents out of doors is 

 strongly supported. Portions of the forest reserves have been 

 offered as colony sites and a proposition made to use convicts to 

 construct fire lines. See p. 25. 



