SO BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



farms. I presume the plan of our work will appear to some 

 extent in our catalogue. 



Mr. HOYT. This is a question that I am interested in. 

 I have had some experience in growing trees and knowing 

 the habits of trees, and I am interested to know that there are 

 some steps being taken to promote forestry in this State, but 

 I would like to give those who are interested in this move- 

 ment and those who are starting in it a few points in relation 

 to seedling trees, and those which are best adapted for forest 

 growth. As Professor Brewer stated this morning, it is over 

 twenty years ago since this board first commenced to talk 

 upon this question. This question of forestry has been 

 touched upon and discussed at various times at these meetings, 

 but, what has been done in this State by the farmers? I can- 

 not understand that there has been anything done. The 

 profits from it or avails from it are so far in the distant future 

 that the farmers will not as a class take hold of this work. 

 My own opinion is that it is a work that ought to be and 

 must be done by the State. I feel that there should be a 

 commissioner of forestry for the State of Connecticut the same 

 as we have our commissioners for various things. We have 

 our fish commissioner, and dairy commissioner, and cattle 

 commissioner, etc. The farmers are commencing to inquire, 

 or at least some of them are, as to how they shall get these 

 things, or how they shall start them. It has been said here 

 that this must be carried on in a businesslike way. Of 

 course it must be done in a business manner, but the question 

 is, how are the farmers going to get this information that is 

 necessary in order to enable them to start on these lines that 

 are suggested? There must be some effort put forth to edu- 

 cate the farmers up to this work, and to give them proper in- 

 formation. I believe the State could well afford to assist in 

 the work, but as Yale University has taken hold of it I trust 

 that the information that is required will be forthcoming. A 

 few years ago I saw a statement that a black walnut tree had 



