24 REFORESTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



ject to the apprpval of the governor and council, cut and sell trees, 

 wood and other produce therefrom. 



SECTION 5. All moneys received by or payable to the commonwealth 

 or any one acting on its behalf under the provisions of this act shall 

 be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth. 



SECTION 6. Land acquired under the provisions of this act and sub- 

 sequently reconveyed under the provisions of sections two or three 

 shall not be exempt from taxation on account of any plantation of 

 trees set out or planted while it was held by the commonwealth. 



SECTION 7. For the purpose of assisting in reforestation a portion, 

 not exceeding twenty per cent of the money authorized by this act 

 to be expended may be used by the state forester for the distribution 

 at not less than cost of seeds and seedlings to land owners who are 

 citizens of the commonwealth, under such conditions and restrictions 

 as the state forester, subject to the approval of the governor and 

 council, may deem advisable. 



SECTION 8. The state forester shall re-plant or otherwise manage 

 all land acquired by the commonwealth and held by it under the pro- 

 visions of this act, in such manner as will, in his judgment, produce 

 the best forest growth both as to practical forestry results and pro-- 

 tection of water supplies. 



SECTION 9. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are 

 hereby repealed. 



SECTION 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 May 1, 1908. 



The purpose of the above act is to place before the people an 

 example along forestry lines which will aid them in carrying 

 out the work for themselves. For this reason it is desired that 

 the State, as far as possible, take over lots easily accessible to 

 main highways. 



In some instances lots have been taken over where it has been 

 deemed advisable to protect the plantations from forest fires by 

 making a fire line, or making provision for some one in the near 

 vicinity to be supplied with fire extinguishers and equipment 

 for fighting fires, and to patrol the lot in exceedingly dry times. 



A number of lots have also been acquired where a small por- 

 tion had some small growth which, if systematically thinned, 

 could be profitably handled (Fig. 22). 



Private parties owning land in the State adapted for reforest- 

 ation purposes should make application to the State Forester, 

 who will gladly furnish advice along forestry lines. 



