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STATE NEWS 



ALASKA 



rpHAT the turning to Alaska on the part 

 -*- of pulp and paper manufacturers seek- 

 ing a new source of pulp wood will not 

 only hasten the development of the terri- 

 tory but will greatly stimulate timber sale 

 business on the two National Forests lo- 

 cated in Alaska is the belief of United 

 States Forest Service officials, as expressed 

 in a recent bulletin sent out by the Service 

 from its Alaskan station. The official rec- 

 ords show that during the past 15 years 

 more than 444 million feet of timber has 

 been sold from the Alaskan National For- 

 ests. Including the fiscal year ended last 

 June, a total of $178,918.98 has been re- 

 ceived by the territory from forest business 

 on the two National Forests since the 

 Forests were established. Twenty-five per 

 cent of this money may be used for road 

 and school purposes. An increase in these 

 funds which would come from increased 

 forest business, will be of great benefit in 

 the development of the territory. 



'"PHE $26,730.37 which has come to Alaska 

 from the receipts from forest business on 

 the Chugach and Tongass National Forests 

 for the fiscal year ended June 30 makes a 

 total amount of $178,918.98 received by the 

 territory from this source since the forests 

 were established, according to figures just 

 furnished by Forest officials. 



This money, 25 per cent of the total re- 

 ceipts from National Forest business, goes 

 into the road and school funds of the coun- 

 ties in which the forests are located ; but 

 in the case of Alaska, which has no coun- 

 ties, the funds may be used for road or 

 school purposes by the territory in any 

 part of Alaska. 



That the turning to Alaska on the part 

 of pulp and paper manufacturers seeking 

 a new source of pulp wood will not only 

 hasten the development of the territory, 

 but will greatly stimulate timber sale busi- 

 ness on the two National Forests located in 

 Alaska is the belief of the Forest officials. 

 The official records show that during the 

 past fifteen years over 444 million feet, 

 board measure, of timber has been sold 

 from the Alaskan National Forests. In- 

 creased forest business will return to the 

 territory more money for roads and schools, 

 and these annual payments constitute one 

 of the continuous benefits assured Alaska 

 by the location of National Forests within 

 her boundaries. 



KENTUCKY 

 TY7 C. HANNA, State Commissioner of 

 * Agriculture, who has recently come in 

 charge of the Forestry Department, has 

 announced that several kinds of trees may 

 be had free from the State nurseries for 



the digging and removing. If any one 

 wishes to have trees shipped to him, he 

 may receive them by paying the actual ship- 

 ping and wrapping costs. This is a good 

 opportunity for Kentuckians to procure 

 beautiful trees for their roadways and 

 lawns. 



The following species of trees are of- 

 fered : White maple, sugar maple, birch, 

 dogwood, redbud, elm, white oak, black 

 oak, walnut, wild cherry, willow, catalpa, 

 locust, cherry oak,, pine, tulip poplar. Any 

 one desiring information concerning the 

 trees may write to W. C. Hanna, Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture, Frankfort. 



MICHIGAN 

 TMTCHIGAN'S ninth forest preserve the 

 Lake Michigan State Forest, located 

 in Emmet County was formally opened 

 October 1, according to Marcus Schaaf, 

 state forester. This tract is located on 

 Cecil Bay, seven miles from Carp Lake, 

 and comprises 3,000 acres. Mr. Schaaf, 

 whose headquarters are at Grayling, is 

 now searching for a practical woodsman 

 to take charge of the preserve. The state 

 is resuming its pre-war policy this year, 

 of opening two new preserves annually. 

 The other preserve to be established this 

 year is a 9,000-acre tract in Montmorency 

 County. The state now has 600,000 acres 

 in its preserves. 



NEW YORK 



r rHE New York State Forestry Associa- 

 tion is planning a big forestry dinner, 

 which is to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria 

 in New York City on December 16. A 

 large, enthusiastic gathering is expected 

 and "A Guide to Action" is to be the gen- 

 eral subject of discussion, for it is expect- 

 ed that the dinner will develop suggestions 

 to be followed later in the formulation of 

 the Association's legislative program to be 

 brought before the coming session of the 

 Legislature. The organization's slogan 

 "New York's Forests A Heritage and A 

 Hope" is inspiring, as indicating the en- 

 thusiastic spirit behind the enterprise. 



FOREST FIRE LOSSES DURING 1920 



TVO loss of timber or equipment has occur- 

 red in the territory comprising several 

 million acres protected by 66 wardens main- 

 tained by the Western Forestry and Con- 

 servation Association, and in general the 

 forest fire loss in the Northwest has been 

 less this year than last. Washington has 

 had 754 fires in 1920 against 847 in 1919 

 and lost less than 42,000,000 feet of timber, 

 compared to 60,000,000 feet last year. Of 

 the 7S4 fires, 120 were due to campers, 74 

 to lighting, 60 to cigarettes. There have 

 been an unusual number of lightning 

 fires in Oregon this year but less loss th 

 last year. The same is true of Montana 

 and of other western states. 



