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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



December 



vey, and early in its career this bureau 

 arranged for a co-operative survey of 

 the wooded areas of the several coun- 

 ties with the then Bureau of Forestry 

 of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. The topographic survey 

 of the state was already well advanced 

 and the experts detailed by the nation- 

 al bureau platted the results of their 



Investigations to date have been 

 completed for Garrett, Allegany, Ce- 

 cil, St. Mary's, Calvert, Worcester, 

 Kent, and Harford counties -eight of 

 the twenty-three counties of the state. 

 Reports giving a detailed account of 

 the forest conditions have already been 

 issued by the Maryland Geological 

 Survey for Garrett, Alleganv, and Ce- 



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Barrens Timber; an area recently cut over. 



field observations on the detailed maps 

 at their disposal. This important work, 

 which has been carried on at intervals 

 since it was first inaugurated, has al- 

 ready resulted in the mapping of the 

 wooded areas of several counties, and 

 there is every assurance that the entire 

 state will ultimately be mapped in this 

 way. 



cil counties, while the manuscripts re- 

 lating to St. Mary's and Calvert coun- 

 ties are awaiting publication. A forest 

 map of Worcester county showing the 

 commercial types has already been 

 printed, on the scale of one mile to the 

 inch. The forest types are represent- 

 ed on the map in different colors and 

 a convention is introduced showing 



