No. 4.] 



REPORT OF STATE FORESTER. 



529 



Types of Land burned Over (Acres) 

 Timber, ..... 

 Second growth, .... 

 Second growth, not merchantable. 

 Brush, ..... 



Grass, ..... 



Not classified, .... 



3,001 

 9,016 

 7,943 

 11,645 

 2,510 

 4,860 



Total 38,975 



Types of Classified Damages. 

 Standing trees, . 

 Lumber, logs and cordwood. 

 Buildings, bogs, . 

 Bridges, fences, . 

 Not classified, 



Total, 



$50,697 

 . 14,427 

 . 3,530 

 331 

 . 26,404 



$95,389 



Comparative Damages by Forest Fires for the Past Five Years. 



Classified Causes of Forest Fires for the Past Three Years. 



Causes. 



Unknown, 



Railroad, .... 



Burning brush, . 



Hunters and smokers, 



Steam sawmills. 



Children, .... 



Miscellaneous, 



Totals ' 



1912. 



Num- 

 ber. 



649 

 640 



93 



223 



8 



79 

 159 



1,851 



Per 



Cent. 



35.1 

 34.6 

 5.0 

 12.0 

 .4 

 4.3 

 8.6 



100.0 



1913. 



Num- 

 ber. 



650 

 913 

 148 

 386 

 6 

 109 

 476 



Per 

 Cent. 



24.2 

 34.0 



5.5 



14.3 



2 



4.1 

 17.7 



100.0 



1914. 



Num- 

 ber. 



1,174 

 830 

 196 

 520 

 3 

 140 

 318 



3,181 



Per 



Cent. 



37.0 

 26.0 

 6.2 

 16.4 

 .1 

 4.4 

 9.9 



100.0 



