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in no case has more than 40 per cent, died out. Even at this 

 early date some of these lots have started to fill their mission of 

 demonstrating, and influencing land owners to undertake forest 

 planting. One party not owning land suitable for reforestation 

 bought over 200 acres of cheap waste land, and intends plant- 

 ing it in the coming spring. Another party, owning 50 acres of 

 run-out pasture land, became interested through looking over 

 one of these plantations where young pine had been planted on 

 land similar to his own. Many other parties, becoming inter- 

 ested, set out smaller areas. 



Deeds for 921 acres have been recorded and the land planted 

 last spring. In order to carry on the work, five galvanized-iron 

 shacks were constructed, which will accommodate from eight to 

 ten men, these shacks enabling the men to live on the lot during 

 the planting season, and doing away with the necessity of trans- 

 porting the men to and from work, as had been the case when 

 the lot was a number of miles from any town. The average cost 

 of planting was brought to a slightly lower cost through the use 

 of these shacks and other economical methods. 



State Plantations, 1910. 



