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act along the lines of a tax exemption law similar to that which 

 is now in existence for irrigated land. (Laws '81, page 250, Sec. i ; 

 G. S. '83, Sec. 3425; Mills Ann. Stats., Sec. 2006.) The present 

 law exempts land planted to trees from any added increase in valu- 

 ation in the assessment of said land during a period of ten years. 

 A similar law should be enacted for tree planting on unirrrgated 

 land, except that the exemption limit should be extended to a period 

 of at least twenty or more years on account of the greater difficulty 

 of getting trees established and because of their slower growth 

 under such conditions. 



The present law concerned with the control of forest fires 

 through the sheriffs of the various counties where forests occur 

 seems well suited to our needs in this state. The greatest difficulty 

 thus far met with in carrying on the work of forest fire protection 

 under this law has been the lack of a regular deputy, one-half of 

 whose time could be given to this work. This will be possible only 

 when the appropriations for our work are regularly paid or other- 

 wise made available for our use throughout the biennial period. It 

 is impossible to do satisfactory work along any line without a more 

 regular and systematic program, backed by a regular income for 

 carrying it on. While it may be possible to spend an appropriation 

 in three months' time which should have been spread over a period 

 of two years, yet it is impossible to do so with any considerable 

 degree of efficiency and economy. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

 STATE FORESTER 



Apparatus . --$ 28278 



Freight and Express 106.44 



Furniture and Fixtures 396.80 



Labor . 49372 



Laboratory Supplies 100.12 



Permanent Improvements - 2,363.85 



Postage and Stationery 7-9 



Publications 632.04 



Repairs i-i<> 



Salaries - 2,545.26 



Seeds and Plants fc>- 



Telephone and Telegraph 16.90 



Tools, Implements and Machinery 5 IO -^3 



Traveling Expenses -- 4 T -9 2 



Recorder's Fee T - T 5 



$8,000.00 



