State Board of Pokesthy. 33 



The subject must bo "To what extent should Indiaua be refor- 

 ested; give reasons." The essay must be a hand-written manu- 

 script in ink, containing not more than one thousand words. The 

 essay must be in the hands of the board on or before May 1, 1911. 

 Former prize essay winners are not eligble. The essays are to be 

 graded on the basis of 70 points for thought, 30 points for compo- 

 sition, manuscript, etc. The board wishes original thought and no 

 credit will be given contestants who copy verbatim works on forest- 

 ry. If direct quotations are used they should be indicated by quota- 

 tion marks and their source given in a foot note. It is hoped that 

 every boy and girl, eligible to compete, who reads this will send 

 tm essay. 



Address your essay and inquiries to Chas. C. Deam, secretary. 

 State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis, Indiana. 



[Press Bulletin No. 13.] 

 GUN CLUBS TO BUY HUNTING RESERVES. 



It has been suggested that gun clubs, or a number of sports- 

 men, form a company for the purpose of buying large tracts of 

 hilly woodland of southern Indiana, and convert them into forest 

 and hunting reserves. 



There are thousands of acres in that part of the State which 

 are too hilly and broken to be profitable for farming. It was 

 ordained by nature to be a forest and the hunters' vacation ground. 

 If you cannot go to the wilds of the Adirondacks, you can bring 

 the wilds to you in Indiana. Interest a few of your friends in 

 the plan of buying a 500-acre tract or more, and build a nice 

 clubhouse on it. Maintain the best house you find on the tract 

 for the residence of the custodian, who can farm a few of the best 

 fields, guard the reserve and transport you to and from the re- 

 serve. All the remaining cleared land and open woods should be 

 afforested. In a few years the tract will be well stocked with 

 game. 



Such an enterprise would not merely develop a hunters' para- 

 dise, but the timber products would yield a good per cent, on the 

 investment. 



[Press Bulletin No. 14.] 



GREAT LOSS BY WATER. 



Many farms are partly ruined by erosion. The farmers in the 

 southern part of the State have suffered the greatest damage. 

 There are many fields and parts of fields in southern Indiana that 



