Office Work. 



The work of the office, in the greater part, was as follows : 



First: The answering of inquiries that came to the depart- 

 ment through personal visits' and correspondence. 



Second: The work of topically cataloguing the library acces- 

 sions. 



Third: The administration of the Forest Experimental Sta- 

 tion and recording data accruing from the experiments in pro- 

 gress. 



Fourth : Field work. 



Fifth: Creating an interest in forestry by issuing press bul- 

 letins, offering a prize for the best essay on forestry and in mak- 

 ing a preliminary study of the woodworking industries of the 

 State. 



'Correspondence. — The inquiries that came to the department 

 were practically all in the nature of seeking information on forest 

 planting. Landowners wish to know what kind of trees to plant; 

 the distance apart the trees should be planted; where to buy the 

 seedlings, etc. Only one inquiry was received asking where timber 

 could be sold to the best advantage. This inquiry came from a 

 non-resident who had an undivided interest in Indiana land. 

 Owners of timber are never at a loss to find buyers. 



During the year 1,289 first-class letters were received, and 

 1,427 first-class letters were mailed. There were also mailed 2,096 

 first-class circular letters and 5,374 second-class circular letters. 



There are frequent requests for the annual reports and the 

 supply previous to 1910 has been exhausted, except a few copies 

 of 1903 and 1909. In September a janitor discovered about 300 

 copies of the 1903 reports that had been stored in the basement 

 for years, which accounts for the remaining copies of this report. 

 There were repeated requests for back reports, which can not be 

 filled. The number of reports mailed during the year was as fol- 

 lows: One of 1901, thirty-nine of 1903, two of 1906, fifty-eight 

 of 1907, twenty-seven of 1908, five hundred and sixty-six of 1909 

 and 838 of 1910, making a total of 1,532. 



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