06 



Second Annual Report of the 

 Reforesting Statistics 1909-1012. 



YEAR. 



Number 



of 

 nurseries. 



Area of 

 nurseries. 



Capacity 

 of nurseries 



Trees sold 

 private 

 owners. 



Trees 

 planted on 

 State lands . 



Number 



of 

 orders. 



1909 



5 

 5 

 6 



8 



25 acres .... 

 30 acres. . . . 

 37 acres. . . . 

 49 acres. . . . 



8,227,000 

 11,763,000 

 15,769,500 

 19,468,000 



1,005,000 

 1,700,000 

 1,670,370 



*3, 587, 875 



90,000 

 None 

 120,000 

 1,346,500 



189 



1910 



313 



1911 



410 



1912 



524 







* Includes 176,565 cuttings. 



STATE INSTITUTION FORESTRY. 



The new Conservation Law required this Commission to make 

 an examination of lands of the State used in connection with 

 State institutions, to make recommendations thereupon, and 

 give advice in regard to the protection and improvement of the 

 forests and shade trees on such properties. In accordance with 

 this provision of the law, examinations of nearly all of the forest 

 properties of the State institutions have been made and reports 

 transmitted to the various officers in charge. 



There are forty State institutions with a total land area of 

 about thirty-five thousand acres under the direction of various 

 State officials. These lands are situated in a large number of 

 counties and on account of the varying character of the growth, 

 past use, and the needs of the institution present numerous 

 problems. As a matter of fact, these woodlands which belong to 

 the State have not been handled any better than those under 

 private ownership. 



As an example of what can be done at these places. I cite the 

 conditions at Craig Colony, Sonyea, K. Y. There are at this 

 place one thousand forty-five acres of woodland consisting of 

 young growth so dense as to require heavy thinning in order to 

 get the maximum growth. The material secured from the thin- 

 nings will yield a profit and will also reduce the operating expenses 

 of the institution, provide healthful work for the inmates and 

 result in greater wood growth. 



At Central Islip State Hospital there is a large area of typical 

 Long Island scrub oak and pitch pine growth. This land is 

 practically waste today, yet it can be reforested, made productive 

 and greatly increase the appearance of the institution. 



