CoNSEBVATION COMMISSION 153 



The figures taken as a whole show a total area of 1,821,614.37 

 acres divided as follows : 



Merchantable forest 1,204,538 acres QQ . 1% 



^Ton-merchantable forest 263,527 acres 14.4% 



Denuded areas 115,759 acres 06.4% 



Water 236,118 acres 13 . % 



Unclassified 1,672 acres 00 . 1% 



They further show that 313,277 acres are not contained in 

 either park, and that of this area 69,907 acres have merchant- 

 able timber, 38,431 acres have non-merchantable timber; 19,633 

 acres are denuded; 183,725 acres are water, with 1,582 acres 

 additional unclassified. 



The total water area 236,118 acres includes 183,725 acres 

 outside of the Adirondack park, while all of the remainder, ex- 

 cept 123 acres, lies within the Adirondack park. The large area 

 outside includes lands under water in Lake Champlain, Lake 

 George, St. Lawrence and Hudson rivers. The 52,270 acres of 

 water within the Adirondack park are the beds of many lakes 

 and ponds. 



The lands outside the two parks are by no means valueless. 

 The tables show that 55 per cent, of the Adirondack land and 41 

 per cent, of such Catskill areas supports merchantable timber. 

 There are instances where such lands are very valuable and 

 should be used for agriculture. 



Types. — It would have been desirable to submit information 

 showing the extent and location of forests according to their 

 character and composition. Such data is very useful and would 

 be helpful in formulating a forest policy. Maps, which show the 

 location of areas according to forest composition, are called 

 " type maps." They could not be attempted on account of the 

 insufficiency of funds. 



TIMBER RESOURCES 



The amount, kinds and quality of timber found upon these 

 lands will be of particular interest to some, and of general in- 

 terest to all. These facts, together with the cost of lumbering, 



