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fled by counties. The sales show a rapid increase and would 

 have been more had our supply been sufficient to meet the de- 

 mands. The grand total of sales to date is 12,014,635 trees. This 

 number is sufficient to reforest approximately twelve thousand 

 acres. It is interesting to note the large number of trees which 

 have been planted in Westchester county, in many instances upon 

 land which has been bought at a high price, but is in reality 

 strict forest land. The demands of southeastern New York and 

 Long Island, where there are large areas which should be refor- 

 ested and where already large quantities are being purchased, will 

 necessitate the establishment of a nursery in that locality. On 

 account of the fact that our supply was scarcely more than equal 

 to the demand, no particular effort was made to extend the sale of 

 trees the past year. 



A large paper company purchased a quantity of Carolina pop- 

 lar cuttings and gave them to land owners in the vicinity of their 

 mill. Their purpose is to encourage the use of idle land for wood 

 production, a profit to the owners, and a supply of raw material 

 for their plant. 



State Laxd 

 In the Forest Preserve, about seventy thousand trees were added 

 to the Mountain Pond Plantation, near Paul Smiths ; six thousand 

 trees were planted near Johnsburgh in Warren county on lot 40, 

 township 11, Totten and Crossfield's Purchase. There are in the 

 Forest Preserve approximately one hundred and twenty thou- 

 sand acres of land, which will not be under forest cover unless 

 planted. This land cannot serve its purpose as Forest Preserve 

 unless placed under forest cover. Planting was inaugurated in 

 1902, and at present three thousand four hundred acres have 

 been reforested. Sufficient appropriations should be made to con- 

 tinue this work, not only on account of the indirect benefits which 

 would be derived, but because these lands, if reforested, would 

 yield to the State a substantial revenue and furnish necessary 

 wood material. 



