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acres. The table given below, the county discussions, and the map 

 which accompanies this report show in what parts of the State 

 the forest areas are distributed. The acreage of wooded and 

 cleared areas is given approximately. No surveys were made 

 for the purpose of obtaining the acreage or location of forest 

 lands. Careful observations and numerous inquiries were made 

 throughout the State, however^ and the areas of virgin and cut- 

 over forests, particularly, are not far wrong. The percentages 

 of cleared land — from which the acreage of woodlots and cleared 

 land is calculated — ^were obtained by consulting with a number 

 of well-informed citizens in every county. It is probable that 

 the figures obtained in this manner are inaccurate in some in- 

 stances, but they are sufficient to show, in a general way at 

 least, the regions which are occupied by farms and those which 

 have remained in forest. 



