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FORESTRY IN THE STATES. 



Forest Service which has in charge the 25 million acres of Gov- 

 ernment forest in the state. The forest fire laws are said to be 

 particularly satisfactory. 



Wm. C. Hodge, Deputy Forester, states in a recent letter 

 that a large field of work, which is constantly increasing, is the 

 giving advice and assistance to tree planters. 



The principal plantations are of the various species of 

 Eucalyptus: — an exotic from Australia,, introduced about 50 

 years ago. There have already been several thousand acres of 

 the 100 or more species of this genus planted in the state. The 

 Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus, is most successfully grown in 

 many sections. This fast-growing and hardy tree often attains 

 a diameter of 20 inches and a height of 125 feet in 15 years. 



CONNECTICUT. 



The forest policy of the state of Connecticut camprises the 

 following : 



1 — Efficient protection of forest lands from fire by means 



of town forest fire warden service. 



2 — Ownership by the state of reserves as direct object 



lessons in forestry. 



3 — Scientific experiments and investigation in forest plant- 



ing and forest management. 



4 — Co-operative assistance of private owners in the plant- 



ing of forests and the management of woodland. 



5 — Educational work by addresses before clubs, associa- 



tions, granges, etc. 



Active work has been conducted in the state since 1901 

 when a forester was appointed in the Connecticut Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Subsequently he became by legislative 

 act the State Forester and State Forest Fire "Warden. 



The laws of Connecticut intended to prevent and to regu- 

 late forest fires seem to have been unsatisfactory from early in 

 the 19th century to the revision of 1902, and were in many 

 instances practically a dead letter. In order to check the con- 

 stantly increasing damage by fire to the young forests the 

 offices of Town and District Fire Warden were created at the 

 January session of the General Assembly of 1903. The forest 



