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OUTLINE FOR ANNUAL REPORT OF FORESTER. 



The forester's report for each year must be snbmitted to the De- 

 partment on or before Jannary 10th of the succeeding year, and 

 must conform to this outline. In the year preceding a legishitive 

 session a preliminary report must be submitted covering the main 

 features of the outline, and must be in the Department by the 15th 

 of November. 



Deal with each item in the outline each year. Where desired in- 

 formation is lacking or does not exist, a statement to this effect must 

 be made, e. g., if there have been no fires upon the reserves, say ''No 

 fires this year." When necessary, incorporate the material of the 

 previous report. As the forester becomes more familiar with his re- 

 serve he will be able to change his statements to what is more nearly 

 correct. As surveys progress, areas, ages, volumes, etc., will be defi- 

 nitely known. 



1. Name of reserve, if named, and situation by counties; also sub- 

 divisions when definitely determined. See Form 37. 



(a) Each year should add something to the historic record 



of the reserve, and whenever items of interest are ob- 

 tained records should be made at once. Historic record 

 must be revised in report of years ending in 0. 



(b) A re])ort of the following features is to be made at the end 



of the first full year tliat a forester has been on his re- 

 serve, and revised thereafter in years ending in 5. 



1 — Geologic characteristics, naming group or groups 



of rocks showing on surface, character of soil, 

 and whether surface is of glacial deposit. 



2 — General topography of reserve, stating whether 



plateau, hilly, or mountainous, and naming ap- 

 proximately the proportion of each. 

 .3 — Local climatic conditions. 



2. Forest Staft': 



(a) Rangers. 



(b) Other regular employes. 



(c) Statements concerning them. 



3. Status of boundary survey, — completed or not; condition of 

 boundary line, — brushed, painted, and posted or not ; statements or 

 suggestions concerning the same; corners. 



4. Interior or exterior tracts, — difiiculties or advantages arising 

 therefrom; tracts State should own and why; information of value 

 relative to possible jjurdiase. 



5. Areas: (Tabulate and revise from year to year as the reserve is 

 more familiarly known. Always give ]>revious year's estimates and 

 indicate any areas actually surveyed.) Submit whenever possible a 

 map of the reserve showing these areas. See Forms 37, 38, 39. 



(a) Total area added by years; virgin forest, if any. 



(b) Area covered with mature or hypermature forests, and 



approximately the volume according to material it woTild 

 produce; species, market conditions, and proposed meth- 



