. Annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York . HOW A PROPERLY LUMBERED FOREST LOOKS,THE TREE TOPS AND LIMBS HAVING BEEN REMOVED AND SOLD, AND THE BRUSH BURNING BRUSH IN THE COLLEGE FOREST. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 355 The acquisition of lands has proceeded cautiously and slowly. Unfortunately, theState did not embrace the opportunity, when it existed, of acquiring these lands at alow price, and although purchases have hitherto been made in most instances at areasonable enough figure, the delay has had t
. Annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York . HOW A PROPERLY LUMBERED FOREST LOOKS,THE TREE TOPS AND LIMBS HAVING BEEN REMOVED AND SOLD, AND THE BRUSH BURNING BRUSH IN THE COLLEGE FOREST. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 355 The acquisition of lands has proceeded cautiously and slowly. Unfortunately, theState did not embrace the opportunity, when it existed, of acquiring these lands at alow price, and although purchases have hitherto been made in most instances at areasonable enough figure, the delay has had three undesirable consequences, namely:first, to raise prices; secondly, to allow a further decrease of virgin forest lands anddeterioration of the same by wasteful logging; and thirdly, to allow large tracts to bebought up by private individuals and clubs for game preserves. While at first sightthe passing of lands into conservative private ownership does not appear objection-able, inasmuch as the object of the State, namely—a conservative treatment of theforest cover—may as a rule be expected from such owners, there is no absoluteassurance of the continuance of such conservative treatment. Beside
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