Report of the Wisconsin special legislative committee on forestry of the Senate and Assembly; . nien Vilas County Value Cabin in Sec. 28, 41-7 E $ 50 Cabin in Sec. 12, 42-8 E 300 Cabin in Sec. 14, 43-7 E 100 Total $450 Iron County Value Cabn in Sec. 32. 42-4 E $100 Forest Nurseries Two forest nurseries are maintained, one at BigTrout Lake, Vilas county, and the other at Toma-hawk Lake, Oneida county. The nursery at BigTrout Lake contains approximately 8 acres, and hasan annual average output of 1,000,000 trees. Theaverage cost of raising the young trees of all speciesincluding everything—value
Report of the Wisconsin special legislative committee on forestry of the Senate and Assembly; . nien Vilas County Value Cabin in Sec. 28, 41-7 E $ 50 Cabin in Sec. 12, 42-8 E 300 Cabin in Sec. 14, 43-7 E 100 Total $450 Iron County Value Cabn in Sec. 32. 42-4 E $100 Forest Nurseries Two forest nurseries are maintained, one at BigTrout Lake, Vilas county, and the other at Toma-hawk Lake, Oneida county. The nursery at BigTrout Lake contains approximately 8 acres, and hasan annual average output of 1,000,000 trees. Theaverage cost of raising the young trees of all speciesincluding everything—value land, clearing, fencing,seed, salaries, labor, depreciation, etc., is as follows: 1 year seedlings $ .78 per thousand 2 year seedlings .90 per thousand 2 year transplants per thousand The Tomahawk Lake nursery was started in thespring of 1914, and will produce its first plantingstock in 1916. It contains 3 acres and the annualoutput will be between 400,000 and 500,000 is expected that the cost of producing the treeswill be approximately the same as at the TroutLake REPORT OF SPECIAL FORESTRY COMMITTEE 25 Forest Plantations Approximately 1,000 acres of land in the forestreserve which had been cut and burned over beforeit was acciuired by the State and which was not re-stocking naturally, have been replanted with the fol-lowing species, viz: White pine, Norway pine, Nor-way spruce, Scotch pine, and Western yellow pine,the first two species largely predominating. Some1,110,200 trees were used in the planting operations,and it is estimated that at least 85 per cent of allthe trees are growing and are in a fine healthy con-dition, and this is more than sufiicient to assure agood, heavy stand of timber. The average cost ofthe plantations, including everything—cost of trees,transportation, salaries, wages, etc., has been $ acre. Sale of Nursery Slock In order to encourage the reforestation of landsfrom which the timber has been cut and which arenot
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