SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE State Board of Forestry 1906 W. H. FREEMAN, Secretary To the Governor of Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS: WM. 1906. THE STATE OF INDIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, INDIANAPOLIS, December 1, 1906. Received by the Governor, examined and referred to the Auditor of State for verification of the financial statement. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE, INDIANAPOLIS, December 17, 1906.} The within report, so far as the same relates to moneys drawn from the State Treasury, has been examined and found correct. J. C. BILLHEIMER, Auditor of State. December 17, 1906. Returned by the Auditor of State, with above certificate, and transmitted to Secretary of State for publication, upon the order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding. FRED L. GEMMER, Filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, December 17, 1906. FRED A. SIMS, Secretary of State. Received the within report and delivered to the printer December 17, 1906. HARRY SLOUGH, Clerk Printing Bureau. How to Grow Young Trees for Forest Planting-E. A. Sterling. Collection, Preparation and Care of Seeds. Coniferous Trees PAGE 11- 13 80-84 85-100 95-100 70- 71 73 68-69 69- 70 68 68 74-75 71-72 63- 65 Miscellaneous Papers Upon Topics of Forestry. Forest Land Taxation..... Forest Resources and the Public Welfare. Points to Be Considered. How the Plan Would Work. Conclusion How Should Our Future Forest Lands Be Taxed. Huge Consumption of Wooden Fence Posts. Nut Growing and Forestry. Recreation and the Forest... Cultivation —5— 78-79 |