Had the exhibit been prepared without recourse to materials on hand and by a separate force paid from the funds of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission it would have undoubtedly cost the State not less than $20,000, but the fact that considerable material was available from former exhibits, and from the office of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, and the further fact, as above stated, that some of the collaborators received their compensation from the funds of that Commission, enabled the State to make the elaborate and exhaustive exhibit that it did in this department at the figures shown above. THE ROSTER The exhibit was prepared under the direction of Colonel William F. Fox, Superintendent State Forests. Following is a roster of the persons employed at the exhibit: Arthur B. Strough, Special Agent in charge Abraham Knechtel, Forester Charles C. Hembree, Attendant Victor Mahlstedt, Gardener AWARDS The awards were all conferred upon the Forest, Fish and Game Commission or upon State officials. The juries in the Departments of Forestry, Fish and Game were made up of eminent specialists, and their work was done in a thorough and painstaking manner. They expressed themselves in complimentary terms on the various features of the exhibit, and the result of their deliberations cannot but be gratifying to all who are interested in the advanced work of the Empire State in forestry, in forest preserves and in the protection of our native fish and game. _List of the Awards Classified Under the Several Groups of the Official Classification_ GROUP ONE HUNDRED TWELVE _Appliances and Processes Used in Forestry_ Collective exhibit of progressive forestry. Grand prize Seeds of the trees Instruments and tools used in forestry Forest nursery and demonstration plantation Photographs Native trees with botanical specimens Forest insects William F. Fox, for services in the forestry exhibit. Gold medal Arthur B. Strough, for services in forestry exhibit. Silver medal Abraham Knechtel, for services in forestry exhibit. Silver medal E. P. Felt, D. Sc., for services in entomological exhibit, forest insects. Silver medal GROUP ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN _Products of the Cultivation of Forests_ Model sportsman's camp and outfit. Gold medal Exhibit of woods, by-products, etc. Grand prize William F. Fox, for services on sportsman's camp exhibit. Silver medal GROUP ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE _Products of Hunting_ Collective exhibit of animals and birds. Gold medal Arthur B. Strough, for services on game and sporting exhibit. Silver medal GROUP ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO _Fishing Equipment and Products_ Collective exhibit of fish. Grand prize John D. Whish, for making collection of fish. Silver medal A summary of the awards is as follows: Three grand prizes Three gold medals Six silver medals