Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
TO LUMBER ON STATE LANDS
Unusual Amount of Cutting if
Plainfield Tract Is Included.
state Department of Forestry Invites
Inspection and Bids--Improvius
Mansfield Trail-Aftcr Blister
Rust StiIl-NOtes.

The State forestry department will cut or
have cut more lumber on State lands this
fall than usual. II big piece Of the trac.
near Plainfield is let out on contract. AS
sistant State Forester b. n. Chandler said
to a Free Press reporter Friday that
the department had decided to clean o 1t
the white birch which is overlapping the
thick understory of young spruce. II the
timber is sold the birch will be cut clean
In order to give the spruce chance to
come through. There is more timber to
be removed than one novelty concern
could well look after. White birch is used
mostly for novelty objects.
The planfeld piece is the largest orc
to he cut over. but there are several
other tracts. The Proctor Piper tract at
Proctorsville is another. State Forester
A. F.. Halves and Mr.. Chandler have
marked a certain sample lot Of the trees
on which prospective bidders may base
their figures This piece will not be cut
clean, but enough removed to permit the
ash maple and yellow birch to get the
space. air and sunlight necessary for them
TO thrive properly.
The department also hopes to start cut
ting on the Arlington tract and some
small pieces OF timber on State lands
near Mendon Cordwood Jobs have been
let there annually for several years past
and job may be let this year. At Ar
lington a certain amount Of oak and chest
nut is to be cleared out; at Mendon CORD
wood of various kinds
Starting out next Monday small crew
of men in charge Of fire patrolman will
work along the trail on thu Mansfield
State forest in the region of the Needle 8
Eye. Windfalls will DO removed and the
trail itself will he improved so that tour
lists and other visitors will stick to tho
trail instead Of taking short cuts. After
the numbering operations OF last winter
and this fall there remains more or less
debris to be taken out. But the trail has
primarily TO be kept clear for tho passage
of fire patrolmen in case OF forest fires.
| The State forester last week was in the
southern part OF the State again, along
the Massachusetts, border, working in cor .
junction with L. s. government foresters
to prevent the spread OF white blister rust
Tho department has had men along the
State line repeatedly during the summer
| for the same purpose. The blight requires
n secondary host, which in this instance
a point to watch these bushes The
blight is under control and the tract has
been Quarantined There Is sti. some dan
ger. however, that the rust may work T.,
way into Vermont.
Mt Hawes attended the meeting Of the
Eastern States Forestry association at
| Crawfords Notch. New Hampshire, az
announced. and the results OF the WORK
accomplished at the meeting will be forth
coming soon. His assistant had nothing
to say ms yet regarding the gathering. Ha
was also silent as to tho FEEDER Il cordwood
survey of Vermont and other New Eng.
land States, to he made before long TIL,
marketing Of cordwood was the subject
discussed at the meeting in New Hamp.
shire, the object being to obtain bette.
average of prices for the farmers product
The assistant State forester for the de.
partment welcomes inspection by lumber.
men of any or all OF tho tracts 70 he c,l,
over this fall. It is hoped that bids may
be submitted soon, 40 the work may
not be delayed too long