Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-30
TO QUARANTINE AGAINST RUST
State Forester Will Have Act In
trOduced in January.
WANTS $1,000 to Right It--Essc ntisIs Of
Eighth Annual Report, which APP
pears Soon--Chittentlen Co.
Figures.

state Forester :. T.. liawes viii rec
Commend the appropriation of at least
$20D hy The next Legislature to fight the
blister rust. lie and his men have alar--
cd n large part of the state where cur
rant and kooscberry bushes exist in
quantities and are a menace to white
pine. and intend to conduct next spring
and summer a campaign of prevention as
well rs cure to stamp out the pest. MI,
Hnwes regards this as the most essential
work heforc his department during the
comm" year.
N'hiln ihc naive whit" pine have cs-
cupcd heretofore. trees in many q: the
rcforcytation plantations are already at
foctcd. aud the entire white pine range
Of the state where The bushes are iocat i
Is cudunaered. Among he points in re-
fUrestation localities touched are t,nos-
burg, Franklin county; Lyndon. Gale
doria county. Piuinficld. Washington
county; East Rando!nh Orange county:
Sharon, Woodstock ana Springfield.
" njsor county: ana Westminster DUN
uciaton and iIattleboro, Windham cour-
ty. These are only Traction Of the spo 8
where the rust has lcen dis covered: only
elsewhere, with exception. it j. ;be
bushes alone that propagate it,
Mr.. Halves will follow the recommended
lied the fore part of last week in Albany.
y. Y. lie will nave an act introduced au-
thorizing him to establish quarantine
areas in settlers where the white pine is
valuable. The rust does not move from
the bushes back onto the white pine. the
original host. until August, but such a
large share OF the State Is spotty with IL
that at least four months will be required
to uproot the bushes and take other nee
essarN measures The rus, on its first
appearance upon the trees is not harm
full though it is a menace.
ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report Of the State .oreste,
for the year ended July will lie out in a
few days. Since it's esta blishment the de-
partment has planted 5.VD.OO trees. or
900 acres. Estimates 5000 feet per acre
the total value of the plots in 80 years
would be 81 10000. During the past year
500 trees have been planted in Chitter-
den alone. 100000 in Washington and ~,
90 in Windsor The total for the year
was ll27,NO.
The State forests are put in two classes,
demonstration plots for educational pur-
poses in accessible situations; and pro-
duction plots. planted regardless OF sit
uation. The approximate acreage is:
Downer tract at sharon $40; Jones tract
ut Sharon, 60; IIapgood. yact. Peru, no;
Tamers Hump tract, 100; Lyndon tract
-. George Aiken tract at Mendon near
Rutland. $50; Townsherd tract .NindhGrn
county, 200: Arlington tract. Remington
county. 2I; West Rutland tract. go;
Mansfield tract. 500; Putnam tract. 40.
t'roctorPiper tract, Cavendiah, 400. t.
tal, ll.GDO.
Z. NJ. Ross. assistant. reports the tot a.
number of forest fires during the caien-
dar year Of 1915 at III. in 50 towns with
an acreage of 1897. Cost To extingrish
them. $500; most fires. 41 per cent. N
April; IN April May and June, 90 pei
cent. cause, in 10 per cent burning brush
fires in Chittenden. IA: acreage, 40,