Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-09

NEW ENGLAND XMAS
TREE CROP 100000
Largest Number Ever Cut in a
SeasOn-VermOnt Furn-
ishes 100000

Boston, Dec. 6. by the Associated
! Press).-A Christmas tree crop of NOR.
IMAM million and half of evergreen
trees. spruce. flr and hemlock has been
CUT IN the forests and pastures of New
england for the approaching holiday OBJ
serVances east of the Mississippi The
crop is the largest ever. IF dealers es,i.
mates are correct more homes and more
communities will blossom with this
Hover OF the Christmas spirit than ever
| before
Inc movement to market the Christmas
| trees. some still spangled with the snow
OF northern countrysides. is under way
ana cures on the cut are fairly COM
plete. From the forests of Maine 6O0,ON
trees have been taken. In Vermont it is
estimated about 10000 were feied and the
reports or tho State forester Of New
hampshire show q shipment OF ap-
proximatey 500OO0. The southern section
OF New England cuts much less. the crop
from the Berkshros in Massachusetts
being probably about 5000 and in Rhode
Island and Connecticut combined about
900
On the stump these trees have been sold
by the farmer of woodland owner for a
lew cents each, large OTIS selling at S25
TO $50 thousand. Smaller numbers.
t'oni pa''uioo ""eie t''e
10, "''a'' n'o1o sn"PeiS sro"-h US
high as 90 cents each in some instances.
Prices to the grower have been generally
higher this year than last. They represent,
however. only email part of the cost to
the Christmas consumer who will pay be-
tween 81 and - each for the average tree.
statement on tho Christmas tree in
dustry prepared by tire New Hanushire
Pc a,,aa,. N.Y., ga. -, Wv {"
farner IN oi,, hir, ,,,,, fa,,. ao,t, ros
,r.,. ,,.i,;oi, .. hnt., -, w
r.han ,o,d -, a,,,t IL, ~ TO-, >.
-rha aon,r,.,a,,, ,a..Ia - ,.,,.
,,.e indns,r,. -. ,a,it,,,,a,a 1884,, ~ =,
:. ,, sh..a.,. 30 ""' say !"
.,,,.oa a. -, ' o""e,
o,,,,,n - ~. ms res anu tne
,,,,h, ,,,a -, , r,' " ,ne
10 " nc ''t'' VI Se''i''S
~ ,,a. io.i,' s''ni,'s ,"'"
,ho n,,,,ha - w., - ''' ~. - "
"u',, Vi uee' GU. are cr''etio"'
any, ANY,, we HeW hampshire forester pre-
a. 'o "'''"' ""'e '"e Sio"
Ing ~ uees near i"rse cehterS OF con-
u'p'ion "'i oeco''e 'ne pr"c''ce'
'ons "'u' u sumo VI the MARKERS
w ICES t"' III tue 'o'es'S vi '"e horth
Nou,'' - 'o'''e trees are =" route Iort-
"'s'' VI .''ore'
ri''' Npw England the cut OF moro
,nah mlIlIoh ana nan trees goes 10
lineage 81 Louis, PittSburg. Milwau-
hee' rh'Iaoeipnia' Ne" YORK cleveland
ana other points as far West as the Mis-
siSsippi
'here mas been picturesque process
sion or evergreens for several days from
northern Forests or nil town farms
through the wood roads covered with
snow 10 the rail Sidings.
The cutters have had to go farther into
the woods each year, and western Maine
is reported to be so nearly cut over that
operations in that State have turned
largely TO the eastern counties of Knox
and Washington.
FROM the little town of East Fairfield.
w. alone, woO trees are being shipped
70 points IN pennsylvania, ONO ana
iiilhois.
me New Hampshire forestry depart
meht statement on the christmas tree
'"uus'ry' says
me cutting OF spru'es ana mrs Tor
III is''"as trees ~ Suo'ec' VI Uo"S'"er
- '''oue'ou' ."e '"""'''
,,s.' .1'a s VIZ 49,, ~ ~
sro,.,, uains, e.. a,n,,...a nr ,,,ao. Co..
,hta -. ,,. -, e.,. NJ,
yorn,nn, r.. TO- ,a ,or,a,,
van, :, tn,os,ig.,;ons b., 81 To-, l,
partment have heen roads from time :,
t,n,o 20 ao,arr,,na ,ha axtan, of .h,n,,ant,
Of cbristna. trees hoiny n,ada frnr, tho
STATE In TIM fal, Of ,o,o th.ra ,yara o,e ooo
trees Skinned away. and In ,e1, m. num-
her was 3s0 uO
During the nas. fan there have b.en
approxin,atelv hOo 900 trees shinned IRON,
New Hampshire chiefly from Cooks and
Grafton counties. The towns Of North
Stratford, Colebrook West Stewsrtstown
stark l.ittiston mad Sugar I'M Furnish
the bulk Of the output and shipment, were
made 10 ponts outside OF New Eneiand