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The exception to the white pine planting should be on lot 236. 

 White pine is sensitive to strong winds, and on this exposed shore a 

 slower-growing tree will do better. Norway pine is advised for use 

 here, although the cost of the seedlings of the tree is as high as $8 per 

 thousand. 



The following summary gives the area to be planted, and the es- 

 timated cost: 



Cultivated land, ..... 190 acres at $6.50 to $8 .00=$!, 235 to $1, 520 



Pasture land, ..... 93 acres at 6.50 to 8.00= 605 to 744 



Bush pasture, . . . . . 67 acres at 8. 50 to 10. 00= 570 to 670 



Burned land, ...... 150 acres at 8.00 to 10.00= 1,200 to 1,500 



Cut land interplanted, .... 60 acres at 4.00 to 5.00= 240 to 300 



Cultivated land, lot 236, with Norway pine, 11 acres at 11.00 to 15.00= 120 to 165 



Adding to this a sum to pay for tools, hauling and storage of seed- 

 lings and other incidental charges, brings the cost of the planting 

 operations up to $4,000 to $5,000, more or less. 



FIRE. 



Considerable care and attention must be given to this subject, 

 because there is little profit in spending money on planting and im- 

 provement cuttings, if fire is to be allowed to undo the work. Only 

 last spring one fire burned over an area of 200 acres at the north end 

 of the pond, and another burned some 30 acres just south of the Yellow 

 Hill Road. 



The best protection against wood fires is watchfulness and prompt 

 n easures in fighting. At some high point on the west side of the pond 

 a small observatory should be built, from which some one with a field 

 glass could survey a large part of the watershed. During the danger- 

 ous seasons, which are usually from April 1 to May 15 and from 

 October 1 to November 15, a man should go twice a day to this station 

 and look for possible fires. Stored at some convenient place there 

 should be four or five extinguishers, changes for reloading, and a 

 number of shovels and hoes ready to be loaded on to a wagon when 

 needed. Such an outfit would cost in the neighborhood of $100 to $150. 



As an additional precaution, on both sides of the main roads for a 

 distance of 25 feet the underbrush should be cut away and the ground 

 burned over. This work would be done, of course, only on city land, 

 and at places where the roads ran through the woods. As far as 

 possible, the wood roads should be treated in the same manner. The 

 cost of this work is about $20 to $50 per mile, and it would need to 

 be repeated every third year, although the succeeding expense would 



