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culled to the atteiitiou of the public by meaus of field meetings, 

 lectures, talks before Farmers' Institutes, Grange meetings, and 

 the like. 



The work from early September until December consisted 

 almost entirely of scouting for the disease. Later in the season, 

 the field agents marked trees for removal and devoted much 

 iijue to meetings witli timber owners in the field, and general 

 educational work. The mo.st important result of our field work, 

 is the interest and spirit of active co-operation we have aroused 

 aiiKing tJie owners of wcKxl-lots in areas where the clicsdiui 

 tree bai-k disease has Ik'cu found. The spii'it has been aroused 

 by the activity and honest efforts of our (icld incti. Their in- 

 si)ectious have been thoroughly and carefully made, and their 

 talks at local institutes, grange, and special meetings called 

 for the ])urpos(' of discussing the chestnut tree bark disease, 

 have been instructive and interesting. These meetings have 

 been Avell advertised locally and well attended. In Fulton, 

 Franklin, Huntingdon, Bedford, ^Mifflin, Blair, Centre, and 

 Snyder counties I have personally attended and addressed meet- 

 ings called by the local field men, at which the attendance ranged 

 from forty to two hundi-ed and fifty woodland owners and inter- 

 ested persons. At these meetings a lively interest was shown, 

 and at every meeting promises of active co-operation and help 

 in locating and eradicating the disease, if found, liave been 

 given. Not a single' instance of antagonism to our work and 

 methods has come under my observation, and following every 

 meeting, refpiests have come to us for the inspection of individual 

 ti-acts, sh(»\\ing thai the woodlaiul ownei's n<»l only a|>prove our 

 uu'thods, but are anxious for an oj)])oi-( unity lo do their i)art 

 in assisting with our work. In fact, uuiny cases of blight have 

 been found and reported by owners as a result of instruction 

 received at these meetings. 



Jtidges, school teachers, ministers, farnuM's, business men, 

 and prominent men interested in the welfare of the State have 

 addressed our meetings and exi>r(>ssed their approval of our 

 work. As direct evidence of willing co-oj)eration, fifty-seven 

 woodland owners in the previously named counties have removed 

 and properly burned eight hundred and thirty-six infected trees 

 and stunii)s from December 1, 1911 to February 15, 1912. In 



