be peeled, since it lias heeii round ihal many cases o\' infection in 

 .sprouts originate Ironi liie bark of sncli ohl slumps. l'>\ deslioyin.i: 

 tbe balk on slumps, and l)y i»i-omj)tly bnrnin<; sncli portions of trees 

 as are not utilized, the insects which commonly breed in such material 

 are i)revented from becoming abundant, and thus perhajjs causing 

 a more rapid sj)read of the blight. The trees should be barked im- 

 Biediately after they aie felled and the bark and bru.sh burned, with- 

 out being moved further from the stump of the felled tree tlian is 

 absolutely necessary, since this moving always causes a scattering 

 •f spores, thus spreading the disease more widely. It is recom- 

 mended that the brush and debris on the ground be cut and piled, 

 prior to felling the diseased tree, in order to facilitate the comjdete 

 cleaning up of the diseased bark and branches aftex felling. That 

 such work may be successful, however, it is necessary that every 

 owner of chestnut timber follow this plan of cutting the infected 

 trees and burning the bark as soon as they are found. A single 

 infected woodlot will re-infect surrounding woodlots, no matter how 

 carefully they are treated. 



The Commission has established a (luarautiue line to prevent the 

 further westward spread of the disease. Spot infections are found 

 some miles in advance of tbe main line of infection. In a prompt 

 removal of these spot infections as they appear lies the hope of pro- 

 tecting the tind)er in these localities and to the west. It is quite 

 important that the people learn to know- the characteristics of the 

 disease, so that new infections may be discovered and removed be- 

 fore the disease has sjiread generally. 



UTILIZING CHESTNUT TIMBER 

 The blight problem in the southeastern part of the State, (see mapi, 

 or where the percentage of infection is very large, is mainly one of 

 utilization of the diseased trees. The advice given to owners is es- 

 sentially this: — Learn to recognize the blight and keep thoroughly 

 posted on the subject. Examine your chestnut timber thoroughly 

 and fretpiently. If you have timber that is infected, ai range to mar- 

 ket it at once, because a tree infected with the blight will die and the 

 lumber rapidly deteriorates after the tree is killed. Trees fit for tele- 

 phone and telegra])h i)oles are not usually accented for this purpose if 

 Ibey have been atiected with blight for more than one season. Cut all 

 trees that are at all infected. It would be wise to burn the bark that 

 is infected with the disease, and also the bark from the stumji, to 

 prevent its spread to your own and your neighbors' healthy timber. 

 Be very careful to extinguish your fires. Try to get your woods in 

 a better condition for future growth. Try at least to keep your 

 timber free from this disease, and interest vour neighbors in doim; 



