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(b) Insects: 



An outbreak "Ips pini" occurred in plantation No. 27 St. Williams where 

 193 trees were affected. The reduction of injury due to weevil at St. Williams 

 amounted to 29%. 



Insect infestations at Orono were of minor importance this year. 



The white pine weevil and the Nantucket pine shoot moth are still serious 

 pests attacking the white pine at Midhurst. 



(c) Birds: 



There was very little damage caused by birds at St. Williams. Severe 

 damage was caused at Orono by pheasants in the seed beds. There was very 

 little damage caused by birds at Midhurst. 



(d) Other Animals: 



There was no damage done by either mice or rabbits at St. Williams. 

 Rabbits did considerable damage in the seed beds during the winter at Orono. 

 The damage from animals was small at Midhurst. 



(e) Fungus Diseases: 



The following conditions were reported from St. Williams: 



Damping off of seedling stock was light. 



Practically all of the native sweet chestnut trees are dead as a result 

 of the chestnut blight. 



No evidence of white pine suffering from blister rust was observed. 

 However, 323 plants of the family "Ribes" were dug up and burned. 

 The following conditions were reported from Orono: 



Damping off of seedling stock was very severe; as a result losses 

 were heavy. A more satisfactory condition exists with regard to "Ribes." 

 Very few infected plants were located, consequently white pine seed beds 

 were sown for the first time since 1930. 



The following conditions were reported from Midhurst: 



An extensive "Ribes" eradication programme was carried on. The 

 nursery is practically free from blister rust. 



Woodlot Improvement 



At St. Williams thinnings were carried out in plantations as follows: 



A one-quarter acre plot in red pine plantation No. 27 was very heavily 

 thinned for the purpose of observing growth reaction. The balance of Scotch 

 pine plantation No. 16 was thinned and trimmed, completing these operations 

 on the entire plot. A small section of white pine plantation No. 23, on which 

 no thinning had been done, was completed. Plantation No. 37 was also sub- 

 jected to thinning. 



At St. Williams during the fiscal year a revenue of $5,620.78 was obtained 

 from wood operations in Stations Nos. 1 and 2, where badly fire-scarred oak 

 and pine were removed and converted into lumber and fuelwood and sold 

 locally. 



