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called to the attention of the public by means 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 

 time to meetings with timber owners in the field, and general 

 educational work. The most important result of our field work, 

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

 among the owners of wood-lots in areas where the chestnut 

 tree bark disease has been found. The spirit has been aroused 

 by the activity and honest efforts of our field men. Their in- 

 spections have been thoroughly and carefully made, and their 

 talks at local institutes, grange, and special meetings called 

 for the purpose of discussing the chestnut tree bark disease, 

 have been instructive and interesting. These meetings have 

 been well 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 hundred 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, have been 

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

 methods has come under my observation, and following every 

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

 tracts, showing that the woodland owners not only approve our 

 methods, but are anxious for an opportunity to do their part 

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

 been found and reported by owners as a result of instruction 

 received at these meetings. 



Judges, school teachers, ministers, farmers, business men, 

 and prominent men interested in the welfare of the State have 

 addressed our meetings and expressed their approval of our 

 work. As direct evidence of willing co-operation, fifty-seven 

 woodland owners in the previously named counties have removed 

 and properly burned eight hundred and thirty-six infected trees 

 and stumps from December 1, 1911 to February 15, 1912. In 



