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of finding a resistant tree in order to propagate this tree 

 because of its individual characteristics. A great many 

 thousand trees were examined." 



On the other hand, Mr. F. V. Stevens, Jr., of Stamford, 

 writes: "I have found that in this section of the state the 

 blight has been far less prominent than in any year since 1908 

 on the young sprouts, which are practically the only chestnuts 

 we have." Mr. J. H. Treadwell of Danbury also says: "I 

 would say that in this section dead trees caused by the attack 

 of previous years were more in evidence in 1912 than in 1911. 

 However, it does not appear to me that attacks on healthy trees 

 are quite as prominent in 1912 as in 1911." 



New Haven County. This was the second county in the 

 state in which the disease was reported. It was found by the 

 writer in Westville in the spring of 1908. From the observations 

 of Mr. Peck of Woodbridge, already alluded to, there is little 

 doubt that it occurred in places here as early as 1905 or 1906. 

 The damage has been second only to that in Fairfield County. 

 Quite a little of the timber has been cut in recent years for use 

 in brick kilns and brass foundries. This has resulted in con- 

 siderable young growth, which is always likely to show the 

 disease badly. In most of the forests many of the large trees 

 have also been badly infected or entirely killed. We estimate 

 that 55 to 65 per cent, of the chestnut has already been infected 

 or killed. In answer to our letter, nine stated that they believed 

 the blight was worse in 1912 than in 1911, while seven thought 

 it about the same or even less conspicuous. 



Professor R. C. Hawley of the Yale Forest School, who has 

 charge of the New Haven Water Company's forests, writes: 

 "My observations have been principally confined to timber mer- 

 chantable for cordwood or larger products. On such trees I 

 think the chestnut blight has spread steadily in 1912 both in 

 number of trees which it has attacked and, of course, in progress 

 on trees already attacked. From a practical standpoint I antici- 

 pate cutting out all the chestnut now merchantable in the 

 vicinity of New Haven. My general impressions are that the 

 disease is slowly spreading among the trees below cordwood 

 size, although I have not devoted so much time to observing 

 these trees." 



