No. 4.] 



REPORT OF STATE FORESTER. 



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disease has spread more than in all its previous history. What- 

 ever is done in ]\Iassachusetts, as well as in every other State north 

 of Virginia, must be done within the next year. Otherwise we 

 definitely face the issue of the extinction of the chestnut tree. 

 The methods of control already adopted in New York and Penn- 

 sylvania are the only practical methods that we know of control- 

 ling the disease. These methods are, briefly, the location and 

 destruction of the small advance infection beginning in that part 

 of the State farthest away from the center of infection. We cannot 

 too strongly advise the eradication as soon as possible of all ad- 

 vance infection of this disease in Massachusetts, beginning in the 

 eastern part of the State. It is probably already too late to save 

 the southwestern part of the State by any method." 



The State Forester is anxious to give to the public all the in- 

 formation obtainable relative to this disease, such as the above 

 reports. He believes that valuable tracts of chestnut properly 

 handled along forestry lines may be protected from serious injury, 

 and he will be pleased to advise owners of such properties the best 

 protective measures to employ. A bulletin recently issued by him 

 treating of the disease and its remedy, with illustrations, will be 

 mailed upon request to citizens of Massachusetts. Another bulletin 

 discussing the entire situation, giving the method of control in 

 detail and the status of the disease in the United States as a whole, 

 may be obtained by applying to the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



List of Massachusetts Towns (by Counties) in which the 

 Chestnut Bark Disease has been found. 



Berkshire County. 



Alford, 2 or 3 per cent. 

 Egremont. 



Great Barrington, 50 per cent, in spots. 

 Hancock, scattering. 

 Lee, 50 or 60 per cent, in spots. 

 Lenox, 10 per cent. 

 Monterey, scattering. 

 Mount Washington, 50 per cent, or 

 more. 



New Marlborough, general infection. 

 North Adams, scattering. 

 Richmond, scattering. 

 Sheffield, 5 or 10 per cent, in spots. 

 Stockbridge, general infection. 

 Tyringham, one tree found. 

 West Stockbridge, general. 

 Williamstown, a few trees. 



Buckland, scattering. 

 Charlemont, a few trees. 

 Deerfield, 10 or 20 per cent. 

 Erving, a few trees. 



Franklin County. 



Gill, one tract found diseased. 

 Shelburne, scattering. 

 Sunderland, 50 per cent. 

 Whately, 30 or 40 per cent. 



