THE PROGRESS OF FORESTRY IN NEW ENGLAND 397 



commission and the state forester. The state and town share 

 equally the expense of fighting forest fires. Permits must be 

 secured for burning brush near woodland between April i and 

 November i of each year. 



The state forester is authorized to build and equip lookout 

 stations on the mountains. Thirteen of these are at present in 

 operation, and at least five more will be ready for the spring fire 

 season of 191 2. Five temporary stations are in operation during 

 dangerous seasons in southern New Hampshire. On account of 

 the numerous high peaks in the state, the views are more broken 

 than in the more rolling country of northern Maine with its 

 occasional high mountains, and, therefore, less country can be 

 protected from one station. 



Although it is no part of the state service, the work of the New 

 Hampshire Timberland Owners Association should be mentioned 

 in this connection. This is an association of the large timber 

 owners of the state on the basis of a payment by each of one cent 

 an acre a year for the land to be protected. About 1,000,000 

 acres are thus represented. This association employs a trained 

 forester, who in turn hires a large number of patrolmen in dry 

 seasons. The association also maintains suppHes of fire-fighting 

 tools at a number of convenient points, ready for immediate use 

 in time of emergency. 



New Hampshire received in 191 1 for fire prevention, under 

 the Weeks' Bill, v$72oo. Under the cooperative agreement, this 

 money was expended for patrol on the forested areas of navigable 

 streams. Twenty-four patrolmen were on duty from June 4 

 until late in October. The most important duties of the patrol- 

 men, when covering their routes, were putting out small fires, 

 warning persons they met about fire danger, and recording the 

 names of parties going into the woods. About sixty small fires, 

 caused by campers, fishermen, or smokers, were put out by the 

 patrolmen, and their reports to the district chiefs show that 4200 

 warnings were given. The educational value of the patrolmen's 

 work in New Hampshire deserves especial mention. The num- 

 ber of warnings given would indicate that many people have 



