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boards, F. 0. B., Hudson, §22. This is the only lumber mill in Bolton, 

 and it is idle most of the time. 



2. E. M. Walcott, Bolton Village, Mass., cuts about 200 cords of wood 

 per year. 



Land Owners. 



The largest holdings are considerably under 200 acres, and very little 

 land is for sale. Owners of over 60 acres are checked in the accompany- 

 ing assessors' list. 



Waste Land. 



Not extensive in area. Confined to (a) a few acres along the Lancaster 

 boundary, in swamp, burned oak and hard pine land; (6) a strip of old 

 pasture in the northeast about three-quarters of a mile wide, some of 

 which is brushy; and (c) a very small burned area along the Hudson 

 boundary. Average price of waste land ^5 per acre. 



The only person reported as having waste land for sale is Mr. Blanchard, 

 of Blanchard & Gould; he is said to own two lots of 50 acres each, ad- 

 joining. 



Fires and Fire Damage. 



No recent fires reported, though some slash areas exist, offering con- 

 siderable risk, located (a) along Bolton and Lancaster boundary, north 

 of Bolton station on cut-over lands and sprout growth; and (6) some 

 portions of the ridge southwest from Vaughn Hill in the northwest. 



A small burn occurred three to five years ago near the Hudson road in 

 the eastern corner of the town, and southeast from Long Hill, and entered 

 some distance into a large chestnut and maple wood lot. The whole burn 

 covered about 50 acres of sprout. 



Chestnut Dark Disease. 

 The chestnut bhght occurs in all parts of the town, the worst being in 

 the western and northern portions. A very large area of chestnut north 

 of the ^^lllage appears, as yet, to be in fair condition, with probably not 

 more than one infected tree to the acre. Some of the wood lot owners 

 interviewed have made a practice of cutting for cordwood blighted trees 

 onh^, and expressed the opinion that this scheme would probably become 

 popular among owners of timber in Bolton. 



Reforestation Work. 

 The reforestation act passed in 190S makes provision for any- 

 one owning waste land suitable for replanting to deed it over 

 to the State, wuth the provision that the owner, his heirs or 

 assignees may redeem it at any time within ten years by pay- 

 ing the actual cost of planting. This cost varies from S7 to $10 

 per acre, according to the size of the tract, accessibility and 



