No. 4.] 



REPORT OF STATE FORESTER. 



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unci educate tlieiii in realizing the danger of forest fires before 

 arresting them. It is believed, however, that we have been gen- 

 erous in this respect, and henceforth if we are to stop fires we 

 must be reasonable, but assert a little more backbone in control- 

 ling them. 



The following arrests and convictions were made during the 

 year 1909: — 



Edgartown, July 12. Conviction of man taken while burning without 



a permit; case placed on file. 

 Falmouth, June 1. Young man convicted of setting woods fire, and 



sent to reformatory. 

 Holbrook, December. Conviction of man burning without a permit; 



paid fine and costs. 

 Lancaster, April 2. Man taken while burning without a permit; paid 



costs and damages. 

 Mansfield, March 30. Tramp convicted 'of setting fire to fai'mer's wood 



lot; sent to jail. 

 Plymouth, August 8. Man convicted of burning without a permit; 



fined $10. 

 Reading, October 13. Two men burning without jiermit; fined $25 



each. 

 Spencer, April 10. Man burning without permit ; fined $10. 

 Stoughton, April 7. Man burning without permit ; fined. 

 Tewksbury, July. Boys placed on probation. 

 Upton. Two men arrested ; placed on probation. 

 Wrentham. Cases on file. 



Table of Acres, Cost and Damage, by Months. 



Acres. 



Cost. 



Damage. 



per Acre. 



January, 



February, 



March, . 



April, 



May, 



•June, 



July, 



August, . 



September, 



October, 



November, 



13 



12 



1,577 



12,51.5 



4,322 



405 



11,992 



1,940 



1,092 



384 



585 



$684 



2,866 



1,588 



242 



2,715 



2,745 



562 



180 



356 



$20 



4,763 

 72,195 

 38,080 

 11,870 

 26,3i)6 

 10,833 

 21,413 



1,805 

 612 



$3.02 

 5.76 

 8.81 



29.30 

 2.20 

 5.57 



19.51 

 5.17 

 0.61 



