No. 4.] 



REPORT OF STATE FORESTER. 



337 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, . . . . . 



City of Beverly, ......... 



Town of Manchester, . . ... 



Contributed by your commiitces, ...... 



Collected from private owners for work done on the woodland, 



$22,500 00 



5,000 00 



5,000 00 



23,000 00 



4,360 77 



$59,860 77 



This money was all paid into the State treasury for moth work ou the 

 north shore, to be used by the State Forester's department. 



His Excellency Governor Foss has at all times been interested and ready 

 to co-operate wnth the efforts of your committees. Had it not been for 

 this co-operation our forests would undoubtedly have been destroyed. 



Expenditures. 

 According to the report of the State superintendent, the expenditures 

 were as follows : — 



From July 16, 1911, to July 30, 1912, . 

 Tools and supplies bought for 1911 work, 



Balance, ..... 

 Due for tools and supplies, 1912 work, . 



Less value of tools and supplies on hand, 



Actual cost of the work done by State, . 

 Overtime paid by committees, 



Total cost of work, not including plant, . 



Details of Cost of the Work. 



$55,453 94 

 18,520 89 



$36,933 05 

 13,516 75 



$50,449 80 

 13,421 84 



$37,027 96 

 974 02 



Spraying, . 

 Cutting and burning, 

 Creosoting, 

 Tanglefooting, 

 Leopard moth work, 

 Road repairs. 

 Replanting wilt disease 



$38,001 98 

 The Work accomplished. 

 Roughly speaking, about 1,000 acres of woodland were cleared and 

 sprayed in 1908, about 2,100 acres in 1909, about 3,000 acres in 1910, about 

 3,200 acres in 1911, and over 3,600 acres in 1912. 



The cost of the work was approximately as follows : — 



