No. 4.] 



REPORT OF STATE FORESTER. 



513 



in very rapidly, planting is the only work necessary, but in 

 cut-over hardwood land, or on very brushy pastures, it is nec- 

 essary to clear the brush in whole or in part either before or 

 after planting. As a usual thing such brush clearing is not done 

 until a year or two after the planting, because the shade of the 

 sprouts is a useful factor of protection for the newly planted 

 pines. However, where sprout growth is exceedingly dense it 

 must be cleared before planting can be attempted. 



It is evident from the above that in addition to the new work 

 carried out each year there must be more or less done along the 

 lines of maintaining and improving the growing plantations. 

 Not only must the growing pines be freed from encumbering 

 hardwood sprouts, but blanks in the stand due to drought or 

 other causes must be filled in and losses by fire made good. 

 Fences must be repaired and kept up. We are glad to say, 

 however, that fire losses have been comparatively few. During 

 the past year we have lost through fire one lot of 20 acres in 

 Dennis and one of 15 acres in Oakham. 



New Work, 1914. 

 Purchased Lands. 



Owner. 



Town. 



Area 



(Acres). 



Number 

 of Trees 

 planted. 



Brushed 



(Acres). 



Fenno, 

 Fiske, 

 Rice, 



Westminster, 

 Buckland, 

 Spencer, . 



100 



75 

 40 



85,000 

 70,000 

 50,000 



100 

 25 



Deeded Lands. 



