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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



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Observation Stations. 

 We have had in operation this year 24 observation stations reporting 

 3,013 fires, as follows: — 



Becket Mountain, Becket, 



Blue Hill, Milton, 



Bluff Head, Sharon, 



Bonney Hill, Hanson, 



Bournedale, Bourne, 



Copecut Hill, Fall River, 



Cran Pond Hill, Ashfield, 



Fay Mountain, Westborough, 



Grace Mountain, Warwick, 



Hart Hill, Wakefield, . 



Harwich, Harwich, 



Howland's Hill, Falmouth, 



Lincoln Mountain, Pelham, 



Massaemet Mountain, Shelburne Falls, 



Middleborough, Middleborough, 



Mt. Tom, Easthampton, 



Morse Hill, Essex, 



Reservoir Hill, Plymouth, 



Richmond Hill, Dighton, 



Robbins Hill, Chelmsford, 



Shoot Flying Hill,. Barnstable, 



Steerage Rock, Brimfield, 



Tower Mountain, Savoy, 



Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, 



Total, .... 



63 



236 



203 



68 



54 



33 



2 



386 



94 



174 



35 



1 



47 



130 



133 



135 



96 



116 



105 



302 



14 



90 



11 



485 



. 3,013 



Of the above stations five were new this year, four of which were placed 

 in operation late in the season. Two substations, one on Prospect Hill 

 in Petersham, and one on Little Mugget Hill in Charlton, it was not 

 deemed advisable to use this season. 



A new steel tower 40 feet high, with a 10 by 10 foot room at the top, 

 has been erected on Shoot Flying Hill, Barnstable, to replace the old 

 wooden structure that had been in use for nineteen years. The new tower 

 is 10 feet higher than the former one, and gives an excellent view for a 

 radius of 12 miles. 



During the season an obsei-vation room for the Bournedale tower has 

 been completed. A new 40-foot tower has been erected on Howland's 

 Hill, Falmouth, which enables us to protect several other towns. 



A new 60-foot steel tower has been erected on Copecut Hill in Fall 

 River. This is located near the Watuppa Reservation and protects a 

 large forested area in Fall River and adjoining towns. The city of Fall 

 River, as well as the towns of Westport and Dartmouth, contributed very 

 liberally toward the expense of erecting tliis tower. 



An observation station has been established on Prospect Hill, Peters- 

 ham, but no tower was erected. One mile of telephone line was con- 



