FORESTRY COMMISSIONER 

 SUMMARY OF PRAIRIE FIRES, 1907— Continued. 



County and Town. 



Yellow Medicine Co. 



Florida 



Florida 



Fortier 



Roseau County — 

 Soler 



Swift County — 



Maryland 



Maryland 



Wilkin County — 



Akron 



Atherton 



Campbell 



Manston 



Mansion 



Meadows 



Nilsen 



Date. 



March 28 

 Oct. 28. . 

 April 21. , 



Oct. 19.. 



Oct. II.. 

 Oct. 17.. 



Oct. 23.. 

 Oct. 19.. 

 Oct. 22.. 

 Oct. 19. . , 

 Oct. 23.. 

 Oct. 23. . 

 Oct. 23.. 



Acres. 



60 



550 



640 

 640 



150 

 640 

 800 

 6,000 

 1,600 

 3,000 

 4,000 



Damage. 



is 5 

 1,500 



120 



75 



225 

 820 



None 



480 



2,000 



5,000 



500 



75 

 1,000 



Cause. 



Clearing Land 

 R. R. Locomotive 

 Unknown 



Burning Meadow 



R. R. Locomotive 

 R. R. Locomotive 



Burning stubble 

 Burning Fire Break 

 R. R. Locomotive 

 From Tn. of Atherton 

 From Tn. of Mitchell 

 From Town of Nilsen 

 Burning Fire Break 



Total acres burned over, 172,760. 

 Damage, $23,942. 

 Classification of causes: 



Burning brush or meadow, 1 1. 



Clearing land, 2. 



Hunters, 2. 



Railroad locomotives, 17. 



Other causes, 12. 



Unknown, 8. 



FIRE REPORTS. 



The following is a copy of the fire report blank fur- 

 nished to fire wardens from the office of the Forestry 

 Commissioner, with prepaid return envelope: 



