WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST 111 
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During the season, on all areas, more than 1000 acres were 
checked over, with a total average of about 414% of Ribes of all 
kinds found this season, as against 9514% previously eradicated. 
With improved methods and increased experience, it may be 
quite possible to bring this up to at least 98% or even better, and 
the pathologists give us every assurance that even at the present 
figure, the work of checking the advance of the disease will be 
effective. 
MANUFACTURING FUEL WOOD. 
The high price and scarcity of coal has acted as a stimulant to wood lot 
values. Photo by C. W. Grover. 
COOPERATION 
Up to the time of this report, no codperation with towns or 
private owners has been solicited in Maine, for the reason that it 
has been deemed advisable to await more definite results from the 
experimental and demonstration work being carried on by the State 
and the Federal Government before asking for further financial 
assistance from the owners who are already paying through taxa- 
tion for the work now being carried on in the state. 
Neither have any claims been paid for Ribes destroyed, since 
either the plants were diseased, and therefore they are a menace 
under our present law and can be destroyed without compensation 
