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Forestry

State

BIENNIAL

For

Ending

Commission

of

the

and V..

New

Two CONCORD

June of —

1941 V

the

Fiscal

REPORT

Hampshire

30, Recreation

1940

Years —‘ -

Report

PUBLIC Report Progress

RECREATION

FOREST

STATE

EMERGENCY

State Newly Tax

State Public Newly Summary

Operation, Town Personnel

Lookout Special Forest Fire Fire Portable

Nursery

Forest Camp

Bear Camp Connecticut Camp Camp Camp

of to

National

in

Delinquent

FOREST

Record

Planning

FORESTS Timber Forests

Recreational FIRE

Governor

Brook

Forests

Acquired

overcoming

Haverhill

Supervised Cardigan Use Fire Swarizey Monadnock

Warner

Planting

Fire

Station Output

Saw

and

of

Maintenance

Fiscal

Tools

Appropriation—193

ADMINISTRATION CONTROL

CONSERVATION Lakes

Camp and Salvage Forest

the

Mill

to

Services

NURSERY

Lands and

1939

Construction

Meet

Reservations,

Post-Hurricane

Years

Areas

to 1988

Centers

Operations

Camp

Council

Advisory

and

Towns

Hurricane

Hurricane

and

1939

CONTENTS

1940

Supervised

Improvement

and

and

Agency

List

WORK

Emergency

Situation—White

1940

Repairs Disaster

of

Costs

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Sawfly

STATE

RUST

Studies

NEW

Control—1989

Control—1940

Area ON

FORESTRY

IN Report

OF

Spruce

Programs

Funds—1939

Funds—1940

CUT

Damage

BLISTER

Control

Salvage

Relief Relief

REPORT

Rust

Cooperative

Control

Cooperative SALVAGE

RESEARCH

and

European

APPROPRIATIONS

PINE

FORESTRY

LUMBER

Timber

Blister The

Investigations

Town

Pine

Federal Federal

Town Other

Introduction

STATE

TIMBER

THE

FOREST

FARM

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in

The and It Two

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organization

Agriculture

the

advise

salvaging

His timber each

funds

equipment fire

Federal

to a

was

and

the

Northeastern

appropriated

Hampshire representatives national

and

the should million

the

work Emergency

department in Governor Forestry legislature

Excellency, years the

hazard

of

with

important

The principal

execution

federal

division

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salvaged

salvage

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to

salvage,

respective

ten and

for

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to

their of

ago

notes

not

more,

appoint

timber regular the

was

forest

to

reduction

and

the

meet

the

districts

assigned

and

authorized

agents

we

be

the State

of

of

down

and

Governor,

down five

Project.

the

also of made

timber

through

next

that Timber

department detail

for

clean-up

interfered

were

of

the

Council.

the gave

1939

state

Service

districts Recreation

values

the

New

budget

a

Governor

million

fire

Entomology fire

directed

Timber

unfamiliar

timber. the

biennial

timber

local

to Federal

situation programs

the

to

federal

in

planning

freely

purchased

authorities gave

England

protection.

hazard

the

assist

the

Salvage The

states

the

this

and

the

of

work

of

for

experienced

throughout dollars,

with

areas

Disaster for

generous State

the

Salvage

the midst

of

programs Surplus

period. Forest

inflammable

State Commission Administration procedure

eport

the

owners

ahead

should

and

I

with reduction

agency

their was

the by

States University,

operation

and

Administration at

in

south

Forester

which

support

of

those to

Forestry

necessary

years

fire designated

local

Service

Some

time

brought

Loan

Committee

Plant Commodities

planning

support

take

give

of

the

timber

and

to

to

control.

necessary

of

was

known

who down

conditions.

in carry

direct

1939

hereby

of

material assistance

a

emergency the

Corporation country to of

that

Quarantine

of

selectmen

the

leading

and

headquarters two

afterwards

about

and

caine set

the

to

salvage

and

White the

delivery

timber

and

out

legal

as

interests the

An

and

the was

up Recreation

airplanes

for

trained submits

department

Corporation

effecting U.

the

in were by

both

and

1940

part immense

federal

with

a

functions

emergency

Mountains.

sub-committees

them

S.

legislation advisory

to set

and

who

state the

New’

to

and

points.

increased

Department

in fire assist.

temporarily

of

the

and

man

technicians

locate

up

in

its

hurricane.

individual

loaned

programs

the

to

using,

were work.

the

England

advisory

Depart

amount

salvage

control Boston

recom

report as

and

of power

secur

follow

agent

plan

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in

on

of

fire

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for

and

the

will

the

the done

fire

alto-

feet

been

from

The work

very

year

cords felled

highly

about hazard

carried

do

law

months

covered

by

greatly

life

wardens,

was

hut

program

to

returning

continue

was

four

two

exhausted

have

5,000

December

purchased

giving

by

additional

of

and

above

and

was

owners

During

inflammable

to

recorded

costs. purchase

29,000

located

to

and

enrollees

the

are

town

figures

debris

by

danger

1939

of

human

and

200,000,000

purpose.

hurricane

total

fire

sold

training

nearly

of

ever

The

for

which

1940W

forest

purchases

enlarged

to

$8,000 at

delivered fire

salvage

for

CCC

the

including

completed

funds many

purchase

at

the

employees

over

above

buildings

for

owners

months

29,

specially in

terminates

up

from

equipment, log

following,

the

for

acres

to

of

out.

of

cleared

were

800

Forester

5,973

owners

Forest

of

set

warden

COIMISSION

during

highest

The

five

danger

fire

such

$108,000

May

was

federal

by

towns

federal

cost

reserve pine

estimated

467

in

meet

private well funds

winter

the

of

chiefs

Project

the

production

50,000

labor,

all

a State

estimated

carried

to

by

state

employed

to

of

percent

supervision

by

the

was

volume

durillg

and

state

as

substantially

National

greatest

iiot

was

61 the

the

rights-of-way,

mostly

permitted

special

housed

other

men,

cut

about

been

available.

labor

RECREATION

is

half

district

of

fall

crews

terminated

addition,

the

lumber

The

remaining

Much

appropriation

for

but

not

of

logs

was

district

iii

ricking

and

reasonably

men

in with

has

expenses

AND

for

and

Emergency

$30,000

which

late

local

least

of

with

and

appropriation

work

or

total

until

railroad

assisted

roads,

this

lumber

Mountain

government

days

250

and

state.

special

brush

the

pay

and

sites

program road

reimbursement

feet

been

WPA

was

of

and

The

of

the

states.

to

also

towns

piling

of

Federal

government the

own

man

outlined

wood

The

increased

selected

FORESTRY

extent

for

salvage

about

White

$4,656,953;

to

Hampshire

of

work

help

government.

its

have

during

the

the

OF

production

camp

was Most

hurricane

highways,

cooperation

and

of

and

the

miles

and

and

sold

receiving

administrative paid

by

the

within

including

for

above

Burning

reduction

New

million

of

in

the

to

England

402,000,000 piles

limited

other

policy

England

on

1907

to

1941.

fire

stations,

as not

a

pulpwood.

in

a

trails

REPORT

all

and

advisory

4,000

technicians

approved.

were

$70,000

One

tools

and

camps

property

New

over

of

timber

to

the

1941.

to

New

program

these

wardens

and

and

work

of

residing

where

appropriation

hazard

a

amount

fire

work

forest

date

were they

to

the

Hampshire. adjacent

areas,

expended,

30,

state

the

in

government

lookout

years

salvage

1940

1940

burn

pulpwood

Federal

all

To

The

The

The

gether

deputy

out

reduction

training

camps

include

thus

five

material.

used valuable

to

laild

necessitated

June

continue and

close

New

timber.

31,

exclusive

government

which in

of

530

hurricane

two

dispatchers

special

for

regular fire

period

the needed

S balance E T REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 9 year in the woods after the day’s work and on their own time. All work crews itinue and their equipment as well as storehouses of equipment specially located e the were available for use when called upon by the state to fight major fires. The The chief contributions that the state could make to these far-reaching eatly programs were the services of the State Forestry staff, district fire chiefs ;ional and other state and local agencies in planning and carrying out the work. fire Until July 1, 1939 when the state emergency appropriation became avail- gram able, the department had beyond the usual operating expenditures and CCC help within allowable travel distance of the camps only $10,000 in se of federal Clarke-McNary cooperative fire funds with which to repair tele g the phone lines, cabins, lookout towers, two of which had been blown down, ibout employ two additional district chiefs, start the construction of additional s for fire stations, employ fire dispatchers at several district headquarters and L cords take other precautions necessary in preparation for the 1939 fire season. the The Governor and Council provided funds for the expenses of airplane iased mapping and for the salvage advisory work Until emergency appropria tions became available. mber Salvage of merchantable hurricane timber on the state forests and reser feet vations has been done along with other work. The damage was particu very larly severe on portions of both Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch d in Reserva Lions, Monadnock, Wadleigh Park, Haven, and the Fox Demon felled stration Forest. As with private ownerships, the standing timber on scenic I many of the state areas was most highly prized for and recreational will values. On portions of recreational areas heavily used during the summer isted months efforts were made to remove the logs and clean up the areas as w on much as possible before the 1939 season. In spite of this effort WTadleigh )nths Park, Monadnock and other areas were sorry places to those familiar with ruing their former beauty. While fire hazard could not be reduced before the fire season of 1939 many areas and trails across state and national forest ered lands were of necessity posted and closed to use. Practically all trails ighly on public lands were open for the 1940 season. and It was possible to finance operations for salvage on the state lands rnble because of the State Forest Improvement Fund which is a continuing been fund. To December 31, 1940 the net cost of salvage and urgent clean-up from work as a result of the hurricane on 24 state areas was $60,696.12. Sales work of logs, pulpwood and other products, the larger part of which, except pulp- not wood, was to the government, amounted to $65,501.52, making a net gain rried together with the accounts receivable of $8,364.99. This work is not yet completed as some spruce and hardwoods are still being salvaged. Much fire necessary clean-up remains to be done where recreational use is involved zard which will reduce the gains. lens, Forest fire preparedness to efficiently meet heavy slash fire conditions alto- now existing over wide areas must be well organized and operate with done I speed and in accordance with definite plans worked out beforehand.

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supplied

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1940.

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Two The

handling

During

the

1939

possible

without

towns

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own the

burned fire

and

brought

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the

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fires

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the

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state

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organization

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facilities

strength possible

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prepared

the

control,

far

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logging in

in

cost

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communication

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control

the

them

fires

of

these

camps some AND

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more

and

it July

in

the

to

are

to

to

1939,

with

passed

which in

the burning

were

seems

May

to most

place

as

required available

plans RECREATION state

of

be to

There the

fires to

the

in operations

as

obtainiiìg

the

instances

fire three

employed. to

surrounding receive the

work.

state by

were

of major

the

outside

combined

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enable

however,

iii

establish

more

the

fire

offices

fire

control

of

since might

field.

necessary were

the

of

receiving

worked

in

district

average. 1940

less many fire

were

districts

them

available

for

field

organization

dispatchers,

the

Lyman.

ill

the

or

County

except

fires and

the

the

entirely

were favorable

organization

the

the of

CCC an

COMMISSION

have

in Sharon,

no than project

there setting benefits thousands

the

state

and

out were

the

These

understanding

chiefs, hurricane. district

each

the

entire iiublic all

state

progress

to

major

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the

calls

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the

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season. was

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action

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intended

may than

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ill

even

the

cooperative

The

number acres

exhausting fire

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after Lancaster

controlled

telephone

dispatch also state

organiza

as

in

1940

to

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national

the

rangers

district district

needed

seasons fires

several

fire season

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in

camps nearly

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1938

centrally

a

permanent

supplies

and

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two

manual

previously

inability

the

have

July

well

affect

available.

widely

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to

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fire status

over

had

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town

preparation

districts

next

department

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and

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RECREATION

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HURRICANE

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Connecticut,

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logs

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of

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date

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1940,

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in

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of

supervisor

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contracts

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for 52,190 liquidation.

21,645.000 employed

was

over

to

received

intra-state

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work

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conferences, tasks at

for

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given

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1938

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with Governor

Smitls, completed:

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of

nearness

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mortgages

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owners

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woods of

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6.360 5,534

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31,197 47,637

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of

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1939,

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emergency

of

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income by the projects, in

acreage Forestry

1,200 public University grantors they 3,000 of taxes. Glencliff of this to mention agencies county $1,000,000 of _____

The

The

The

the

the

more ‘Federal

land this

283

Federal Federal

State State Bear

State Towns County

Cities

report.

have

acres

acres

acreage

state process

obtain forest

HE

hurricane

acres

to

Forestry

The

acres farms

area

Surry

clearly Defaulted comprising Total of

Sanatorium is by and of

and

Brook

Institutions Water

Forestry

the

been (Mostly

including

since

of forest in Forestry

U.

(Gift.

Bear

reservations

of this cities

(Farm

terms

divided

is lands,

since Recreation

the

State

is

projects

will

the

of

New

of S.

White land

understand

considered

classified

area Resources

all last

given

damage

and

Engineers:

the

Brook of

acquiring

latest

report

Purchase.

land

towns

Taxes)

and

not forest

water

the

of

agencies.

especially

41,005

and

hampshire,

in

1938

reported

and

11 White as

own

has

Recreation

Mountain

the

as

(Acreage Recreation

addition

report State

be

to

acreage

follows: Recreational

lookout

towns

and

8,237

Department’s

with

supply) and lands)

or

been Recreation

damaged 3,425

2,947

deeds.

the Board

acres

be

forest able

lands

PUBLIC

Mountain

grouped

Forests Water

institutional

Franklin,

due

the

Vt. The

salvage

acres,

two

several over

held for

completed.

acres.

acres. of

not

to National

stations

Laconia to

and

F.

for

Department

WThite

to

land. (Pittsburg)

Department best 1940

public

The

FORESTS

and

years

the Supply

the

52,000

report

HALE

under

complete)

mostly

return

into

the

Demonstration Department

having

types

will

National

Reservations

The

Blackwatcr estimate An

acreage

was

mature

Water

flowage

Mountain

located State

Franklin,

forest lands, ago.

State

four

Forest

be

acres,

their estimate

for and

of

The

of

water

greatest $9,209.79.

an

certain

found

land

divisions,

is

Resources

institutions,

several The

has

lands Forest

and

School,

timber

of

area.

U. appraisal

on supervision.

due

custodian

has

supply

this

and

National

Blackwater

comprising

actually

S.

of

town

25

state

increase Area

in

lands

in

mostly

made

Engineers

has

the

About acreage The

on

months

percent

other State

New

as

areas.

forests.

Board

land.

value

been

many

forest

663,288

to follows:

780,640

acquisition

including

of

Forest,

41,005

52,502 decreased

an

of

6,436

to

2,800 2,947 3,425

8,237 Hampshire

the

chapters

Prison

these 2,800

The

is

and

116

return

the

all increased

effort

defaulted of

acquired

In are

780,640

lands of

original

Special

Acres

nearly public

Surry

tracts

many

areas,

State

these

order acres

total

now

and

the

to

by.

of of

of

of 20 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

1. Areas principally for recreational use 13 1,128 Acres 2. Areas for management, protection and recreational use 38 30,302 “ Name 53 9,341 “ *AlIeI 3. Areas for management and demonstration “ *Alto 17 4. Areas for other uses 34 Ame *Ayei Total 116 41,005 “ *Bah Beas AREAS PRINCIPALLY FOR RECREATIONAL USE Name Location Acreage Bellamy State Park Dover 29 *Blue Endjcott Rock State Park Laconia 3 Forest Lake State Park Dalton 420 *Carl Hampton State Beach 1-lampton 50 *Cofl Kingstoa State Park Kingston 44 Con Milan Hill State Forest Park Milan 127 *COII Miller State Park Peterborough 3 *Cral Peterborough State Pool Peterborough 12 *DaV Toll Gate State Park Warner 17 I)od Wadleigh State Park Sutton I)iir ‘Wellington State Beach Bristol 97 *Eve Wentworth State Beach Wolfeboro 16 White Lake State Park Tamworth 258 *Gay *Ilnr Total 1,128 *jIoc

AREAS FOR MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND RECREATIONAL USE Name Location Acreage *Annett Rindge-Sharon 1,092 *Lea Belknap State Reservation Gilford 545 *Lej *Binney Pond New Ipswich 77 *Ljt( *Black Mt. Haverhill 666 Boardmais Farm Haverhill 76 *‘\Ia. Cardigan State Reservation AleEandria-Orange 3,090 *Welton Falls Alevaudria 223 *i/Ia *Casalis Peterborough 247 *Me *Catlledral & White Horse Ledges Bartlett-Conway 205 *NoI *Clough Weare 309 *Noj Connecticut Lakes State Park Pittsburg 1,130 Crawford Notch State Reservation Hart’s Location & Livermore 5,950 *Pot Dixville Notch State Reservation Dixville 137 *PrO *Fay Liucoin-Woodslock 211 *Ra Franconia Notch State Reservation Franconia-Lincolit 5,244 Green Mt. State Lookout Effingham 15 *Ru, Heinenway State Reservation Tamworth 1,957 *SaI. Hyland Hill State Lookout Westmoreland 20 Scr Jeremy Hill State Lookout Pelham 63 Sen Kearsarge State Reservation Andover-Salisbury-W’arner-Wilmot 2,325 *Sk *Merrimack River Boscaven 151 *501 *Merriman Bartlett 515 Sta Intervale Ski Slope Bartlett 13 *Sto Monadnock State Reservation Jaifrey 699 *ViI) Moose Brook State Forest Park Gorhani 755 Pawtuckaway Stale Reservation Deerfield-Nottingham 1,288 *Wo Pillsbury State Reservation Goshen-Washington 3,034 Pitcher Mt. State Lookout Stoddard 5 *pOv0V River So. Hampton 52 * Rock Rimmon State Lookout Kingston 47 *Shadov Hill Sutton 34 *stravberr.,r Hill Bethlehem 60 *Sugar Hill Bristol 67 * State Forest Total 30,302 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 21

8 Acres AREAS FOE MANAGEMENT AND DEMONSTRATION “ Name Location Acreage 25 “ I Concord *tltoij Bay Alton 214 Henniker 15 *pyers*Anies Canterbury-Northfielcl 50 Rumney 5 Bear Brook State Forest Park Allenstown 413 I-Jill Keene 23 Acreage *rnair Cainpton 112 Farmington 99 29 *Bn;vditcll_RulInells*U Job 3 Tamworth 54 420 *Carroll Warner 29 50 *Contoocook Hopkinton 47 44 *Connecticut River Charlestown 216 127 *Con3vay Common Laad Conway 930 3 *jOy Hill Henniker 31 12 *Davisville Warner 32 17 *Dodge Brook Leinpster 222 52 *Dnncan Lake Ossipee 100 97 Dnnharton 56 16 Fox Research Forest Hillsborn 472 258 *Gay Jaifrey 49 *Harriman Chandler Warner 395 1,128 *Haven Jaifrey 95 *I.Iodgman Amherst 18 1-loney Brook Acwortli-Lempster-Marlow 881 *fjubbard Hill Charlestown 709 Acreage *Kimball Mason 25 1,092 *Lead Mioe Shelburne 202 545 *Leightoa Dublin 75 : 77 *Litclifield Litchfield 122 666 *Livermore Falls Campton 134 76 *Marshall New Ipswich 20 3,090 9’Jascoma Canaan 174 223 * Mast Yard Concord-1-lopkin ton 400 247 *Meado;, Pond Gilmanton 42 205 *North Braach Stoddard 71 309 *Nottingham Nottingham 16 1,130 *Ponemah Amherst 63 5,950 *Pot Holes and Bear’s Den Gilsum 95 137 Province Road Groton 546 Andover 76 211 *Ragged iit. 5,244 Greenville-Mason 25 15 *Russell_A1)bott Mason-Wilton 808 1,957 Falls Rochester 20 20 Ashland-New Hampton 140 *Scribner_Fello.,vs 63 *51 Mt. Piermont 143 2,325 Slcy Pond New Hampton 119 151 *5 London 50 515 State Forest Nursery Boscawen-Salisbury 257 13 *Stockdale Hooksett-Manchester 66 699 *iIcent Deering-Henn iker-Weare 172 755 *Valker Concord 47 1,288 *W•oodnan Deerlield-Nnrthwood 141 3,034 a Total 9,341 52 *State Forest 4.7 34 60 67

30,302

- ‘ L. I

22 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

AREAS FOR OTHER USES Name Location Acreage Cardigan Mt. CCC Camp Danbury 17 Chesterfield Gorge Chesterfield 15 Farrar Lot Temple 4 Glover Lot Pembroke 7 Governor Weutwortli Farm Wolfeboro 96 Grant Lot Fitewilliam S Kearsarge Mt. CCC Camp Salisbury-Warner 21 Kiugstou Dam Lois Kingston 11 Lord Pines Ossipee 12 Pierce’s Island Chesterfield 5 Pillsbury CCC Camp Goshen-Washinglon 19 Plummer’s Ledge Wentworth 3 Randolpb Springs Randolph 3 Sculptured Rocks Groton 1 Stevens Pines NoLtingham 4 Taylor Lot Concord 7 Waldron Lot Northwood 1

Total 234 V a TRACTSACQUIHEO ANO CONvETEO OURING THE YEAH5 1939 ANO 1940 Acquired by State IIYLANDHILL: The state has maintained a lookout station under lease on Hyland 1-lill, Westmoreland for many years. In order to better main tain this station, a tract of woodland comprising 20 acres was purchased from Mrs. Gertrude G. Spaulding of Keene, and Mrs. Bertha E. Dixon of Worcester, Massachusetts for $250. A fair automobile road is now used by the public from the Keene-Westmoreland Highway to a point within a half mile from the tower. Rights-of-way over this road and for the telephone line were also granted by the above mentioned parties. Additional rights-of-way were acquired without cost to the state from Donald J. Williams of Keene and Leon C. Norwood, Treasurer of the Beaver Mills Company, also of Keenc. ENDICOTT Rocic: Certain improvements have been made at Endicott Rock which include filling in along the channel side of the park, which has increased the acreage by one acre. This land is now used for recrea tional purposes, and greatly enhances the development of the park. C PIERCE’SISLANn: The state received a gift of Pierce’s Island in Spof ford Lake in the town of Chesterfield. This island of five acres has remained in private ownership for a great many years, and through the efforts of Sheriff Frank J. Bennett of Keene who was able to obtain funds from adjoining shore owners, this gift has been made possible. This department has appointed Sheriff Bennett as custodian of the island, where no overnight camping is to be allowed. RUSSELL-AEnOTT: Dr. J. Almus Russell of Mitchell, North Dakota. his sister. Mrs. Louise A. Loring of Louisville, Kentucky, and Miss Jane F. Abbott of Wilton, New Hampshire conveyed to the state SOSacres located in the towns of Mason and Wilton. Of this acreage, 433 acres are in the town of Wilton and 375 in Mason. In order to acquire these tracts. back taxes to the amount of $206.31 were paid to the towns. Within the area lies Pratt Pond which has in the past served a limited recreational use for that immediate section. At the present time Pratt Pond is filled with salvaged logs, and it is expected that they will be sold and removed s itional Nithin tracts, are aiie dicott if arties. Icreage moved akota. which main- ecrea 1

d

eated

lease from

filled -

the

for

96 17 15

10 19

F. in

d 5

4

7

1

I

land, during and Mason about

to surveyed diverting to chased growth. to to

ten acres

Department is Chipewas Randolph have being was Gorham.

improvements The three several

unusual some

ConveTed

was to necessary recreational about

the the Freedom the agreement ing tract raise

1936

BLACK

SUGAR RANDOLPH

secure covered the PLUMMER’S give

areas

PULPIT

HUCKINS:

hardwood. the

acres

acquired

much

purpose

land, grantor, cost made pool been in

150

distance

the Black the acres

equally arc

fish from

was access

the

pot

donor

that

already

geological HILL for nnd

MOUNTAIN A

a

years

bT of area

of Fish

for next Springs and used mostly from These ROCK: the

of

because that scientifically REPORT

Rock holes portion not

the

right-of-w’ay of Mrs.

the

acqnirin

Monntain State

forest town. three

of type-mapped.

from use. Harold SPRINGS: to

it

their the

ADDITr0N:

and for ruins the from will shared

LEDGE:

In forest

for ago

year.

Near

the

used it Forestry the cut-over, other department

acquired

of

springs

Delina

which

with

Pulpit

would recreational

were OF June, Fish

interest. the acres

many

Game In be

This by land

various of use.

gift of

a This

Ossipee

of

ADDITION:

J.

FORESTRY continuously

land thc

areas branch the made by

This

these

Estate the the the

Reservation. yonng

the

and

Campbell purchased

was the George

spoiled of

Through

Demers he

1934 adjacent

years tract Rock are Department and tract

was

A by but

road

each

last

George

ancestors

on

damage forest

water

sizes first

tract owned Game for

lands. the whole at reservation Valley

to

ioeated the

of

Recreation to hardwood

still

reserved the the

biennial purposes.

as is AND

of property this passing

convey the department.

F. this

right

starch the located

purchase

on Eleven state, of

of land

a

of from

B. Department 247

to

cooperation

from having

by state so-called

area for

RECREATION

best Plumnier

picnic

Land

by attractive

Haverhill,

tile 808

Baker of

portion iVianchester,

The

adjacent

Cavis

the to decided

her.

in

a acres

Dr. and report

factory Pratt

the and

to Lime

would high

in interests the growth.

westerly

build in

received

acres

period acres

Randolph

Department

This

Company. purpose

place Sugar

this

valuable

Mrs. River.

Rnssell.

the Bedford.

to

of

1938

consists

Buffalo

Thomas

of

was

up

of It

Pond.

that

Kiln

of spot.

a

have property to

New consists Bristol

was

revert 11-acre

COMMISSION

with of built

deed

by

the

of diversion on

Ashland is Hill

Demers

the

of slope

hurricane

by the

as

accordingly

of forest

conditions

the

These

to

a expected stands two

Brook

the premises protected Hampshire,

including Road and

mostly

This

in a the this provided his

J. Commission

shelf

State

This Under

to state

maintain

willed was

tract

public.

of

entirely

gift

for Malloy New

state

years

payment

the land in

State acquisition

pot Sugar across

made tract dam

of of

in to to

was

$200,

highway,

•to

Forest

1,458 of the

lies

a to

were

that

ledge grantors. for

to Hanwshire young

Wentworth. hold holes

for the the

returned to

were

that

and hardwood cooperative the

An

a has of

considered Estate the

Highway Hill, adjacent a town

re-convey adjacent

this

scenic

the fish

rear all

mention

famous not acres

of

certain forest

Camp

gift

option

and

title

of timber ditch

are been

state if

pur

soft

time was

$175, cost and

and

23 rear

lot snit

of

57 this

and

of

at of

of

to or In

to in

I

1

I

I

d

p

I

tc

tc

$1

tF

lar

10

To fo

th

To

pr

to

ei

sta

sake]

repo

repo

repo

due

tax

town,

fore

tak

gran

The

The

Durii

As

how

forest

aod

expens

format

and

pleted

with her,

permit]

mits islands

Crawfo

the

tl1at

Commi

conside

than

reserva

use

each.

should

accrue

type-m

which should

state pass

iThUclI

balance

for are pro

Purchase

Gift

Deeds

Towns

Deeds

Towns

Total

Towns

!

I

I

a

of

of

is

422

the

Cast

pro-

370

100.00

and 100.00

206.31

show

acres,

this

water

The

$656.31

$250.00

forest

slates

1,O8o

21,000

biea-

records

with

different

of

anxiety.

to

present

acres

of

Surveys

valuation

years

deed

the

report

Wisconsin,

1,214

a

department

the

towns

timber 41,005

42,219

of

52,502

valuation

collectors many

acres. the

about

acres

years.

These

acquired

much

1,458

a

rights

to

depleted

in

the

including

and

216

terms

recent

tax

acreage

decrease

of

of

shows

During

two taxes

for

by

future

by

Land

Cost

the

Acquired

1938.

a

43,080 title

returned.

&

with

an

37,392

Grantor

selectmen

making acute

1940.

from

acres,

The

lands,

for last

out

in

to

Minnesota,

Area

to

lost Burr

Gift

Purchase

table Gift

Gift Total

Gift

Made Purchase

Purchase

areas

cause

Grantor

hold

1940.

During

were

31,

acreage

COMMISSION

The

the

very

acres

acres.

so

is

reservations

sent

totals

has 2,075,

showed

having

them

Reported

25,000

Decrease

Present

forest

only.

and large

The

Returns

acres

is

acreage

of

was towns

and

Oregon,

Net

Decrease

Last

Revert

1940

1940 Reconveyed

1940

1940

1939

1939 1939

1939

Year

LANDS

following

during

state

ownership

41,005

15,000

become

over

1939

towns

the

town

the

lands

restore

$75,000.

1,705

fish.

December

1940.

The

the

RECREATION

of

Pittsburg

supervision.

Hampshire

has

of

acres

the

acreage acreage

of

forests

than 1

3

3

5

town

of

will

11 of

10

20

delinquency

370

years

as 247

taken

808

861

or

at

1,458

1,705

AND

in

an

forest

Acreage

in

DELINQUENT

as

California,

due

raising

indicate

bringing

New

fall

taxes

and

the

state

questionnaire

tax

tracts

16,000

more

reservations

of

have

861

TAX

in

area

A

with

1,214

2,075

$435,000. the

—

records

purchases

to

valuation

deeds

and

taxes

over

Rock

decrease years.

shows

FORESTRY returns

during

Town

reported

ownership

$225,000

defaulted

our

lands states

of

acquired.

and

187

towns

Lakes about

expense

OF

lands.

delinquent

during

net

ten

of

reversion.

tax

state

table forests

Pulpit

owRership:

latest the

Pitssburg

title

Bedford

Freedom of

acres

Weotworth

Mason-Wilton Randolph

state Wessmoreland chesterfield Bristol

L,,ratis,s Laconia Haverhill

the

from

amounts

were

gifts

other

title

about

defaulted

report

by

the

said

the past

increase

total

REPORT

of

tax

towns

The

approximate

of

State:

tax

state State:

$150,000.

to

town

and

Acreage:

Returned

Acquired

report

acres

an

by

in

taken

Lakes

under

by

areas,

36,000

bT

and

Ledge

of

bT

the

valuation

in

223

The

5prings problem

the warrant

Connecticut

taken

and

following

towns

Rock

due

Decrease

78

were a

Island

Hill

861

Rock

Total

Total

Mountain

Decrease

Acquired

of Hill

to

the

about

the

Net

Acreage

the

The

The

classes

with

supply

$209,200.

indicate

valuation

deeds of

acres

these

that

Of to

acres

duction

increase

lands during

Michigan

Pulpit

connecticut

Change

Total

Total

Huckins

Plummer’s

5ugar

Pierce’s Black Randolph Returned

Russell-Abbott

Endicost

Hyland

Name

acres.

SummarT

area Acquired

of

24

conveyed

nium Huckins

therefore

property able REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION cres is Town Tax Defaulted Forest Lands ;o this January—194l No. No. Acreage l’aloation Total towns in State 223 Towns reporting 216 Towns reporting gifts, purchases d nd and tax defaulted forest lands 154 bien— Towns reporting tax defaulted forest land only 78 The Deeds due towns 187 12,285 $74,939 irveys Deeds taken by towns 422 25,107 150,123 if 370 Total 609 37,392 $225,062 ‘resent Town Forest Lands bT Gift and Purchase Gift 53 6,231 61,160 Purchase 35 8,879 148,040 Total 15,110 209,200 Cost $250.00 Grand Total 52,502 $434,262

206.31 HOWT much of this tax title acreage should remain in town ownership 100.00 for forest and recreational purposes and what should be done with the 100.00 balance are questions of growing importance. In sonic states these lands are taken over by the state if they better fit into their forest management $656.31 programs. As to the problem of tax delinquent forest lands, there is need for much painstaking study to work out a definite course for the towns and state to pursue. Some lands should be retained by the towns. Others should be sold if possible and returned to the tax list. Some forest areas which fit into the progratn of state forests and recreational areas should pass to state ownership. It is difficult to estimate the acreage which might accrue to the towns or state during the next five or ten years. Such lands should have the titles searched, be located on the ground, surveyed and type-mapped, and a plan of disposition and management worked out for each. Leases and Special Use Permits states During the biennium the Governor and Council have authorized the onsin Commission by its agent, the State Forester, to issue leases and special forest use permits for certaiti concessions and privileges on state forests and annual with consideration of less r pro- reservations. Many of these permits are year not over five with greater .s the than $100; others for more than one but xietv consideration. The long term leases of special value are for concessions in i ood Crawford and Franconia Notches. tnent The Governor and Council have also approved issuing special use per- show mits for certain islands in lakes and ponds where there appears no doubt irs of that the title belongs to the state. Many islands have been posted with [2 285 the state property notices indicating that the public have a right to the t 422 Islands for limited day use only. iation W. P. A. Cooperation The department desires to express its appreciation of the cooperation ‘cord- with the WTorksProgress Administration. Immediately after the Septem her, 1938 hurricane special projects were quickly set up and approved water permitting workers to assist in fire organization plans, drafting, mapping, on of and preparing reports. Other projects have been undertaken and coin ‘icres pleted furnishing valuable data, statistics, maps, charts and special in eren formation for the department. The sponsor’s or state’s share in this expense was 25 percent.

t

‘

a

cl

lo

in

th

gr

thi

Th

In

lesci

Whil

the

Nati

to liomc

10,00

that timb

excee

To Due

in

point

boarc

at

nized

of

provi

for

well The

this

timbe

Estim

damag a

tacular

i

is

in

it

of

to

of

the

all

the

use

of

of so

it

that

the they

the

high

have

im The

help-

the

that

state

been

corn-

neces-

work

of

This

roads

addi

CCC

made

of

of

brush;

of

forest

out

efforts

hazard

Camps provide

areas

recorded.

on

was

and

authority

Natioll

acres

In

very

of

the

the

reduce

have

is

Forest

been

been

use

to

Forest

as

people

signed,

towers

1939

four

control

forms

statutes,

some

fire-proofing

sides

of

of

the

service.

various

to

repairing

Their

up

of

Mountains,

was

CCC

legal

serious

hazard.

lIon-trespass

has

all

cooperation

had

Forest

of

up

taken,

all

started fire

the

of

carrying

and

organizations,

110,000

the

work.

towers

offense

It

to

the

extensive

has

is

National

fire

and

of This

inside

federal

lookout

that

National

classified

type

White

the

good

Wherever

study

cleaned

break

1938 along

for attempt

of

majority

detection

and

adequately

about

stations.

high

Forest

the

constructed,

land

similar regulation

Forest; second

National

to Forest

the

come.

are

of

additional

lookout

to the

action

laws. the

this

Service

of

the

fire

a

COMMISSION

hurricane

effect

are

been

unusual

Mountain

of no

Forest.

to

1938,

of

the

the

of

funds

and

guard

trails,

new

action.

semi-private

two under

reduced

number

that

area

state

legal

with of

the

detection

the

private

such

the

construetioll

21,

on already

winter representatives

Supervisor

very

Forest

have

White

National

fire

as

acres

which

feasible

years

of

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and

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windthrow

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the

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people

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logging

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upon

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facilities

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on

(U.

constructed

than

operations

fire

1940

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storage

unusually

of

blow-down

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FORESTRY

of

conditions

because

for

as

be

in

greater

clean-up

OF Building

dedicated

to

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were

record

well

fire

spring

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was

similar

control

times

the

year as

of

REPORT

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necessary

the

to of

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five

depot.

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each

under

building

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staff

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will

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supply

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could area 1939.

Note:

CARDIGAN

KEARSARGE

well,

the

entrance

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a

CCC of to

hike.

supervision undesirable

at period,

acres

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to

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1939 used

constructed

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provide

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reservations in supplied. report

lower

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program

road,

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house

italics 2,500

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and

State but

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appreciation.

June

slopes is

of

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and improvements

end

are slopes signs.

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picnicking

of

a a

service

use lack REsERvATION fire Winslow people Toll

1940, built

Reservation

REsERvATION

covers newly RECREATION

list

parking

Hill 15, Trail. also the Lake Lake

Brook

through 2’,i

of Thus State

of cars

and

wood, State

Gate Rock

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the State Ledge

1939, State over Newly

of supervised

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over

operation

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provided to

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miles

charges State

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clean-up

supervision

carrying

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an

the

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tables, had

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old

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in area. similar

ADMINISTRATION

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until Pool located

a and TonnY

Park

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Alexandria

on — well Wilmot

was toilets,

nearly been

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toll

past

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toll was —

administered — — — — permission

area

waste Sutton the

led

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period — two

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Hampton

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the

up

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picnic

the a

by picnic

uorth

1939 —

AREA.

from

people the western and

legislative to

time,

by

of

Conway Orange

Supervisor the

the

and

of becoming

portion look used received

mountain

and

Crawford October. the section the

ground

area

a

the

hiking nearly

CCC

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first to

pump

section,

and

after

by

Governor

department:

1940.

state

covers collection and

act

of

the

aid

of portion

increasing providing

unsightly

to unsightly near was

trail

600 the installed the by

of

parking

Warner Notch During

parks

public in

equip

picnic

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1935, July, over

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ears

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basis.

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under survey

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to

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opened

observe

of

people.

number

of

of as

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for

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persons.

per

built

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percent).

brought

trip

was

obtaining

cents

to

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of

extensive

187

to

half

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they

of

obtain

completion

out-of-state

percent

the

Hampshire

all.

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maps,

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in

81

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build

a

to CCC

six

time

made

point

areas

3,320

areas

to

cars

developments,

camp

four

site

tables

cents

in

were

1939.

total

36 area.

able to

cars

State

in

middle

to

trip

and

building,

most

round of

year,

car,

that

analyzed

were

the a

and

to

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of

891

new

been

new

the

the

the

collected.

the

necessary

(25

people

area order

the

within

over

or

were

areas.

miles

July,

of

6,900

by

cost

futnre

average

areas

and

each

to

starting

picnic towns

extensive

to

road

round

be

brought

areas

in

assistance

with

in

latrine

of

reservatious.

also

visit

toll have

average of

the

for an

three

three

wished

net

that 3,700

the

previous

the

areas

COMMISSION

the

the

a

disclosed

days;

is

use

average

our

to

information

a

varied

charges

and

and

people

cars of

cars

October,

Shelter

168,000

One

and

for

parking

would

for

August

The

plan

the

who

at

over

seasons

304

these

an

of different

it

developed 4.4

this

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of

use

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756

enjoy

trips

help

estimated

to

fireplaces,

using

that

over

collect

several

to

of

and

public extend

which

60

areas

partics

of

for

shelter

parks

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appreciation

to

iudicated

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of

an

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15, at

to

some

to

determine

15th

to the

registration

first

been

as

and

that

RECREATION

towns. Service.

been

hill

their

visitors

total

percentage

carried

road

brought those

sites,

improvements

summer to

500

round

our

CCC.

of

use

aud

and

equipment

the

and state

the

area

total

picnic

has

were Public

of

several

in

CCC

for

AND

state

of

average a

1939

this

car

this

cars

Park

many

the transferring

since

past

this,

the

maintenance,

at

the

traveled

new

October

road

area so-called

20,000

comparable

collectors

from

camp

the

the

an

by

until

nearly

as

department

different

express

of

By

by

850

miles

the

for

Milan

entrance

has

There

area

from

out

and

as

the areas;

the

each

by

the

cars

and

survey

percent

open

to

The

50

of

the

1940

supervised

1939,

in

tent

questioning,

FORESTRY

use

is

accumulative

from

nearly

from

A

to

15

64

use

National

1940,

new

work

out-of-the-state

combination to

in

each

In

OF and 16,000 understanding

including

Commission

facts

these

by

near

opening

an

area.

wish

carrying

the

a

each

apparent

was

period.

from

of

A

to

provide

These

carried

data.

sites.

of

at

the

PARK

or

of

came

over

as

supervise

June

to

from

continued served

We

the operations

and,

such

locality

from

this

of

systems,

miles

was

areas

information

secured

area

$1,200

hiking.

period

better

to

REPORT

obtaincd

house.

came

trails,

about

expense

area

total to

camp

period during

that

people

time use

a

and

become

areas

STATE

the and

36 unfinished

a

though

came

the

station.

being

the

was

visitors.

and

was

net

per

foot This

to

checked

summit.

during

in

facts

between

is

the efficient

survey

visitor.

had

Development

came

tabulate

sewage

interpreting

made

3,900

as

parking

was

some

planning

engaged

cars

similar

some

picnic

passengers

public

The It

the

MILAN

shire

going

30,000 to

were

weeks

The

people,

indicated

trip.

provides

and

and of

and

was

information.

unfinished more

more

of each

seasons to

as

1940, cars

During

tember,

supervisor’s

and

well

lookout

car views

Work

the the

Council registration of

travelled

nicking Information and

30 From

was over the REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 31 man be indicated how important each area is to thc people in the locality. car. The extent of the travel stimulated by these recreational areas indicates ught that expenditures for goods and services were undoubtedly made at plc- communities nearby these areas and that a direct financial return was at of made to the state through the gasoline tax. shire per ‘sons. had iring area. icnic mile nder isive fire as iater Id R Sep ising Hampton Beach State Batleltosise, the largest of twek’a operated ople. by this Departsaent. (Pholo by Ellis) LIiOI The collection of service charges at each area is reported on a daily we basis. From these reports we can arrive more accurately at the estimated the seasonal attendance than heretofore. An analysis of the day-to-day patronage has indicated the weekly and seasonal peak loads of attendance. two We have thus learned that at some areas nearly 50 percent of the week’s tion nse occurs on Sunday. This should enable us to anticipate patronage ened peaks and adjust onr personnel with economy in the future. The results for of a tabulation of camping permits confirms an increasing interest in this form of recreation. The following table shows the combined camping data at the three major camp grounds: eats 1938 1939 1940 Number of Parties 992 1,142 1.303 ther Number of Persons 4,166 4,470 4:961 rye Average Stay io Days 2.2 2.4 2.5 Number of States Represented 21 18 20 tins *camper.Days 10,344 11,434 ning 13,110 .ning Expense and Income ;erve Expenses were increased in 1939 by the addition of three new areas but nber still more because of extra repairs and services needed on account of cheir hurricane damage to several areas. The total net cost added on account ii it of new areas was $732.90. The hazardous condition of the woods and thus trails after the blowdown required an extra patrolman each at Monadnock ;tate and Wellington Reservations. Extra cleanup and repair to damaged nt). buildings was required at several areas adding to the general maintenance ,hree cost. At those areas sevcrely damaged, there was also a falling-off of isses patronage which resulted in reducing income and larger net cost of arly operations. This was particularly noticeable at Monadnock Reservation mles and Wadleigh Park during 1939 but a favorable change was noted in itors 1940. tmp *One person camping for one night is a camper-day. Example: roor pemoos ramping four nights can equals 16 ramper-days. 1

:392 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

During 1940 at Bellamy State Park, the operation costs were increased by an arrangement with the City of Dover through the Governor and Council. The baseball field was regraded to form a football field. About $2,000 was spent to increase the capacity of the bleachers; one-half of this was provided by the City and one-half through an advance of this Depart ment by the Governor and Council. The City obtained a five-year lease of the facilities for the football season aiid will pay the State ten percent of the general admission income. From this income for 1939, the Depart $500 of the $1,000 originally advanced. 02 ment has paid back over a: Income for 1939 was $1,379 greater than for 1938 and increased slightly in 1940. Nearly 50 percent of the total income for each season came is: from the service charges based on the parking of cars. This increased z from $9,503 in 1939 to $10,381 in 1940. Income from camping amounted 0 to about $1,200 each for the two seasons; $800 of this came from White is: Lake State Park which contains our largest camp ground. lilcome from forested areas damaged by the hurricane was reduced by loss of patronage C.) in 1939. From those areas depending on bathing patronage, it decreased in 1940 on account of unfavorable weather conditions. Thus each of the rL1 two years received a temporary set-back as to income. We should expect ‘a: that with changes in these conditions, income will proceed upward Z02 together with greater patronage. Although income for 1940 was only $625 greater than in 1939, the net ,a:cI7 cost of operations, maintenance and improvements was reduced in 1940 by $3,361. The proportion of income to total operations, maintenance . and improvement expenses was 71 percent in 1938, 57 percent in 1939 and 65 percent in 1940. Compared with 19 other states reporting for 1938, New I-Iampshire shows the second highest percentage of income to r.IZ expenses. Our cost per visitor (21/2 cents for 1940) is considerably lower than in most states. oc 022o 2 Is 2 2 Is

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTRY AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT EXPENSES OF STATE RECREATION AREAS (Not including Administration, etc.)

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31. 1939 Total Wet Cast Other Maintenance Total Estimated per Na. a,t Au. Monthly Total l7ssitar Area Personnel Wage Wages Expenses Cost income Net Cast Attendance $808.09 $2,680.46 $128.93 $2,551.53 45,715 $056 C Bellamy Park 5 $67.00 $1.872.37 .056 Cardigan 1 60.00 194.00 41.15 235.15 109.75 125.40 2,225 35.40 119.00 83.60 3,000 .. 31.40 Cathedral Ledge 4.00 .08 0 Clough Reservation 1 75.00 262.50 141.36 403.86 2.05 401.81 5,000 262.97 944.20 871.69 72.60 11,248 .006 Endicott Rock 3 75.09 681.23 .0711 Forest Lake Park 3 73.00 715.57 310.45 1,026.02 402.50 623.52 8,041 4,461.85 8,593.85 6,879.87 1,713.98 98,522 Din C Hansptnn Beach 15 84.00 4,132.00 .10 Kearsarge—Toll 1 75.00 321.30 303.25 624.55 222.75 401.80 4,221 81.56 425.73 532.70 106.97 10,249 Kearsarge—Winslnsr 1 75.00 344.17 .015 Kingston Lake 5 71.00 1193.23 1,612.82 2,806.05 2,237.54 568.51 38,118 163.14 300.18 94.48 205.70 2,398 .086 R Milan Hill 1 50.00 ‘137.04 .041 4 Monadnock Reservation 3 81.00 1,508.96 683.73 2,192.69 1,309.03 883.66 20,725 646.79 1,667.13 273.85 1,393.28 5,600 .249 Moose Brook Park 5 67.00 1,020.34 .110 Peterbnrough Pool 4 71.00 782.60 997.79 1,780.39 225.55 1,554.84 14,176 409.10 1,048.41 158.73 889.68 3,967 .224 Wadleigh Park 3 78.00 639.31 .024 Wellington Res 3 80.00 1,090.88 1,493.72 2,584.60 1,775.01 809.59 34,255 711.18 1 765.82 364.22 1,401.60 7,390 .19 Wentworth Park 3 73.00 1,054.64 .013 Whise Lake Park 4 73.00 1,137.33 535.86 1,673.19 1,414.25 258.94 20,641 18 Area Totals 61 $76.00 $17,091.47 $13,696.21 $30,787.68 $17,l°_l.8l $13,665.87 335,491 $04

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 1940 S Bellamy Park 5 $69.00 $1,571.82 $246.19 $1,818.01 $150.11 $1,667.60 44,391 $038 Cardigan Reservation 1 60.00 272.00 20.10 292.10 147.50 144.60 3,013 .048 56.50 18.20 3,509 .005 Cathedral Ledge .. 74.70 74.70 Clough Reservation 1 75.00 257.95 135.20 393.15 393.15 6,090 .066 Endirott Rock 3 73.00 744.93 248.30 993.23 811.71 181.52 10,642 .017 Forest Lake Park 3 73.00 596.85 37.52 634.37 413.60 220.77 9,044 .024 1,345.20 100,140 .013 Hampton Beach 12 85.00 4,367.32 4,087.29 8,454.61 7,109.41 u Kearsarge—Toll 1 75.00 327.50 83.93 411.43 212.08 199.43 4,062 .049 Kearsarge—Winslow 1 75.00 362.90 102.15 465.05 529.55 64.50 10,237 5 Kingston Lake 5 75.00 1,458.30 1,520.29 2,978.59 2,182.84 795.75 39,322 .02 Milan Hill 1 50.00 201.67 121.76 323.43 198.68 124.75 3,726 .033 Monadnock Reservation 1 81.00 1,739.64 463.78 2203.42 1 547.56 655.86 25,521 .026 Moose Brook Park 5 73.00 1 244.98 566.72 1’811.70 431.51 1,380.19 8,873 .156 Peterhornugh Pool 3 73.00 832.92 364.76 l’197.68 117.35 1 080.33 13,343 .08 Wadleigh Park 3 76.00 713.94 370.56 1 084.50 250.93 833.57 5,364 .155 Wellington Res 3 80.00 1,046.26 469.12 1:515.38 1,673.01 257.63 32,704 Wentsvortls Park 3 76.09 982.03 794.12 1,776.15 395.28 1,380.87 8,670 .159 White Lake Park 4 60.00 1,244.19 488.10 1,732.29 1,518.46 213.83 21,657 .01 $029 18 Area Totals 57 $76.64 $17,965.20 $10,194.59 $28,159.79 $17,746.30 $10,413.49 350,229 w -

34 REPORTOF FORESTRYANDRECREATION COMMISSION

Personnel and Services were ar The following table shows the number and classification of the seasonal the Am personnel required to supervise, operate and maintain the state parks and for grea reservations during the past two seasons: By ft several 1939 1940 Average Average Departi No. En,- Maui hly No. Em- Monthly cane ha played 1Cage played Wage 5sspervisors 17 86 17 84 uepartn Collectors 15 74 15 74 Departr Lifegoards 14 76 14 74 Attendants 13 71 ii 73 recreatii General 7 76 At B Totals and Average Monthly Wages 66 76 64 76 owned, being d The length of employment each season varied from 2V/ to 11 months of the depending on the use of the area and the maintenance work required. which h Longer employment was at Monadnoek Reservation, Jaifrey, where It is exj clean-up after the hurricane required work through the winter of 1939. season Aside from the regular personnel, some extra services were required, such Besid as plumber services in connection with major water supply repairs and eomplet trucking of gravel or rubbish removal. For the most part, however, the placed i regular personnel attended to the seasonal opening and closing of buildings, They vi seasonal services connected with water system, sewage system, electrical Pond e system, operation and storage of equipment and maintenance of the grounds later cc and buildings during the summer season. In addition, they supervised 11/4 mill and assisted pui?lie use of the area, providing information by the distribu- nse by tion of highway maps and other recreational literature. They provided on 400 treatment of minor injuries, removed injured persons from mountain trails, Infori found persons lost in wooded areas and provided assistance to many by this bathers who were in serious difficulties. Through constant vigilance in maps ai matters of safety, no serious accident occurred to visitors on the areas; the Pla no drownings occurred and no forest fire was started. Nationa When the season was at its height and the public use greatest, long providet hours were required of all the personnel. At many areas, especially where and the camp grounds were operated, this meant working 16 to 18 hours a day, booklet seven days a week for several consecutive weeks. We appreciate the by the letters from visitors commending the services rendered by the personnel informa and here add our appreciation of their loyalty to •the work we are trying as other to do. Most of tile supervisors have been formerly instructed in first aid methods and were supplied with kits and equipment. Before the 1940 season, the supervisors were gathered for a day to discuss various phases of their work including first aid, police duties, assistance to visitors, etc. All of the lifeguards had been instructed in the American Red Cross methods of water safety and were supplied with the necessary equipment. As a further precaution, instructions were given to each lifeguard at his beach in the early summer of 1940. I-Ic received advice as to the use and placement of water safety equipment at his bathing area. During the seasOil, in addition to their regular duties, most of the lifeguards held public classes in swimming and lifesaving. The age range in swimming classes was from seven to seven-ty years and the total number enrolled in all these classes were several hundred persons. Life-saving instructions were carried out under the methods approved by •the American Red Cross and scores of individuals were regarded by this organization as completing their required tests. In the past two years, several water pageants ig 3e )merit. it trying SOllilel rvised tricaJ )leting ictions uolled nming .e we )vlded where /tlY isonal geants 5, 1, usreci. ouncis dings, s s at where verage areas; tribu- ouths many

trails,

Cross

1939.

bases Cross

such 84 73 7i

1940 day, long

and

held

and

and the etc.

the

aid the

his

in

the were

for

Department. several

cane Department department recreational

of being owned, which It season placed completed

Pond They

later use on 11/4 by

National the maps provided booklet and by

information as

By

At

Besides

the Information

is

greater

American

other 400

this

by

the million

has

arranged Planning

expected

the

Bear legislative

construction

developed.

widened National camp has and

in parks of

the

a

acres

department

been

Planning “Public

use

public

operation

1941.

Forest, picnic

public the

been interest the

movmg

REPORT

National

Brook

facilities.

has feet

and

of

about and of

within

Red

limited. The

that

CCC through

second

and

regarding and

Park

facilities used the Agriculture

cooperated

of

approval,

area, Recreational

11/2

information

reservations

a

This

aid aild

OF Demonstration in

Cross. pictures.

of this

down Development by all surfaced

forest

map

at activities

the

Service. Park

to

miles and FORESTRY

organized

additional

of

the Where bathing conferences,

of

Development cooperation area

work

participate

in

Reservation

the

the

“Forest timber

the

use

made

Service.

National

It

the the

of

with

aiding

will the

In state’s

CCC

is

in at it

is The is

areas of

Areas”

road

state. AND

beach,

maintenance

camp

has

carried necessary now

cooperation

likely

be 11/4

and the these

regard

organized

both

Recreation” Commission

Area, legislature

on RECREATION

meetings in

with

Fire of leased to

Park been

operated

recreational

miles where Bear

attended

other

Commission

project

the

recreational (now

state batithouse the

Beaver that

the

out

to

hazard

Allenstown,

plaiis possible

Service

construction

by

to

Brook

of

park

Department products

this changes camps.

out the by

parks and

with

of

of the at by

the I park

was

and to

Pond, COMMISSION

for

1939

the reduction

work Spruce

areas

the above

of

fairs;

this personnel,

during State to

by Reservation,

other

blow-down and

in areas

and

issued

road

the

print)

the

carry

CCC

in

They

on appropriated the

entrance

preparatory

which

department

1939

was

has

through

of parking

to reservations.

services

hiking Pond,

agencies, White

the

the development of

since

into

State

the

in was out operate through

been 1ecessary.

was

also

and Interior

public,

premises 1939

is

1939. of

the bathhouse.

work, which the

the completed

roads conditiofls Highway

literature, Mountain

area federally published

account provided

1938. salvaged provided

notably

season.

Spruce as to $3,000 in

hurri

WPA plans

and

this and This

was

the are 35 well the

to

for

of

A _____

FOREST FIRE CONTROL of Wind

E. J. COUTURE I heretofo Young HE hurricane of September 21, 1938 was preceded by a ten day ,I nished v period of rainfall during which a precipitation of I%1 9.49 inches was project officially recorded at Concord. The resultant damage from wind supcrvis and flood and the immediate work of rehabilitation occupied the F. B time and efforts of all agencies, public and private. Forest fire . The dis service structures, trails and telephone lines were temporarily out George of commission and it was fortunate that the hazard of forest fires was H. at the time non-existent. The danger ahead however . B was fully rccog- Plymoni nized and during October public concern for assurance of protection was very real throughout the hurricane roundin region of New England. Massachusetts districts and Connecticut closed their woodlands almost immediately for a con- unchang siderable period. The Governor’s closure proclamation was made effective took ow in New Hampshire for the southwestern counties on October 7th, extended Fonr to the entire state on October 14th, and was finally lifted on October at the h 24th. Actual fire danger during this period was less real than imaginary at the although several mysterious fires were started Franconia in Notch which state fir required fire and police patrol and investigation during this period. No rangers fires occurred in December. state di Organization and Personnel when ne F The S During the winter and early spring of 1939 fire planning for the fire Concord season ahead as well as organizing for the timber salvage and hazard re- nating tl duction work with Federal agencies engaged the attention of the Depart- needed ment. Even before Federal funds were actually available by action of and dep Congress the U. S. Forest Service came into the stricken regions of the district State to aid with man power and equipment. Seven Federal districts for the d were set up with main headquarters at Manchester and district head- ment qu quarters at Nashua, Concord, Keene, Claremont, Lebanon and later at Laconia and Lancaster. Planning was worked out in cooperation with Fire Plani the department and included the use of all Federal facilities upon call of authorized In Do State fire agents. These facilities consisted of the personnel ment to and fire equipment of all CCC Camps, the crews of WPA and of five problem so-called D. A. of 50 Camps men each, built and operated at strategic all Fedci places within the hurricane area, and various commuting crews employed Forestry by the Federal emergency organization. Extensio No additional state funds were available on account of the hurricane owncrs a until July 1, 1939. The balance of $10,000 in the Federal Clarkc-McNary fire prey state fund was used for strengthening the organization and personnel forces ar of the department and for equipment and materials needed before July Havin? first. was recoF The number of state fire districts was increased from seven to nine, as lcgall The old southern district, so-called, included all of Cheshire and most pression of Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties, as well as a few Sullivan Federal County towns, and was sub-divided into three districts. Charles F. deputies Young, erstwhile Chief of the whole area, retained the Hillsborough help to C County portion of his old district and Merton A. Webber, former Warden second Ii REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION cOMMISSION 37

of WTindham, was employed as Chief of the Rockinghaiu County towns heretofore in the undivided territory. JoiRt headquarters for Messrs. Young and Webber were established in Nashua, office space beiRg fur- en day nished without charge by Federal timber salvage and fire hazard reductioii es was project authorities. The Cheshire and Sullivan County area formerly cmwind supervised by Mr. Young was transferred to Federal Blister Rust Agent ed the F. J. Baker, with headquarters in Keene as a new District Fire Chief. ut fire The districts under Blister Rust Agents Thomas J. King at Concord, ily out George F. Richardson, Jr., at Lebanon, Thomas L. Kane at Littleton and es was S. H. Boomer at North Conway remained substantially the same. The recog- Plymouth district under Ehner E. Woodbury was merged into the sur m was rounding districts following his death in 1940. The two Coos County iusetts districts under C. S. Herr, Lancaster, and J. W. Keenan, Berlin, remained a con- unchanged except that during a period of illness of the former, Mr. Keenan fectmve took over both districts. tended Four clerk dispatchers were employed in the spring of 1939, one working ctober at the headquarters of the two southern districts at Nashua and one each gmnary at the district headquarters at Keene, Lebanon and Concord. In all which state fire districts surrounding the National Forest, the Federal district I. No rangers were authorized to place their clerk dispatchers at the disposal of state district fire chiefs to receive reports of fires and dispatch help when needed. The State Forester’s Administrative Assistant for fire control at the re fire Concord office was given increased responsibility in the task of coordi rd re- nating the district and town organizations and planning for the equipment part- needed and subsequently provided for by the legislature for the towns ion of and department. When major fires occurred involving more than one of the district and requiring outside help, he served as Statc Dispatching Agent stricts for the districts and the Federal agencies iii bringing man power and equip- head- ment quickly to the scene of these fires. ter at with Fire Planning to Meet the Hurricane Emergency call of In December of 1938 a state-wide conferencc was called by this depart- sound ment to coordinate Federal, State and Town participation in meeting the if five problem of emergency fire control. This confercncc brought together ategic all Federal hazard reduction staff and supervisors, members of the State loyed Forestry staff and district fire chiefs, representatives of the National Forest, Extension Service, Society and others representing lumbermen, land rmcane owners and state committees. Out of this conference a program of both :Nary fire prevention and suppression was determined in order that thc various sonnel forces available should function together without duplication or confusion. July Having a force of Federally trained supervisors and crew’s available it w’as recognized that the state fire organization must perform its functions nine, as legally set up with the wardens responsible for prevention and sup- most pression of forest fires in their respective towns but strengthened by [llivan Federal man power placed at state disposal. Each warden with his les F. deputies is required to respond to every fire and summon the necessary nough help to control it. In the past CCC help had been allowable only as a arden second line of defense and not to displace the orderly use of local town

t

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s

a

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fir!

in ap

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fin

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stat

$1O(

Folk

man

Asa

The

The

The

of

$70,00(

was over remain

tool $30,00(

years istratr by

for

salvage

Special

fire

interesi

the

tion,

service

CCC and

and

traininl

agents in

undertt

method warden

knapsac ing

had

hazard. approxi imports

quately pumps,

fire

own

with

giving

the classes,

and

or

for

and

this

dire

men

the

food

help

each

hand

chiefs

CCC

neces

super

clerk-

hazard

district

of

fires

district.

in

by

districts

of

district

All

districts

A

and

of

call

watchmen

dispatching

were

one control

fire

his

the

to

available

dispatch

etc. district

needed

by

by

for

sources

coutrol

of

power

headquarters

to

qhont

from

numbers

access

the

Union)

lookout

controlled

important

and

of

hazardous

roil

chiefs

state

of

tic

kuowledge

towns,

office

him

be

between

all

the

names

Concord

throughout

the

fundamental.

most

Boston

of

by

for

COMMISSION

facilities,

and

facilities

not

ultimate

in

the

of

clitioccs

district

program

other

means

Manclcestet’

telephone

chief’s

the

was

the

inventory

eon

by

equipment

for

both

in

in

and

order

State

maps

and

could

this

office

state reports

and

towns

in

rc/oux

conditions

use

coordination

upon

(PlioLo

and

district

chief

out

made

district

RECREATION

the

power,

detailed

how

which

for

fire

chief

a

suitable

all

provided transportation

his

assistants

State.

AND

were

each

Close

calling

fire

Forester’s

locations

man

as

Telephone

authorized

district

in

Federal

in

creoterl

the

with

carrying

state.

transportation

town,

of

any

all

the

district

existing

bee

well

defense,

State

available

help.

In

the

plans

about

program

of

localities

FORESTRY

tim

names,

for

of

as

and

the

specialized

each

the

necessary line

wardens

OF

planning

local

to

necessary. supplies,

the

assembled

if

in

office

woodlands

help

and

outside

town

first

facilities

fire

as

his

town

ind—blocne

planned

the

the

was

pnrposes.

and

emergency

II

REPORT

hazardous

through

water

information

from

in

knowledge

all

listing

each

equipment

in

wardens

deputy

Federal

with

The

The

in

full

supplies,

equipment

and

and

regarded

the

fires

immediate

another

other

Subsequent

warden, dispatching

involved information

to and

tool

assistance for

Complete sary. men

emergency

conditions,

with vision

was and

any

chief

crews. warden dispatcher

or 38 ird Lnd md ing ien CC )od [C [ire ict the ict rk-

cts

for

his efs es- er

01

1

t.

r r

classes, and giving the

with

own

fire quately hazard. approximately had pumps, importance knapsack undertaken ing wardens methods in agents training and and CCC tion, the

services

interest Special salvage. fire for years tool

by istrative $70,000 remaining over $30,000 was of

The

The

The

As many

Following

$100,000

state

the

problems.

crews

fire

the

Federal control

fire insufficient fires

approved

other no

supplies

were and a

and

summary outside

to

assisting

Fire

need namely,

result legislature towns

equipped. 6,800

organization in of outside

was district

was

line and and different where

of

expenses take

This

It

without

pumps

other

at

at

all

above

Gerald

crews

employed

Appropriation

although

for

REPORT

fighting

work

to

seemed

agents

made

for

constiuction volunteer made

is large

the of the

to assistance;

hand

phases for

by care

first

the

77

it It building

of

crews a the

towns assistance

were

man

chiefs,

be

additional

rehabilitation end in

the benefit was towns

and showing

the

and summary

also outside

Ilight, the

in

portable

available

Department:

fires The OF

of

available tools

1939 sold

advisable

survey loaned

slash

most

much

of

and

legislature.

beginning session engaged

of power

extra necessary FORESTRY

employed.

provide

first regular fire

capable

showed key

fire protection

town —

were were

fires.

those the

to

March

and

of

formerly training

fires,

and towns

assistance

needed;

tool the

1939

of

town

the men

costs

revealed to

lookouts,

power

biennial according demonstrations

of tool

and

only

assembled

this

during of tool

to

277

capable

a

in appropriation

the

proposed the

equipment.

that of and

procedure

AND

expenditures

towns

town

to

July,

recognized

special support

by

inventory

and

for

hazard Later

Of work equipment equipment

program. supply

as

handling

fire

for

complete with and

propei

department

units

fire RECREATION

groups

64

period

the

fire

except

fire well that

meetings,

the

patrol,

1940

of

the

on

to

trucks,

had

those

by’ towns control

in appropriation

the

the

special handling use

suppression,

reduction

the preparations as

a as

urgency in in

use

payment

about 1939

showed

wardens

of to

from

importance.

to

50-50

their

Federal

the

under carried

of

usual

in

supervising of of

to state of

approved the

especially incapable

towns

or of

the be

assist

$181,883

December,

work.

matters

COMMISSION

visited and

state appropriation

information.

$7,500. hand

take

the

powei

27 postponed

66

own

their basis,

State,

appropriation

for

of last

conditions

power

work

to

out

of

Emergency 1940

percent

in in special towns

additional

warden of

funds

care

each

receive

tools

fire of

fire

own budget

being all

relating

of

were

each

and

equipment

carrying

by small

men $100,000

The

1,737

The and

volunteer

1939

equipment

1938 handling

problems

the

bills

of

district

fire

trained in

since

appropriation

and

in

this

appropriated

were

district

of

and of

of this

training

training in

balance

their for

tools

the

towns

evidenced knapsack problems

to trenching indicated

personnel

organiza

for

to

$100,000,

low

primary

prograni

training

balances

forward

Federal

for

special direct admin

timber

inade

three

crews towns

forest

their

state

CCC

own

and

The

and

was

fire

two

and

39

of

in

of

of 40 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Special Emergency Fire Control — Chapter 254, Lawe of 1939 Fire July 1, 1939-June 30. 1941: S100.000.00 C Expenditures 194’ Item 7/1/39-6/30/40 dan State rire Trock, Pumps, Hose and Tools $6,076.17 the Town Fire Tools 13,437.64 Town Fire Bills 8,342.81 evei Auxiliary Lookout Stations 4,045.15 Patrol — State aeservatioos 221.47 Training Wardens and Crews 475.49 wer District Chief — aockinghain 2,467.98 District Chief — Cheshire 732.36 of I District Dispatchers 5,372.00 Clerk — Concord Office 665.30 of Extra Administrative Expense 1,218.75 onl’ Total Expeoditures $43,855.66 I Uoexpcoded Balance 56,144.34 of i Total Appropriation $100,000.00 pen occi Forest Fire Tools to Towns hur The procurement by our department of forest fire fighting tools for fire 50-50 resale to towns is a cooperative activity of many years’ standing 3,0 and the additional funds made available by the Legislature in 1939 made cluc possible for the first time a program fully equal to the need for new I equipment in the towns. and Whereas former annual appropriations had been $500.00 net, we were null enabled to use more than $15,000 for the acquisition of tools during I Sm the fiscal year 1940, plus tlle amounts paid by towns as their share of mo the cost. Heretofore, these town contributions had been deposited in the ‘I general treasury. and The great need for tools and for this method of state cooperation is con best illustrated by comparative statistics of 1939 and 1940. We were can able to accept and fill only 922 town orders in 1939, receiving $426.78 for 196 units of equipment compared with 274 town orders in 1940, town 1k contributions amounting to $8,847.21, and total tools distributed number ing 7,600 pieces. .4! Tools of extra grade and special design are purchased in large quan tities at very favorable terms. The resultant savings are great and this, plus the dollar-for-dollar state cooperation, makes available to towns good tools at extremely low figures. State Owned Fire Fighting Equipment During the biennium, the departnlent acquired four portable power pumping units consisting of light-weight but efficient punlpers with a 2,500 foot complement of 1¼ inch hose and necessary accessories. These units were located in Colebrook, Bristol. Milford and Portsmouth, bring ing the total of such state-owned units to 17. Others are in Errol, Milan, Whitefield. Havcrhill, Conway, Rumney, Lebanon. Boscawcn (2) . Epsom. Exeter, Hudson and Kccne. These units are used many times each year in a way to bolster first-line town equipment. They are operated with the cooperation of the towns in which they are located and the arrangement makes for economical protection of a kind which is highly valued in the areas concerned. nical Lb. Idlng [ilan, Owns Lown 6.78 )n nade :iWfls so1-n, ring— i iriug s were ‘e ower iber were

uan-

—line

this, hese

new

the

for

of

a

-r I

Fire

every the damages. 1940 eluding were period 3,070 occurred of of fires hurricane of number and only most and Smoking counties;

causes;

Compared During

The Fire

The

April

fire

extraordinary

Record

average

in

averages

brush

7

December, July,

September, August, November, May, no April, March, October, June, January, February, were

fires

other

acres

Totals two of

danger following successive

occurrence

Class

cost and

of

to

serious

in

1938 1939

blowdown. in

the

railroad

Fiscal

1939

1939

1939

in fires The

Ending more

1938

major

burning.

respect

1939

June,

and

a 1939

for by

REPORT

1938 connection

and

FISCAL with

1939 4

1938

remote

fall

1938 for 1938 combined

rated

that

days.

32 was Years services

number

fires.

June

cost

seven

favorable

months fire

31

around before

causes

extending

the

fires

both

fires;

1940

YEAR OF the

the

30,

as

years;

These

1939

territory.

the

danger.

Lumbering

average

FORESTRY

The

1939 tables

in

three

third Class

of

state with

was of

years

and

(Exclusive number

Number

of

of and

logging

towns

1939

federal

fires

than summary

were following

fires,

May,

a

well

after

principal

1940

410 most 220

summary.

lumbering

show

3

21 66 10 68

much

was

8 0 6

3 of

In

and

and

AND each

of

the

and

area

the

of into

June

the operations cooperating

while of

the Fires

1940

severe

pronounced

the

by

Railroad

RECREATION

Sharon, more

27

fires,

of season

of average state

preceding

burned

factor hurricane

July

and

by

as

number

other

averages;

there

causing

the

in

and

favorable

December, September,

August, July, May, January, November, March, October, Months April, June, February,

many

areas

$11,662.13 July.

Totals

difficult

Fires) of

Lyme-Dorchester

of

two

in

seemed

and agencies. days

costly

in

were

1939

1940

1939.

1940

1940

1939

area during

Ending

of

1940

COMMISSION

29

of

1939

only as

1939

burned

1940

years

areas These

1940

FISCAL

complete

1939

damages

1939

1939 fires

September,

rated

years,

313 year

592

burned and

fires

there

June

to

It

2.6

to

the

however

Class

by burned

three

fires

YEAR

be

than

30, and

remote

was

as of

control,

both percent

were

months;

spring

fire

were

1940

and

the

the

Class

in

fires 8

and

damage

during

1939.

1938

record

over

1940. 1939

days

biennium

102

damages. exceeded

cause

areas

smoking

not

124 Lyman 691 periods

156 137 burned

4

4

41

92 of

56 32

8

0 0

0

totals

there

days

days

and and

this

and

the

in

41

by

by In

of

of

389

19.7

7,6711

Fire

Years

78.80

34.48

32.42

30.98

27.14

42.06

31.03

81.98

99.96

47.85

92.41

102.44

200.62

107.42

139.63 121.82

252.57

321.75

$146.19

128.12 206.44

168.25 134.05 391.91

215.59

164.20

180.23

220.41 264.61

313.09

378.79

31

$147.06

Per

Damage

Average

$56,848.03

3.0

691

2,069

$34.48

1940

$23,827.00

9,188.00

12,548.00 32,307.00

15,122.00 13,451.00

10,013.00

23,827.00

20,524.00

97,508.00

83,347.00

39,760.00

94,917.00 38,994.00

27,786.00 93,191.00

75,762.00

27,090.00

17,681.00

18,205.00

59,503.00

94,468.00

41,287.00 P55,524.00

53,000.00

62,000.00 40,075.00

Damage

115,614.00

174,567.00

COMMISSION

Years 100,000.00

175,000.00

$40,000.00

1,706,155.00

1,762,289.00

410

12.4

5,080

Fires)

1939

$78.80

Fire

3.0

7.9 5.2

5.5

9.0

6.7

Burned

9.7

$32,307.00

8.5

12.4

17.2

16.2

10.5

13.4 13.8

1.7

17.4

32.1

24.5

14.4 25.7

11.4 26.0 27.7

24.3

33.2A 37.2

25.8

23.8

24.6

51.8

67.0

Thirtyorie Averages

Average

Per

Area

of

RECREATION

for Railroad

378

21.1

7,961

of

Years

$155.75

AND

58,832.93

29

2,011 5,080

2,069

8,368 2,667 2,906

1,661 2,920 4.400

7,485

5.351

2,333

9,484 4,882

5,080

Area 8,181 4,714

1,996 9,420

1,680

7,172

3,502

8,693

8,119 6,630

8,474

9.038A

18,750

230,862A

Burned

Record 14,507

29,480

238,O11A

30,958

Summary

Fire

(Exclusive

FORESTRY

Fires

691

387

110

199 488

192 370

330 488

486 433

295 363 542

765 485

271

138 367

197 295

128

308 276

792

315 357

609

344

462

272

10,954

12,055

OF

Forest

No.

Fire

Year

Year

Year Fire

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

REPORT

Average

yrs

yrs

Damage

Area Damage

29 Fires

Area

Year

3940

1936 1939

1935 31

1934

1938

1925 1937

1933

1932

1924

1930

1922 1929 1931

1923 1928

1927

1926

1921

1915 1917 1920

1914 1919

1918

1916

1913

1912

1911

1910 4 I1

Fire Record For Fiscal Years 1939 and 1940 (Exclusive of Railroad Fires) Average Average Number Area Per Average Total Cost 0 of Acres Fire In Total Damage Cost of Fight zag County Year Fires Burned Acres Damage Per Fire Fighting Per Fire Jlelknap 1939 30 140 4.7 $619.00 $20.63 $454.90 $15.16 1940 40 117 2.9 2300.00 57.50 598.94 14.97 Carroll 1939 26 521 20.0 859.00 33.04 1,870.65 71.95 6 1940 27 86 3.2 1,232.00 45.63 680.30 25.20 Cheshire 1939 37 655 17.7 3451.00 93.27 4,233.98 114.43 LI 1940 68 191 2.8 1,170.00 17.21 2,861.54 42.08 CI) Coos 1939 7 27 3.9 27.00 3.86 88.16 12.59 1940 19 80 4.2 2,917.00 153.53 879.66 46.30 Grafton 1939 31 846 27.3 7,100.00 229.03 7,321.30 236.17 1940 56 267 4.8 3 133.00 55.95 2,366.07 42.25 Hillsborough 1939 108 2,161 20.0 16,237.00 150.34 8,581.25 79.46 1940 145 237 1.6 948.00 6.54 3,888.53 26.82 Merrimack 1939 47 361 7.7 2,655.00 56.49 2,675.99 56.94 1940 100 407 4.1 3,599.00 35.99 1,840.68 18.41 Rockingham 1939 85 277 3.2 803.00 9.45 819.97 9.65 1940 165 431 2.6 4,454.00 26.99 2,422.40 14.68 Strafford 1939 23 80 3.5 514.00 22.35 389.39 16.93 1940 29 uS 3.9 3,596.00 124.00 835.06 28.80 Sullivan 1939 16 12 .8 42.00 2.63 248.47 15.53 0 1940 42 138 3.3 478.00 11.38 1,346.20 32.05 State Totals 1939 410 5,080 12.4 32,307.00 78.80 26,684.06 65.08 State Totals 1940 691 2,069 3.0 23,827.00 34.48 17,719.38 25.64 44 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Railroad Fire Record For Fiscal Years 1939 and 1940 Portal Total Average Average TI: No. of Area Area Total Damage Year Fires Burned Per Fire Damage Per Fire mere

1939 23 341 15 $1,972.00 $85.74 sah’a regis 1940 50 285 5.7 $1,529.00 $30.58 great Total Number of Forest Fires, Area and Damage by Causes mills For Fiscal Years 1939 and 1940 volvi Percent Percent Percent Total Total Total POWE Number Area Damage CAUSES of Fires Burned Causes haza: prot Railroads 6.2 8.1 5.9 Smokers 43.3 45.6 39.0 has Burning Brush 24.1 15.2 21.4 Miscellaneous 10.4 2.3 1.8 as tI: Lumbering 2.6 14.8 18.9 Incendiary 3.9 8.4 2.9 coin’ Lightning 3.5 2.1 1.3 Camp Fires 2.6 .5 .4 ing t Unknown 3.4 3. 8.4 Fo Totals 100.0 100.0 100.0 mill Combined Forest Fire Record For Fiscal Years 1939 and 1940 tile C All agencies reporting of th lVhite Bear Brook Mountain Recreational . National Demonstration Year Town Railroad Forest Area Total NUMBER OF FIRES 1939 410 23 7 441 1940 691 50 8 750

Total 1,101 73 15 2 1,191 AREA BURNED 1939 5,080 341 30 .25 5,451.25 1940 2.069 285 20 .60 2,374.6 Total 7,149 626 50 — 8,825.85 DAMAGE 1939 307.00 S1,972.00 $1.00 0.00 $34,280.00 1940 $23,827.00 $1,529.00 $9.00 $4.00 $25,369.00 Total $56,134.00 $3,501.00 $10.00 $4.00 $59,649.00

The following table gives the date of occurrence, comparative size, cost and damage of the largest fires of the past 0 years—19921 to 1940 inclusive:

Comparative Size, Cost and Damage of Large Fires in New Hampshire Misce 1921 to 1940 (Walter Brown) N Location of Fire Date Size-Acres Cost Damage OW11O Pittsburg 5/21/21 2,000 $27,297.00 $17,500.00 Waterville (Beebe River) 7/12/23 2,000 5,506.00 20,000.00 Mou Merrimack-Bedford 5/3/36 700 717.00 9,050.00 courl Hudson-Peiham 5/8/26 2,300 1,272.00 70,200.00 Exeter-Newfields 5/8/26 1,000 1,300.00 9,700.00 of r Chesterfield-Hinsdale 4/12/27 1,600 1,149.00 5,500.00 Concord 5/14/28 1,100 105.00 1,100.00 conti Chesterfield-}{insdale 5/11/30 2,000 1,436.00 2,020.00 Hollis-Milford 4/14/30 1,600 1,103.00 8,300.00 periO Walpole.Langdon 4/12/30 1,400 108.00 690.00 Westmoreland 5/6/30 1,050 262.00 4,400.00 saw Merrimack 5/7/33 1,800 1,144.00 30,500.00 Vit Hooksett 5/16/33 1,500 1,239.00 3,000.00 Hooksett 4/28/38 1,540 1,589.00 3,700.00 consf Brookline 4/27/38 740 1,107.00 1,950.00 Sharon 5/11/39 1,650 5,747.00 13,800.00 aid t Troy-Fitzwillmam 5/16/39 442 2,671.00 2,300.00 Lvme-Dorchester 6/21/39 522 5,402.00 5,240.00 closu

1 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 45

Portable Saw Mill Operations The number of portable saw mills registered and operated in the state increased from 207 in 1938 to 306 in 1939, Chiefly On account of hurricane salvage. This is the largest number of mills recorded any year since registration was first required by law in 19925 and is over 50 percent greater than the yearly average. Many of these mills were contract mills sawing government purchased logs mb square edged lumber, in volving the burning of slabs and edgings as waste where the mills were powered by gas. Since open burning of mill waste creates a new fire hazard at mills located near woodlands, particularly in slash areas, new protection problems have arisen and the use of enclosed metal incinerators has become a necessity. In 1940 the number of mills declined to 9263 as the salvaging of the bulk of scattered white pine timber was by then completed. Government contract mills sawing from ponds increased dur ing the year. Following is a tabulation of the registration and permits of portable mill operations from 1925 to 1940 inclusive. Each mill is registered for the calendar year. The number of permits indicates the changes in location of the mills registered.

Tabulation Showing Registration of Portable Saw Mills Total Total Power Used Total Number of Permits

• No. Mills Gas & Number of Gas & 750 Year Registered Steam Others Permits Steam Others 1925° 163 116 47 244 163 81 1926 240 171 69 432 267 165 1927 254 177 77 450 265 194 9 1928 249 164 85 443 255 188 1929 248 145 103 440 207 233

• 1930 202 111 91 310 118 192 12585 1931 149 77 72 273 82 101 • 1932 125 51 74 175 47 128 1933 141 69 72 298 106 192 ‘80 00 1934 174 75 99 343 95 248 16900 1935 143 60 83 276 68 208 • 1936 167 66 101 323 80 243 34900 1937 196 69 127 387 83 304 • 1938 207 74 133 361 88 273 1939 306 88 218 563 103 460 cost W40 263 72 446 74 372 L940 16 year average 202 99 103 361 131 230 *Law in effort from July 1, 1925.

Miscellaneous New laws enacted by the 1939 legislature authorized entry on privately image owned land for fire hazard reduction work, made trespassing in the White Mountain National Forest an offense which could be prosecuted in state courts and authorized wardens and deputy wardens to order the closing of roads and highways where traffic threatened to interfere with fire control. Efforts made to regulate the kindling of fires out of doors during !oo:oo periods of woods closure by proclamation and legislation to require portable saw mills to be equipped with fire fighting apparatus were not approved. Violators of the forest fire laws are difficult to apprehend. State police, conservation officers and National Forest officers rendered substantial aid to our wardens and district chiefs particularly during periods of woods 40:00 closure and in investigating fires of suspected incendiary origin. Town

I 1

( m

C

Ii

s

tw

wim

hu

pro

one.

The

Dur

Two

The

The Rep:

contro

slopes. dange

the the

1939

pared

work

during hand

wire dowek

to metall

buckle sliding phouc

of repairt

the knap, room tion

was been

transh

recons

again

of

25

of

for

by

and

has

will

out

and

157

not

law

and

map

and

were made

boys

other

work

trans

quad

within

super

brush

under

Craney

Junior

Stinson

Smart’s

stations

rangers

leaders.

cost into

wardens

fires

to

suppres fire

all

costs prepared.

the

of

does

violations

the

Hill

boys

Each

were

eventually

system

these,

responsible

been

4-11

cooperation carried

system

cooperation

and

the

of

changes

of

assistance

be

control

fire

establishment

232

forest

and These

town

block

Of of

103 in

patrol

forest

in

chiefs

adjacent

cases

state

authorities

of

accurate

Bear

may

department

1,000

use

can

the

The

under

funds

have

of

the

were

paid

selected:

to

maps.

from

in

for

fire

parties

on

were

several

each

were the

-______

gridding

1940

junior

the

for

this

costs

town

than

Peterborough;

leaders,

more

maps

With

been

Lancaster;

regard

of

settlement w’ere

in

the

towns for

.

and

Forest

keyed

by

watchmen

by

Federal operation.

COMMISSION

fighting

escape

map

there

since

badges

there

department

club

district

period

erected

organization

by

more

this

responsible.

Park,

the

years

especially

prevention

telephone.

recover

and

quadrangle

by

in an

possible

the

fires also

The

was

1940

1939

few

blocks

future

tow-n

necessary

actual

to

manual

locations

S.

by

complete

pressed

Emergency

and

fire

lookout

Mountain,

A enrollment

by National

fires, a

settled

operated

In

Miller

many

biennial

hurricane

parties for

and

the

G.

inaugurated

law in

the

state-wide

The

not Charlestown.

RECREATION

by

makes service.

the

permit

more as station

the

S.

through a

___

for

duties.

the

the

the

During

minute

Forest

the

made

were designated

was

a

Cabot legislation

AND

state.

Allenstown.

sponsorship

reported

U.

costs.

were

following

Hill.

Derry;

bands

for Service

Repairs

year

new’

by

maps

has

prepared

in

2,000.

are

responsible

against

five

when

185

Mountain

the

a

as

on

lookout

previously

C

the

programs

fire

under

Service

specific effect

and

districts

During

arm

programs.

Hill,

clearly

under

or

adopted

cost

grid

Sam’s

England

least

our

Benton;

or Forest

nine Following

to balance

FORESTRY

by

organization

required.

and

all

efforts

areas

Leader another

of

such

in

which

at

charge parties

-

White

Additional

prevention heading

has

Service their

OF

and

is

responsible

a

New

to

these

stations

of

fire

groups

The into locations

Tripp.

permit

for

of

Warner

Reservation

the

fire

that

the

throughout

this

Club

Extension

in

made

general

of responsible

Construction

Park

educational

distinctive

the

H.

Special

National

the

stations

the

fire

in

locating

by

sections, operation

REPORT

Lyme;

part

Rumney.

Mountain,

for

cost.

authorities

are

towns by

persons of

Use W.

of were

of

Brook

settlement in

a

the

became

State

hoped

divided

State

under

within

charged,

without

increased

new

assistance necessary.

Station

department into

responsible.

useful

the

of

Rangers

is

to

enrolled

is

llenniker;

settled

the

town the

be

supplied

Black

National

minute

it

Bear

others

from

been

balance.

five

put

Three

Work

The

Assistance

the

Mountain, the

Hill,

available of

Mountain,

are

located

additions ferred

vision

standing

be

members

one

sheet Lookout

rangles.

precision

not

may

and

Many

with and

and

Forest

finally

with

become

parties

the with

were

offenses

requiring

w’arden reimburse

paying therefore

burning

sion

authorities 46 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 47 uppres- The station at Sugar Loaf in Stratford, not maintained since 1930, has brush again been placed in service. ol and The last report listed twenty-seven stations in operation. WTith the re law transfer of three, the establishment of six new stations and the reopening )onsible of one, this report lists thirty-one operated by this department in 1940. ies and Two stations, Crotched in Francestown, and Croydon, destroyed by es not the hurricane were reconstructed. )lations Repair of fire towers, watchmen cabins and telephone lines and the ie, 157 reconstruction of some lines due to hurricane damage were carried out cost of during both seasons. Replacement of parallel pair covered wire, used o work to provide immediate service in 1939, by No. 12 copper weld or galvanized )sts by wire on poles and trees was part of the later task. Poics have been ntually doweled into the ledges for greater security on some exposed upper slopes. A single wire grounded line six miles long was replaced by a eration metallic circuit in order to make Sugar Loaf serviceable for use. This Junior work was done by a crew from the Lancaster NEFE district. New turn ‘s were buckles were placed on guy wires at 26 stations. New map stands and ‘ardens hand telephone sets were placed at six old and six new stations. eration eboys During 1940 the observation rooms of older towers at Cardigan Bel eaders. knap Blue Job and Pawtuckaway were rebuilt and the small observation Miller replaced ed out room at Park by a standard lOxlO room. A garage rangers was bnilt at Crotched. In 17 observation rooms better insulation has been obtained by installation of wall-board or sheathed interiors. New res has . sliding map stands have been placed in 12 towers and one at the observa tion summit for the Trairnvay on Cannon em foi Mountain. Painting and minor hmap repairs at 23 stations have been done for the towers cabins and tele phone lines. nto 25 quad- The following table gives a list of state operated lookout stations for other 1939 and 1940 and the number of smokcs discovered, fires reported to under- the wardens, and the visitors to the stations. These figures are high com m will pared with the average of preceding years and indicate the ever increasing pared. danger of fire in and around our woodlands and the need for utmost control. The number of visitors to the stations, nearly 230,000 during the two seasons, is the largest number ever recorded. super es and it and trans tations tinson made ;hment Draney ;mart’s nce of within 48 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Fire Lookout Station Statistics Number of Smokes Number of Fires Number of Visitors Discovered Reported Registered Name of Station 1939 1940 1939 1940 1939 1940 Agassiz 16 29 16 22 1D,500t 12,700t Bear Hil1 52 191 41 75 409 2,184 Belknap 203 81 21 40 3,157 3,118 Blue Job 57 65 32 13 1,101 1,276 Cardigan 258 423 126 82 2,660 3,339 Craney Hill 135 84 25 11 1,246 1,053 Crotched 100 184 10 24 1,608 1,920 Croydon 72 66 65 48 120 158 Deer 4 8 1 0 88 123 club, Federal Hill 211 189 127 62 868 968 Great Hill 85 211 41 25 799 700 depa Green 94 39 32 15 1,459 1,784 Hyland Hill 182 454 47 42 375 323 tion Jeremy Hill 339 300 124 63 1,985 1,594 Dep Kearsarge 117 71 68 22 8,453 8,817 Magalloway 54 13 3 1 49 34 T: Milan Hill 49 29 3 1 2,843 4,440 Miller Park 131 353 28 107 22,741 24,111 foie Monadnock 68 1,005 166 109 27,304 38,901 took Oak Hill 94 164 39 48 530 ‘102 Pawtuckaway 259 167 74 37 2,867 5,638 folio Pitcher 58 47 20 8 1,660 1,603 Red Hill 32 300 18 34 2,075 2,204 pole Rock Rimmon 396 584 135 135 626 887 Cha Sam’s Hill 360 172 42 31 492 362 Signal 17 9 12 2 92 29 Wilt Smart’s Mt.*ss 23 130 17 35 243 244 Stinson*** 14 .... 13 .... 1,168 Jr Stratham Hill 323 911 38 175 4,088 3,650 men Sugarloaf 9 . ... 5 .... 2 Uncanoonuc 399 247 141 75 1,713 2,894 men Warner Hill 116 245 68 131 588 619 T. Totals 4,418 6,780 1,614 1,478 103,915 126,077 witi: tEstimated all *Service started August, 1939 ss*Sers,ice started July, 1939 Mer in operation by State 1940 10,0 Si tota Cok 11,5 Tha Orfc Aca T figh amc stat wini it ri mor tota Nur to C futu beir E i’ece tion

for 1 A hoic clubs tional department Department

took forestation Wilton follows: members pole members with Merrimack Charlestown all total 10,000,

Academy Thayer 11,500, Colebrook winter fighting Orford amounts totaling more it state. Nursery. future to received being

for tional holding

Trees

The In

Smith-Hughes

The

Equipment necessary

Assistance

cities

ten

use

13,000,

between a

advantage the

of

areas

and

reshipped.

4-H

areas

Nursery 1-IE same High 1,000. years. Grafton at of points total have shipment.

Walpole The at

High

were

counties

and 95,775

equipment

]4,729

between

and and for from Manchester

educational

1938

500.

many

cost

Of

better planting

Academy Clubs

30,850,

in

State

has

Keene in

also as for amount policies

1,500,

resale of developing

3,000,

available

10,000, stored these, towns

the

to

for

handling

Trees

and

16 growing

and

in 9,250, to trees

tools has 233,375

been the of

High

of

been

the or as

planted

fire

planting ages Forest the previous to

individuals

All Coos

these Weare

in 10,000,

Dover 1939 supplies

this on served 7,945 and

state for throughout for agricultural

follows: and

New

of

21 divided

and

18,500, State Carroll

fighting maintained;

small ages groups 182,000,

given

11,100, tools

of

to their

stock fire

growing for

small STATE distribution tools 26,000,

years

areas.

tools

when offer

carry

Nursery

the

were High 9

pieces and

all Boston

Danville

as on years. of 2,000,

the and equipment

Highway quantities free

amid

L.

purchased

municipal

9,000,

Alton among

largest for municipalities a handled

trees 9 a

Raymond purchased

equipment. state, of and FOREST all and

Claremont,

the Hillsborough

sold

N.

on 1,350,

Cheshire

and whole receiving

maximum forest

21.

the to

equipment of

high

age. roadside

Durham

municipalities I-ugh

WATSON

Signs also the has

situatioll

members

and and

delivered

and planted

equipment

7,000,

1-ugh as

16 state,

county

number Assistance 13

Quimby

Department products

NURSERY

to

state. was schools

same

and needed continued

areas. assistance

and Sullivan

shrubs 2,800,

in

have

schools

have

High 20,000,

by

cities

station

beautification

14,050, Haverhill 33,000, while

of

wholesale

2,000,

Simice comparatively

delivering

are a

throughout

following a and lines

of

the

84,975,

of

been

free

also These

School maximum 500 Coe-Brown

to and

purchased total 10,825, Thirteell

have boys

aicl have

trees

to marked in

5,000. Strafford to

the

department municipal

for

then,

the

of to Newmarket

to

Austin Hillsboro

of been

reshipped

trees

other

S

equip consisted

academies

towns

and

been work been Rockingham were 5,000, several

balance of

function 1,000, the

among counties

amounts charge department’s

the

supplies

Vilas

16

made

the 2S4,500

or

cities work.

were of girls

branches

from State themselves

Academy 11,900, grown

hurricane

received Cate divided small throughout as

different

and Antrim

painted

1,000 lands.

state years 21,000,

High

these

iii

at

is in

in in

educational

and

allowed

as and under

1,000, received

commercial to

have

275

Pinkerton

Highway stored

Academy

wholesale previous and shipping receiving, until

trees

Belknap

trees

follows:

recrea

for lettered

for 46,400, groups of among

10,350,

towns recrea at Trees

4,500,

orders before 2,300,

made Wal

items

sold

with

been

and the the

re

fire the the the

for as to to

a T

I

by

1940

986.61 796.50 504.40

About

$1,809.21 $4,095.75

work.

distributed

1939

162.67 838.45

725.50

$1,602.90

$3,329.52

stock

1940

COMMISSION 30,

purpose.

beautification

PRODUCED

June

Nursery

this —

of

for

STOCK

1939

RECREATION

roadside

30. value

used

it:

AND

for

is

the

June

NURSERY

clubs

area

OF

receiving

FORESTRY

shows

ending

amounts

juvenile

OF

VALUE

Nursery

other

Years

table

planters

lands

agencies

and

the

REPORT

wholesale

towns

of

4-H

State

the

private

in

to

to

on

to

following

and

acres

given

given

sold used

The

50

nurseries

three

years Trees Trees

Trees Trees o to’ sro, 50 050w 0

—3 . toO to 0 ,_,, wo,_ B

01 ‘0 NURSERY OUTPUT: FALL 1938 — SPRING 1939 01 ‘-1 White Norway Red White Balsam White Red Scotch Fir Total Age of Stock Pine Pine Pine Spruce Spruce Spruce Ash 15,650 I 5 yr. transplants .... 15,650 I: 123,660 34,260 4 yr. transplants 23,895 29,475 1,850 24,480 9,700

... 6,000 418,280 3 yr. root pruned seedlings 197,610 79,160 600 134,060 100 750 . •... 17,000 2 yr. seedlings 17,000 01 574,590 ‘ 221,505 124,285 2,450 158,540 9,800 750 17,000 40,260 z

NURSERY OUTPUT: FALL 1939 — SPRING 1940

Norway Btham Arbor Black 0 White Red Scotch White Total Age of Stock Pine Pine Pine Spruce Spruce Fir Vitae Spruce 1,950 5 yr. transplants 750 1,200 ...... 118,207 4 yr. transplants 26,900 39,700 4,500 18,000 4,000 23,570 1,512 25 52,800 4 yr. root pruned seedlings 5,300 46,500 ...... 1,000 522,660 3 yr. root pruned seedlings 78,093 290,842 5,450 47,275 .. 101,000

111,043 378,242 9,950 65,275 4,000 125,570 1,512 25 695,617 Cc N,

113’ km

co en

ca

swc

car tb

he

inc

nei Fo nii

to to an

sec an

soc firt

Nc

at

to Fio

330

a

in

of

to for 3,850 6,000 8,000

7,625

the

to- put 11,500 37,000

30,000 will

Total cost

395

and

5ust

been

state

their

with

have

land.

great

main- spring

forest

These

where

length

be

give

concise instead

cannot

owners

well

up

a

able

another

of

on

value

trees

products

moisture.

the duff

lie have

less

marketing

state

to

help reimbursed

1,000

cutting

for as

_4s1z

growth

same cases

Wit

through

of

ripened

on

without

died.

brief,

been

might

any

value

to

made

be

the

correspondence

possible

and following

been

time

the

well

building

obtain

land

Properly

of

ordinarily

if

in not

20

sell

weed

be

have potential the

many

iu

in

and

as

layers

to which

Species the

3320 operations

3,000

has timber the

White given

Spruc.’

directions

the

possible

responsibility

extensive

available

the not

who of

soil

emphasis for

and

have

is

crop

year

spring

crop

great

thick

years.

there

operating

department.

sections

should

and

income a

-

This the still

increase 310

These

seedlings does 83W Fir 6,s00

2,000

the

occupy

mentioned

stand

for

each planting

occupied This seed

Balsam

is

in

individuals

to

wiuter

undesirable

these

this assistance

Number

1938

in

increase

with

into

agencies

the

be

labor

of

systems

many

plans

valuable

will

of

or the

-

state

but

by

to

Additional

work.

to

have also

lands.

the

markets

forest

early

acre.

period which 8425 4,500

3,62s

that

on another

Tracts,

root

sun of

Spruce

of leave

Norway forest

WATSON more

PLANTING

the

assisting

stand

planted

enough

furnish

and

details the

by

need

a per

out

issued

occupied

the

to

them.

iN.

to

better

planting

be

timber

farmers

September,

far

Jeaflet

small

acres similar

500

state work

the

to

instances,

problems

L. First, 3,850 Land

8,000 as

4,000 of Red

83350 produce Pise 37,000 30,000

FOREST

because

$7.50

for

depended during

been

years:

and immediately,

and

time.

value

few

drying reforestation

report

to

any and

energy

produce

their

should

resources

to a

State

gives

same

some

second,

frequently

undesirable

two

in

duff

for

salvage

planting

have and 3.9 8.0 0.3

7.6 requesting 6.0

on

in

up

same exposure 11.5 37.0 30.0

W3

their

an

could trees

Acres

The ordered

hurricane

program the

Cavered

planted

planters.

postponed

table

federal

past

of

biennial

it

woodlots

the

than

natural

heat

which

started,

and

given

all

hurricane

forest

planting

and

opportunity

be

place

of

or

commercial

the

needs.

at

owners

parties

the

trees undoubtedly

Planting

a

planting;

up

our

of

hurricane

by

to

share

the

an

when

their

faIl. were

Pool

as

much

through

third,

planting

of

itself points

Lakes

and

is

to land

Notch

seeding

government

previous

taking

have

INCE extent

problems. following

planting fair

so

futnre with

Tract

the

during

P.

need

prospective

a

forest

4 is

Mouotaio

timber

one

property opening

Brook

the

three

in

C.

our

interested

overlooked

time.

The

In

There Many Russell-Abbott walker Fraorooia Peterborough coooectirut Fox

Black

lands

of 4 Bear

ni

ornamental

planting;

advance

with

to

directions

on

reprinted

own

generation by

tam

L_ of A.

establish their

penetrate areas

caused

improving

The

This

natural

little

gether

previous

be for EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK URING the biennial period of 1939-1940, the following companies were engaged on forestry projects of the Forestry and Recreation j Department, and one veteran company of the National Park Ser forest fl locations and official jwners vice continued work at Bear Brook. Their kcting -J camp numbers are given as follows: great Camp Cardigan. S-54, at Danbury; Camp Monadnock, S-55, give a at Rindge on the Annett State Forest; Camp Warner, S-SO, on the ip and southern slopes of Mount Kearsarge; Camp North Woodstock, S-59, near cannot North Woodstock Village; the Connecticut Lakes Camp, P-58, overlooking ng to- First Lake in Pittsburg and the Bear Brook Park Camp, SP-1 at Allens c with town. oducts During April, 1939, the North Woodstock Company went to the Black Mountain State Forest in North 1-laverhill but retained a side camp d just to carry on such fire hazard reduction as was necessary near North land. Woodstock, notably, in Franconia Notch. On July 6, 1939, the Con- where necticut Lakes Camp was transferred to West Swanzey, since in this ble to section of New Hampshire the 1938 hurricane had hit with great violence. nsture. For the most part, the principal program of the five forest camps was I have fire hazard reduction, conducted in cooperation with the New England These Forest Emergency Office of the U. S. Forest Service. Such work projects :h will included the cleaning up of hurricane down-timber around and adjacent nother to buildings, villages and in strips of from 50 to 100 feet wide along high- length ways, woods-roads and forest trails. While such work was, at the begin ning conducted principally on private lands, the same type of projects due of and standards of work were later carried upon state owned reservations bursed and forests. h the The fire hazard and suppression activities of these five companies arc main— hercwith tabula ted below: F their Fire Hazard Reduction—COn Private Lands) 2oncise U - a ebeen . . n... it cost Na,neof be put amp .1 t,m adence cardigan 1,160 080 14.5 10.5 8 8 682 1.5 es for conn. Lakes 5 10.2 ...... •...... u.s Monadnock 303 103.1 ...... 8 6 ... . 4.5 id in 5waozey 850 45.0 1.3 2.1 11 4 307 1.0 Warner 704 61.z ...... 9 3 959 .25 spnng HaverhWl 596.4 144.7 ...... 1,7a8 nsteacl 3,808.4 452.5 8 -_ 2°75 state *Telephone hors built or repaired were almost wholly on state lands. Fire Hazard Reduction Late in 1940, after the essential fire hazard reduction work had been completed upon private property, similar projects were applied to state Total lands lying within each camp’s working circle. Accomplishments of these or 30,000 camps are given for each state forest reservation. Camp Cardigan 6,000 On Belknap Mountain, the foot trail leading from the parking area to was cleared of blow-downs and the ditches and culverts along 37fl99 the summit 3:850 the mountain road were cleaned out to prevent all possible damage from 104,305 cr051011. 54 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION I

At Cardigan Reservation salvage and complete clean-up of hurricane tim- yards

ber was undertaken along the two miles of entrance road, around the park- I Service. ing area and along the foot trails. The repairing of the telephone line to the I On st Mount Cardigan fire lookout station and clearing of the right-of-way is field Gc listed in the above table, and 98 Salvaging of all merchantable timber on the i\iascoma State Forest a clean-up was carried on in the fall of 1940. Forty cubic and complete At U yards of sphagnum moss was collected for the use of the State Forest North Nursery in shipments of nursery stock. In cooperation with the State coffer-dam was con- Department of Fisheries and Game a temporary Woodst the outlet of Morey Pond on the Kearsarge Mountain Reserva- structed at clean-uI tion. This was for the purpose of testing the suitability of the site for dam to be for raising the pond’s level in fish culture. a permanent used ment lu At Wellington Beach omi Newfound Lake, fire hazard reduction was stratioii completed on sixteen acres of blow-down. Lightin control Camp Monadnock I At th since it Shortly after the 1938 hurricane, this camp was re-occupied a baril was located in one of the most severely damaged sections of the state. sanitar Following fire hazard reduction projects upon private lands similar activi- from tI ties and other projects were conducted upon the following state lands, stone w On the Annett State Forest a bridge at Hubbard Dam was repaired On ti and the truck trails cleaned up and maimitained. At Pack Monadnock old qua Mountain a new cabin on the Miller Park Reservatioll was built for the supply fire lookout watchmaii’s use. In addition, the cab of the lookout tower now pri was enlarged so as to provide more floor space for visitors. Work on the for sma telephone line is included in the hazard reduction table. of the 1 swimming pool seven acres were planted with At the Peterborough laid. ‘1 red pine since the timber previously there had been blown down by the with 01 hurricane. of gray On the Annett, Casalis, Haven and Monadnock Forests a total of 7.1 rails, w acres were cleared of hurricane-felled timber, as well as all roadsides. Boundary surveys and type-mapping was also conducted from this camp. I resurfa( Camp Warner new cei on 8.5 This camp was originally occupied for the recollstruction of the old F Toll Road, but due to serious fire hazard in this section I i\Iount Kearsarge were cl its principal activity during the biennial period was hurricane hazard reduction. l’educti( Reservm On the Kearsarge Reservation down timber was cleaned up along the Toll Road and foot trails, and three water holes were constructed. Sal vage of timber was started oii the Harriman-Chandler Forest, one water This hole built and a truck trail improved. Lake t At popular WTadleigh Park on Kezar Lake in Sutton, 30 acres were the sun cleared of blow-clowns, about 400 cords of wood and pulp being realized, assist ii A 41-foot steel tower was erected on Craney 11111in Ilenniker, replacing In tF the old wooden structure. In addition, a standard two-room watchman’s buildin cabin was built, thus providing permanent facilities at this station. perman structe( Camp Swanzey and the The work program at this camp was almost entirely hurricane hazard In coop reduction on privately owned lands and is reported in the foregoing table. fish we] In addition, maintenance and inspection of nineteen government lumber tion an REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 55 im- yards was handled by this camp in cooperation with the U. S. Forest rk- Service. the On state lands salvage of down timber was carried on upon the Chester- is field Gorge and Pot Holes Reservations. Nine acres were cleared of slash and 98 cords of wood and 2,500 board feet of logs realized. est Camp Haverhull bi At the beginning of the biennial period this company was located at es North Woodstock but was eventually transferred to North Haverhill a e on the Black Mountain State Forest. A side camp was retained at North Ofl Woodstock to continue hazard reduction work in nearby towns. The clean-up work reported in the fire hazard reduction table covered work in 11 towns. This camp also assisted in protecting from fire five govern- ment lumber yards and pulp storage sites. A forest tree planting demon ‘as stratiou plot was established on lands of the North Haverhill Water and Lighting District, five acres being reforested. White pine blister rust control was conducted upon 880 acres in the town of Bath. Farm area a frame building was constructed to replace it At the Boardman a barn destroyed by the hurricane. The farm house was renovated and tte sanitary facilities installed. A septic tank with dry well and sewer line from the buildings was constructed and several rods of tumbled-down stone walls around the fields were rebuilt. tec On the Black Mountain Reservation a dam erected at the outlet of an old quarry has created a permanent pool, this assuring an adequate water Tie supply in case of fire. The Chipewas swimming pooi was excavated and now provides much better bathing facilities together with a shallow area ie for small children. To prevent under-cutting and washing of the banks of the brook supplying the pool, 307 square yards of stone rip rap were laid. The landscaping of the area about Chipewas Camp was continued with ornamental plantings, grading. seeding and sodding, and 400 feet of gravel walks. Several small parking areas, with the necessary guard rails, were built about the area. The road entering the reservation was relocated for a distance of 300 feet, and .2 of a mile improved and resurfaced. Boundary fences for a distance of 15 rods were replaced with new cedar posts and wire. Timber stand improvement was conducted on 3.5 acres and 7,000 seedlings were planted. DId on In Franconia Notch roadside fire hazards caused by the hurricane sd were cleaned up and these accomplishments are included in the hazard reduction table. Similar work was also done within and along the Fay Reservation in North WToodstock. :he al- Connecticut Lakes Camp ter This camp was established to build a road from Second Connecticut Lake to the Canadian border, near Chartierville, Quebec. Completed in re the summer of 1939, the company was transferred to West Swanzey to ed. assist in the emergency created by the hurricane. ng In the Connecticut Lakes Reservation the road was completed by the n’s building of the remaining .6 of a mile and two miles were resurfaced. A permanent bridge over the Connecticut River, at Moose Falls, was con structed. Near the Canadian border an old burn of 11 acres was reforested and the boundaries of this reservation of 1,130 acres surveyed and marked. urd In cooperation with the State Department of Fisheries and Game, 105,000 mle. fish were planted in nearby streams and ponds. Telephone line construc aer tion and fire hazard work are included in the hazard reduction table.

] ]

1

wil

hal ski

To

ne

Co sta

ad’

cor apj to ha’ $2,

wii ser thc ms ree

sta ow an(

ag thc 01

wa thc thr

to I Pin

of ext

±

of

A

of

for

site

the

use

the

and

and

feet

and

men

pine

been

1,000

tank,

drain

other

bath-

gypsy

picnic

plaque

within known

hazard

to

salvage

feet

include

by

100

day

red

pond

field

has

areas.

system for

be

the

The

Unity

and

to

under

fire

overlooking

septic

storm

the a

old

house,

Landscaping

3,000

as

to

scheduled

Area,

50

mainly

suitable

of

directional

is

features

is

a

adjacent

and

and

year

disposal

acres,

well

Camp of

gallon

granite

day.

with

maintenance.

pump

length

strip

scouting

buildings,

between

1940

part

bathhouse

Bathhouse

of

building.

as

a

accomplished

Camp.

Outing

a

in

per

acres

three

Area.

line

5,000

2,100

local bearing hurricane.

and

the

building tank,

COMMISSION

the

and

as

feet

and

also

building

a

ground

50

storage

telephone

plantation

feet

Day

Veteran

the

site

complete

for

Construction

Goshen

woodland

of

1939

This

Brook

25,000

was

from

persons

land,

construction

bathhonse the

500

the

camp

Outing

storage

this

square

1941.

latrine

utilizing

after

covering of

Camp

telephone

R.,

Power,

includes

at

Bear

area

In

open

pump,

the

work

setting 1,000

RECREATION

of

fireplaces,

during

A.

memorial

Day

wastes

construction

foot

1935

8,000

beach

as public

feet,

fires

of

an acres the

include

gallon acres

Brook

installed.

duting

D. line.

AND

abandoned

the

30

and

in

serve 50

ill

74

ia

boulder

This

miles

and

623

placed.

natural

under construction.

use

Bear such

on

the

to

by

the

2,500 on

worked

forest

been

pump,

group

installation

by

a

highway.

automatic

on

sewer

acres

handling

of

16.7

large

capacity

tables

artificial for

20

out

has 38

been of

been

rehabilitation

has

a A

FORESTRY

a

of

this

under out

field,

planted

fiowage

This

and

House.

system

control

7,763

occasion.

OF and

of

of

has

fighting

injector

Allenstown

picnic

lines.

provide also

have

effluent

also

occupying

miles

area,

filter

carried

been

Reservation

tank

sewerage

the

to

Service

to over

pest

in is

carried

Forest.

water

completed

acres

tile

sponsorship

hurricane

operation

of

1941.

have ten

REPORT

signs,

bathhouse

Meeting

Pond

foot

15

were

sewage

be

of

Camp

was in

have

in

in

done picnic

Pine

Park

Brook the

activities

50

materials,

bathhouse

of

insect

constructed.

reconstruction

The

pressure

disposal

will

distribution

extended

feet along

addition

this

the

by

system

now

complete

been

Bear

Penny

Other

In The Tree

Under

In

Established

10 A

A

moth

operations information clearing

seedlings commemorates

as reduction wide Lempster from

connections operation

waste Allenstown

has

automatic 2,000

already

Catamoimt

water

area. house gallon 56 National

the modern

a

building area nk, oo age ard tue the Lnd len her hin ing the am ide ing

nic

for th- eet inc wn

of

of

of expenditure

watershed boards. pine

the tourists the

constitute portanee. winter through their statewide Consequently, serious owners

agency rust received and appropriations to advanced.

state have

$2,387.50

had

Town near skilled will

Apart

Prom

If

While

Since

Returns this

Of

local

value

attractiveness

white

contributes

in

use

control

appropriated

own

adequate

to

the

can

ASTERN

Hampshire. ability

appropriations on terminated. bark of

as

state.

cooperating

labor

and

1935,

turn

who an

be blister As

from and cooperative

up

from of

white

lands

protection effort thus many pine well total

an

That

no

received

financed

which

ornamental

an

The

recreational

disease

timber

a

in state

annually

the the have

asset to

its

its

Its

longer $50 $400 aid

of sums, rust did

as

pine

giving this

in

number

much New

1 during

time abandoned

this

Bureau

White

average

thrive

the

protection contributes commercial

WHITE

cooperation the

of

in logging, $9,550. not governments

made

with

of

control

from to Irrespective by

appropriation ranges It

organizations

effort

and

source

11

is

preventing

this

will state were I-hampshire.

$100 be

all

in

Town

possess a visit

summer)

a point is

the

the Pile generally

being

6 and on

this

of

of

PINE

total the

species

is local

available

counted state their

shortly

a

state

with

from in

Entomology

made transportation and state towns L. State

a

farms Cooperative planted

New past

have

estate

prolific state,

from

regulation constitutes

New

materially of BLISTER

Introduction $200

variety $400

any

worth E.

with

rate of

12

annual

in

towns the cooperating

65

and

of

rapid of view

to

and

NEWMAN

as

years

conceded

aid

Hampshire. arrive $12.937.50

or have

appropriating in

value

has

fire considerably hampshire

upon,

which

properties.

white

to

and As

the certain

of economic

a

extensively program

follows:

seeder

other

this is

about its

RUST

available 75

of

white

40

$300 business

run-off

received Control—1939

and

and

meetings a

state

one of

and in

much

financed

the

as to

when political

5

percent

soils, pine.

cents

matter

and

recreation

species

and

spring-time

the CONTROL

a lands

amounts

cities, local

has

being disease

41/2

Plant and

towns.

principal

pine

for and timber

of

conditions,

from

has

$400

assistance

remarked

readily

the

control

per It

manufacture

allocations

of

increased been

by

11

control

weeks,

exceeded

of indicated only livelihood

the

constantly

whose

subdivisions. federal

of

control

$500.

more

adds

Quarantine, been has

increases

no

the

hour, town

control

melting

is

species.

Thus,

fact,

has

annually

cooperative

demonstrated

forcst

12

floods.

$500 mean of

a establishing

entire

of

conducted

immeasurably

a than

original

has

1 Even governments.

from the

by

high

a and

paramount

grown

made measures

these

period

federal

blister

of

the

that

at

and

five-man

program

snows,

tree

it

considerably

been

exhibits

proportions.

the

call

annual

WPA

600

lumber

city no

the

would

out for

paying

value

combined

business.

anywhere 36 funds

use

in

(in so

tide

expense

for

private

rust,

project.

monies largely greatly federal

blister

water

of

white

itself

towns funds New

by

upon

was

short

crew

cut still

cut

im the

for

will its

an

the

un

to

of

by

a a • I

58 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

as to permit covering oniy a very modest area. Extent of the area thes put under protection depends principally on the abundance and distribu resu tion of ribes (currant and gooseberry bushes). Furthermore, it often happens that a local crew is only partially experienced and some days are required before the entire unit is performing efficiently. Towns would In obtain much more proportionately, and longer employment, if mad permit prec appropriations were sufficiently large to give two to three months work. Incidentally, and important too, initial control measures would be com for t pleted sooner and the possibilities of the spreading of the disease greatly very reduced. towi In the conduct of town cooperative work, no departure was made in the methods and policies of previous years. Local labor was secured fumE through town authorities and the rates paid labor were those set up by mitt the towns. These did not differ from other years varying from 32 to 40 wen cents per hour. The local week was also adhered to and ranged from obta 40 to 48 hours. In many towns there is an increasing tendency toward dun a 51/9 day-week. A total of 259 iuen were given employment aggregating forl 3,2021/4 iuan-days. Federal Emergency Relief Funcls—1939. From 1935 to 1938 inclusive, Ci allocations of WPA funds granted to this state through the Bureau of all’ Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U. S. Department of Agriculture, have itw made possible initial control work over areas totaling 215,800 acres and won re-checking of 220,940 acres originally worked some years previously. In unit this program several towns and counties have cooperated by furnishing afe’ transportation for local crews. Not only have these funds furthered the of tl blister rust control program, but they have been instrumental in furnish ing several months employment each summer in towns where there was no other work or relief projects. From early May through September, 1939 ribes eradication was again conducted with WPA funds and 375 men were employed during this period, Profec putting in 4,9521/2 man-days of labor. Two towns and one county con Town tributed funds for the transportation of crews, federal non-labor allotments 1939 being insufficient to provide for all of the field units. 1940 WPA A summarization of accomplishments in control work under the town, 1939 state, and WPA programs will be found on page 59. 1940 CCC Other Control Pro grams—1939. In addition to the control work de 1940 scribed above, ribes eradication was carried on upon the White Mountain National Forest in the towns of Albany, Bartlett, Chatham, ilale’s Loca tion, Landaff and Thornton. A total of 5,350 acres were worked in these towns. Blister rust control was also conducted by the Manchester uary Water Board in the towns of Auburn, Candia and llooksett. The City pine of Manchester Water Board has shown commendable foresight for some durii years in assuring its white pine plantations, as well as native growth, 21 rr protection from the blister rust disease. Pine and Control Area Mapping—1989. Since the inception of mapping white pine lands in 1933, there had been surveyed up to December 31, 1938 a total of 1,013,093 acres. During this program, an additional 172,522 acres had been examined but not mapped since there was not sufficient Year pine to warrant blister rust control. 3939 In the late winter and early spring months and again in the fall, mapping 1940 was resumed, being financed by a WPA allotment. Aside from their use in T determining what areas should be put under control and in ribes removal, I Icient riod, I O Ic soval tester Loca again ured pping pping nents as Ill ntain atrng p often shing eatly ise ward isive york

corn: some Oukl ribu- from nish- have

d

wth, City area

COfl

and

the

de—

by

no 40

ifl

in

in —

these

preceding results made

towns. for

very

funds were mitted all for obtained durmg it work units a Project of

WPA Town

CCC

during pine uary Year

1939 21

1940

In 1939

1939 1940 1940 Federal

1940

few Civilian

was

Pine

the the

work

this

men

Totals

March, closely

surveys

set

by

was regions

to of

were

weeks, of

season

latter

1940

not ribes

the

season and

on

May

9

40

seven

from

up of

year.

resumed.

Emergency

aild

Conservation

this same

until

reduced

REPORT

towns.

the

to

under

Control

by

eradication

have 1940

to

was

totaled the

and

its

will

months

12 those

program.

Bath.

Local

the

CCC period

the

work

again conducted

Division

men

appropriations also

Biennial

the

be

OF

This

Two somewhat

Area State

295

of

late

Town

Relief FORESTRY

found

Camps

labor been

mapping

relief Pine

respectively,

in

of

from

1939

Corps—1940.

in

men.

The

was

1939. camps, Town.

Mapping—1940. the

Summary

summer

Work

of

Cooperative

and 30

used

Acreage

Covered

selected program.

by in

Fund—1940.

October

38,987 16,590 and 14,537 Biennial

8,230 results 5,513 3,226 2,717

3.799 Labor. a

Alan

Days

was

former

1939

towns.

835

Rates

1939

the in

AND

Control State

slight are

a

WTPA

Initial as

the

for

Projects

were

much

1940,

confined

and —

of

Biennial

shown and

a

RECREATION

were

will

and

by

Summary

blister Danbury

through

of basis

being

Blister

Work

increase

A

allocations

1940

Control—1940

Area

1940

Wage based

A As

1940

pay

town

nevertheless

Mobbed smaller be

Destroyed

Federal total

1,621,530

engaged

301,170

115,309 171,672 129,498

resume 710,888 644,908 127,161

Ribes

below.

23,264 Administration

a

for

Although

seen

Mapping

confined that

Rust

to

During

Summary

rust and

result

rates on

T0tl December,

officials

of

town

over

and

fire

COMMISSION

force in

Control hours

schedules

231 any permitted

control

of

Acreage

in

the

North

hazard of and

appropriations

the

property

the

to

ribes

the men allotments

blister

than

the was

below.

following

of Eliminated

Acreage

Covered

109,020

51,842 33,093

22,017 18,749 Grafton

32,624 usual

35,237 19,142 hours

control

mapping

of

work

Roeradication

allocations

Haverhill,

were

and

1938

eradication

employed

set

reduction

the

that

$10,330

rust

maps.

period,

per

up

conformed

use

labor

employed

hurricane summary:

measures

and

employed of

of

Destroyed by

control

month of

of

Work

Ribes

WPA 1,571,776

Per

were

white 325,242

The 263,974 408,047 574,513

with

and per-

that

S0.115

was and Jan- only the

the

Cost 0.105 0.11+

59

for

Acre 00 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Blister Rust Damage Studies For the purpose of determining the extent of damage among white pines, investigations were conducted in the spring of 1940 in the towns of Bath, Haverhill and Piermont. A total of 41 one-acre plots were taken at random and the pines classified according to their growing condition, that is: free, dominant, intermediate and suppressed. At the same time the infection condition of each tree was recorded. In setting down the infection conditions no separate division was made between pines which were healthy and those with infected branches. Damaged pines included Ii only those with live trunk infection, or eankers, and which will certainly annua. die; those with dead tops, and trees entirely dead. acreag The summary of these studies showed that in Bath, Haverhill and woods Piermont 31.26 percent, 30.17 percent and 44.86 percent respectively period were either dead or in a dying condition. For the entire 41 acres the be abl loss was 35.07 percent. Undoubtedly, additional damage will result as beside the disease from infected side branches reaches the trunks. mater: By comparing the number of infected trees with their growing condi The tion it was found that the best trees in these areas, namely the dominant manag class were hit the most severely. From the data obtained it was shown amoui that 40.47 percent of the dominant class were dead or dying. In other timbei words a thinning of a white pine stand by blister rust is not a “blessing the 0] in disguise” to the owner since the better class of trees are killed, leaving others the more inferior and less valuable ones. reduc

grow - decidc in the used i growt. certai: have forest ‘ A stripp requil Th Hamt an er devel visiOr Depa coope forest forest farm has t At tli Re at hi state, of bc Blister Rust kills pines of all sizes. other and farm the ii irnant :ondi- ilt essing ;hoivn Lively which lit!On. ms 1 tainly n

aving luded

white talcen

s other —

time

and

the the

as

of

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recognized reproducing,

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products.

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it growl able

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forest Mem

where

of

definite

forestry identify

farmers growing

revision..

activities thinning, of

the

boys

from

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of

to of season

on

kept wardens, of

made.

successfully.

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point

management

communities.

state.

County

4,233

farmers

appreciate a

4-H

products.

from so

and

fire

program.

Hampshire

fire

need the

the

the to

been to

forestry through

being

state During

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weeding,

learned

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out

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resources

program in

of

carrying

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the

prevention

in

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forest

10,000 local

forest Service)

in

have

trees,

of

by

of

junior

have

girls COMMISSION

learned

1939,

the the the pulpwood

forest

twig,

forest

over in lands

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developed

planting, of

Rangers.

twenty-seven

the in

and of

included

practices. end

forest

continuous Extension

have

year

owners

as

was

has

fires.

5,160

during

a 1940, by

well-rounded

aud of

Fire

throughout

resources

and advancement

timber

were

a

marketing

participated timber

to

2,781,129

in RECREATION improvement

youth

forestry

boys

forest work (Photo

leadership

the sold

owners up

woodland,

protection

other

calendar

Forest

towns

are

developments

program

practices making AND

cooperation timber

woodland

definite

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planting

of

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the

hundred

in hove

and

the

planted

and the

practices

by 4-H

1926

patrol

by

developing

and

the

woodland

suppress slow,

and of

recent

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for

acres

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and

salvage

of marketing.

forestry

have

woodland

as

under

eight

on farmers FORESTRY

trees

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owners and

recommended

been

and

convincing

most Hampshire

committees clubs

forestry OF

forestry 300

3,620

estimating cutting,

woodlands

such

more

in

many out perative

timber stands,

in

has

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citizens,

reported than

records timber

or

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of

1936,

of

prevent

organization

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disease.

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of forestry

crop

forestry

woodland in fire

timber

responsibility members

one

to

to More

a

timber

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the

improved

selective

progress

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practices

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that and

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as

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interest

interested

4-H

how complete

local

are

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been

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applied

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62

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the taking most importance as accomplishments 4-H timber bers of Nursery, insects, forestry

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to timber

products in organized marketed shown

trees. wood, Vermont, of

prepared program 72,054 farmer will farm

recommendations the that

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to new have respective to desirable it able area growth

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1924,

farm As

woodland hurricane Interest in intensify farm

was

the

a

cutting

cooperate payment

disaster.

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associations

under

farmers the point

selected

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timber determined

all

sufficient

5,000,000

are

cords,

products

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problem

found

for

has

forestry woodland

for

was

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is

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cooperative

thinnings,

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program be through

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Farmers requested made

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forester

this

areas.

gradually

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Association developed. among

in areas fencing

way

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slash improvement, Program. the Coos determine

computed

incorporated

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annual

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market

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allowed

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there their sufficient

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planted

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working

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cooperative

conclusively

in

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as the

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of group

because

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sections

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study,

be for the

growth

on Forest the

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the they

to

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area. The

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cut

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and

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practicability

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fully

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cooperative

for

the

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of

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to 1936 improved

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plan.

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acres upon understand

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project

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a

data the

state

approximately

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in

intensive

frankly of

point economic

products. as important

time qualify

period

are

better to Before

where the

21,

cuttings,

County

of extension

association

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the

forest

includes the

the

and

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products

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the

and

of and

learned

resources 1939,

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being

up

1935. two

determines

to

5,279

where

of

such

delivery

5,000,000 260,000,000

sustained

growing area, of

in trees

the

admit under woodland

the similar

of that

measure forester,

the

a

to the

45 trees,

years educational farmers forest

planting

COMMISSION

practice

situation, inclusive,

general

and

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used

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acres part Over

go woodland

owner it

maps

carloads is

problems

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50,000

on

has the

that

organization. during

following the

fenced

slowly

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of

request

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resulting and

whether feet.

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cutting

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where the

in educational of

computed forest

recommendations become estimated

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feet

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pays

for

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correct

prepared

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farmers

the

going

adjacent

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woodlands

results, cords stabilizing which

effort

marketing

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288,754

farmers

of

owners

1939

in some involved

management plan,

the

One

of

States

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is

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trees,

on

the

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the

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merchant

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area, County,

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locates

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to

annual

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towns,

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fall

of

of

because marketing

two

individual

the to

forest

and of

practice

in

the

products within

and

This be

may

1941,

County

and

set

who

area,

the

;ay

thousand

in

the of

products

Products

stages

for

the

there

Extension

of

the

1,

7,000

gradually

be

fifty-six

by

stabilizing

association.

the

One

1940

If

Northern

Forest

forest

achieving

to

ducts,

program

ment

should

that

attempt

owners

vesting

talk

of

interest

will

early

up

association

every

from

in

teresting,

nndei

marketing

region

over

shire July

plans

Forestry

Forester.

forest

during Directors

of

Carroll

owners

Forest

an

and

ferent.

a 64 FOREST RESEARCH a of idif-oa HENRY I. BALDWIN ‘inc NVESTIGATIONS centering around the Fox Research Forest in 3 Hilisboro were continued in spite of the interruptions caused by ine the hurricane of September, 1938 and subsequent salvage opera ers tions. All older permanent sample plots have been remeasured and a number of new experiments laid out. In this work WTPA J Projects 1323 and 2294 have been of substantial assistance. Ru- of was employed on these projects at Hillsboro from of dolph G. Paquette 1940 E. Brown was transferred back ion March, 1939 until July, and Walter atc to 1-lillsboro from the Concord office in August, 1939 and remained until the end of the project. ient Experimental Work By f. Investigation of the effect of seed origin was continued, and a large number of plots were planted in 1939 and 1940 on the Vincent Tract in iird Deering with trees from different sources. Other seedlings were trans tive planted in the nursery. Snow depth measurements were continued, yield of snowfall forests, and their conservation y is I ing data on the interception by in- of snow in spring. Experiments aimed at developing improved methods Lted of producing and handling fuelwood were also performed, including tests icts of different materials for roofing cordwood piles. Surveys of spruce sawfly on populations and the character of reproduction present on blowdown areas tbe were carried out. Cnrrent measurements on a number of other projects, iwn including remeasurement of all sample plots damaged by the hurricane, were completed. the hey Cooperative Research Projects blic During the summer of 1939, Charles S. Simmons of the U. S. Soil Survey, tans with the assistance of Reeshon Feucr of the N. H. Agricultural Experiuicnt eral Station, completed a detailed soils map of the Fox Forest which will be Eiar- increasingly useful as time goes on in correlating forest growth in different and parts of the forest. Dr. Robert Chandler of Cornell also visited the Forest an and assisted in classifying humus types. Dr. James Johnston of the and Harvard Forest made studies of soil fauna. All these investigations mere provide excellent basic information on the forest soils in this section of rce- the state. The abnormally high forest fire hazard produced by the hurricane slash mive called for extra alertness on the part of the fire protective organization. jro- In cooperation with the U. S. Forest Service and the U. S. Weather Bureau mnts several fire weather observation stations were established in New Hamp tely shire, one of them at the Fox Forest. Readings of fuel moisture, wind velocity and direction, relative humidity, temperature, rainfall and visi hility were made three times daily and telegraphed to the Weather Bureau in Boston. These observations were made from April through November in 1939 and 1940. A recording apparatus was installed whereby daily wind movement may be measured throughout the year. The series of leaflets on forest insects and diseases was concluded with the appearance of the fiftieth leaflet in the series in 1940. The entire series was then reprinted in a single 200-page volume entitled “Important Tree Pests of the Northeast.” Cooperative projects with the U. S. Bureau 66 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION of Entomology and Plant Quarantine and Northeastern Forest Experi ment Station have been Continued. The game management study on the Pillsbury Reservation in accord with the teu-year agreement with the U. S. Biological Survey has been less active since the transfer of John Pearce to other work. Messrs. Hamlet and Spencer of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service have made experiments in porcupine control on the Fox Forest. Growth Study Plots on State Forests A number of sample areas have been established on state forests with the assistance of WPA and CCC for the purpose of determining the rate of growth and yield of products by different ages and types of forest, and to observe the effect of cultural treatments such as thinning and

Large red oak cot on Fox Research Forest. Vohune 600 feet B. 31. (Photo by Baldwin)

weeding on the rate of growth. Many of these areas border on highways and will be designated by appropriate signs so that interested passers-by may inspect them. The following is a summary of results from these experimental and demonstration plots so far. Weeding This refers to freeing young trees not yet in the sapling stage from com peting “forest weeds,” usually hardwoods such as gray birch and alder, or sprouts of various species which suppress young conifers. Young hard woods may be weeded to free white ash, hard maple and paper birch from more aggressive, but less valuable species. Plots to study the effect of weeding have been laid out on the Fox, Contoocook and Pillsbury Reservations and older plots established on Brown Company lands are being observed by the department. The following data illustrate the type of results so far obtained: i ibury hard- rs-by nents

5 birch these a cperi- tlder, Drest, am

ccord

ways

com- Whit

rate and

the

the less

are 1 e +

tion the Established The yield laid Thinning ncver resulted vigorously private

begin the Rcmeasured spruce by are woods cane in too conclusive greatest promptly stimulated decreased increase Many too

Forest Total Net No. Mortality No. Volume Mortality Current

A

These

This

New increment 1939 Increment 1934-1939

mortality best Davisville,

old long.

given: current trees trees on

considerable untreated records

no volume

and

between

become

other

reproduction cu.

where Annual

Hampshire.

to made

shows lands. per

a 1934-1939

1914 marketable

per in

the selected

benefit results 1939 annual ft.

to

plots

larger

Thinnings

benefit Cu. due acre

to doubling

by

evidence

acre 1939 REPORT

trees

thinning

losses

are ft.

take

in

these figures) the merchantable.

thinning.

that

plot:

Fox,

The

to Spruce

on

show

in

number being

stems

1933 number

are from (all

twentieth

from

mortality.

advantage OF

state

product

produced

improved

young the

at bulk Honey 1,270

of are

in Heavy hardwood

are

slower 667

Weeding 22.8%

that 71 FORESTRY 3% 8%

a

have thinning,

and kept

were

red

the

rate Plot cu.

windfall

present

cost white

Growth

of lands

of

of tree volume Weeding

Thinning

Age ft.

stands,

spruce

Complete many Brook 16

and

value to

the trees, removed)

of

and thinning per

of

had

removed I’iot number

almost

of

Partial

growth of

Plots

of

react,

Indications

growth

pine, acre

are

similar AND

hence

latter 796 710 23

and two

thirtieth

stand

additional 42

(during

is

is z%

trees

no 3% 7.2%

53

and

in mostly

of Tlsiooed

of cu.

on

mostly

concentrated RECREATION

recommended.

balsam (lsardwood tree

the

Red volume

as especially dollars

removal years

weeding, noticeable ft.

thinning. experiments

species

and Pillsbury should

18

per

plots

and 1,470

Scribner

which

experiments Moderate per 645

much number 60 17.5% 10% rate

1934 years

Maple

the 5%

year

inferior acre

acre cu.

old health

are

of

utilized. Plot

growing

fir, tree

to were volume thinned ft.

be hurricane).

of

would

which

of

wood

under

too Reservation Weeding

leaving

on

if per

during three 18 red

that number COMMISSION

Fellows

growth

undertaken Plot

effect

The

they on hardwood acre

destroyed

the heavily)

have hardwoods,

of

recent

maple, 24

on

have

per

a

Weedings

space,

conditions

react

thinnings dollars

forest Age

Honey Control following

Trees

the haye

smaller

some

so

town

has

been

tracts.

acre, 2,070 l,o14 when 1,720

died

origin

first

The 899

and

far,

promptly 11% No 64 11.8% 40 12%

are — been 6% actually 4%

with 3.0%

sprouts

in Plot

stands pcr

better Remeasured

which cu. Control

Brook cu.

laid

forests N0 thinned treatment

hut

which

number volume tree

five tree volume white

the stand (as

prevailing except

ordinarily ft.

to markedly ft.

examples 17

In Treatsneet

acre

to

crowded

caution. per per

out number number

it

shown

be

years.

hurri

hard

addi

State

react 22 must acre

yield from acre

been

and was

ash.

will and

was

has 1939

on 67 yrs.

to of

of ..

L 68 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Girdling of f Trees of all kinds, which due to poor form, slow growth, decay, distance sok from markets or other factors have no present or prospective value for the: any purpose, and in addition are a detriment to young, healthy trees, may be eliminated more cheaply by ringing or girdling than by cutting. The trees released are able to grow rapidly into merchantable timber just as if the interfering trees had been felled. So far girdling has been applied reducing competition of old worthless hardwoods on chiefly as an aid in the F spruce-hardwood lands where markets for cordwood are lacking. Hard woods have been girdled to a limited extent to free young pine, and extremely crooked and forked white pines may be girdled to release smaller trees. Plots have been laid out on the Fox and Pillsbury Reserva tions. An illustration of the results of girdling large red maples to release natural white pine saplings is afforded by plots on the Fox Forest.

Girdling Maple to Release White Pine Fox Forest Results of 1939 Remeasurement Plot 11 t0Pl 12 Approx. 20 large maples Co,ztrol per arre girdled 1934 No treatment No. pine per acre 1,240 600 Vol. pine cu ft 911 3,045 Current annual growth 105 cu. ft. per acre 112 ru. ft. per acre 27.5% 4.5% These plots are not perfectly comparable, since the untreated plot happens to have a smaller number of pines but larger size (with over three times the volume) than the treated plot, but the stimulation in growth rate as a result of girdling is none the less significant. Usually girdling can be into tioi will not be recommended where the offending trees turned set fuelwood at a cost which will pay for the operation. Often, however, which are to be Pm felling these large trees breaks down the very trees tou meleased, and girdling is then preferable. Girdling should not be done near roads or trails where the dying trees would prove unsightly. Given the suitable combination of conditions girdling is a cheap and effective means of increasing the growth of young timber. Growth Study and Plantation Experiments Plots have also been established in some natural stands and plantations, which do not involve any silvicultnral treatment, but are for the purpose of observing the current rate of growth and to furnish demonstrations to private owners of the volume and growth of different types. Other plots have been planted at different spacings, and with trees from different seed sources. Small permanent plots have also been established to follow the progress of natural restocking of hurricane denuded areas. Forestry Demonstrations and Exhibits Two portable steel charcoal kilns were purchased second hand in the fall of 1938 and used with considerable success in converting into charcoal the enormous quantities of poor grade wood produced in connection with hurricane salvage and clean-np work. Charcoal produced was sold to state institutions and used at state camp grounds. During the summer of 1939 the kilns were operated gt the Canaan Fair and exhibited at the Eastern States Exposition, evoking much interest and many inquiries. It is hoped that the making of charcoal may be revived by private owners

‘1 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 69 of forest land in view of the current war-time demand. It offers a partial solution to the problem of utilizing thinnings and other wood for which there is no regular market.

Charcoal kilns in operalion at the Fox Research Forest in Hillsboro. (Photo by Baldwin) Exhibits showing the uses for New Hampshire woods, and demonstra tions of forestry practice and protection from fire, insects and disease were set up at county fairs. The forestry museum at Hillsboro was also im proved and contains all exhibit material of the department when not on tour.

First grade cleft cord wood, an imporLant New Ilampsltire fuel. (Photo by Baldwin) j

I

1.

t d c

i o

c Ii

SO

N

d

p ar

to 50

of

the

of

An be

and

sold two and

are

the

was

small

other

land. seed-

plots

special

of salvage.

stands. A

acres the

It

removed

planted

was

pine

could 60

reproduc

the

which

completely

for

0.046

5.932

200

blow-down.

be

21.80.1

27.781 of

was

1939-40 pine especially await

490.712 808

contract. many

clean-up

tree

28,156

75.187

Seedlings

Acre

48.081.6

lands

size

young government

hardwood

cuts stock the

were

old

by

of

hurricane

per

and

about predominantly

must

in any

in

16 16

might Cordwood

any,

754 918 475 393 311 the

timber

estimated.

such timber, of

1,775 5,000 1,032 5,328 sites the average

is

if since

done

state: to but nor

are

and

annual

Number

Sprouts

which COMMISSION

on in

acre

an saw

Administration.

areas

good

area ......

bulk

the

and

3.079 0.656

was 3.735

moist

completely an

The

what,

402.97

the

WPA lumber.

of - .-...

planting

2,006 1938-39

Average

hardwoods, areas

the

stand

cherry from

Forest

116,801 the

95,411

to this

to

of disposal,

1,072,212

small

by

of

pulpwood

of

Salvage

all

122723.8

of germinated

into

part

Fox timber

up

pin

RECREATION

up

economically —

bulk

future undergrowth

slash especially

and

determine

enough include

Part available.

have made

These

AND

sawn

and

species

as

down

no Cut

areas

Almost

the Timber

to

and

The Hurricane

determined

not

of

cleaned

was

been supplementary

the

salvaged

the

Forest

which

that

soils

better aspen

are

form.

was

southwestern

Annual

was

reported present

be

to

salvage.

FORESTRY

for

received numerous logs

in

have

the

salvage

hurricane

to

OF

with

seeds frequently

Massachusetts

order

follows:

continued.

far

sold ft

which

here

birch,

been

destroyed. in acres

Following

Research

heavier

in

need were

in ft.)

as

so cannot

cu.

The

stocking

(no.) 1938

for (cords)

(cords)

from

and

Fox

in

five

had

was

the soils

(bd.

being

REPORT

gray Total

the

Total

sub-grade years

stocked of

defective

posts

pose the

were

ash birch

have

maple

birch

cherry

however, on

chiefly

incidental

Softwood Hardwood

Fir Poplar Spruce which Willow

maple

Total

oak

of cherry

sprouts

funds

year still

mills.

present,

loam

by

these and

examinations

about

two origin,

Sawlogs

are Pulpwood

Cordwood

Fence

is

Regeneration

Species White White Red Hemlock Red Sugar Paper

Pin Basswood Aspen Gray stands, Black

birch, following

are,

years that

that

of

of

and

first

was

dealers

The

heavy

Some

The

70

Management which

older the

quantity

to

excelsior

area clean-up,

blow-clown fiscal than

hardwood

Lion Natural

denuded

lorecast

hugs found

Paper Most

seedling sprouts inadequately There

effectively.

on REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION 71

Insufficient data have yet been obtained for sandy soils, but some observations show that pine will be more strongly represented on these soils in the next stand, while on heavy soils hardwoods will predominate. Plantings of pine on sandy soils will suffer less from competition of hardwoods. The European Spruce Sawfly The depredations of this introduced insect described in onr last report continued during the summer of 1939. The area of heavy infestation in the Monadnock region was enlarged and spread northward about fivc miles to the southern part of Hancock, causing severe damage in Harris ville and Nelson. Heavy defoliation also occurred on the south and west sides of Mt. Monadnock and on South Pack Monadnock. Moderate popu lations were also reported in northeastern Pittsburg. All indications pointed to renewed heavy attack in 1940. However, a larval disease, apparently similar in nature to the wilt disease of the gypsy moth, ap peared in the late summer of 1939 followed by cool weather in September, so that only a small percentage of second generation larvae were able to complete pupation. The population of sound cocoons were everywhere lower than in the two previous years. Nevertheless CCC crews from the Jaffrey Camp were able to collect 600,000 cocoons on the south and west slopes of Monadnock. These were sent to Durham and used in raising Micro plcctron parasites. The expected sawfly fecding in 1940 failed to materialize. The spring and early summer were unusually cool and unfavorable for hatching and the first generation larval population was light. There were still fewer in the second generation and larvae or sound cocoons were extremely hard to find anywhere in the infested areas. No fully satisfactory explanation has been offered for the sudden drop in sawfly ravages, but it seems definitely related to the disease. On the other hand there was no marked change in the lightly infested areas in New Hampshire during 1940. Slight increases in population were noted on Crotched Mountain in Bennington, North Pack Monadnock and Bald Peak in Hancock, and at Deer Mountain in Pittsburg. It was characteristic of conditions through out New England that the heaviest populations reiuain near the outside limits of former heavy infestations, while numbers of sound cocoons de creased sharply in the older, heavily populated areas. Average Numher of Spruce Sawfly Cocoons per Sq. Ft.’ Duhlin, N. H. (100 samples) 1939 1939 1940 Spring Fall Spring No 121 206 142 Percentage sound 69.9 5.4 2.9 *Data from U. S. Bureau of Entomology aod Plant Quarnatinc.

This shows that whereas total numbers of cocoons present may be the same or greater, those capable of emerging adult flies has decreased enormously. Natural Control While the larval disease appears to be the most important cause of this decrease, it is also encouraging to note that recoveries of introduced parasites indicate that these have become established in eight towns and have parasitized a significant number of cocoons. Thus of the first 50,000 cocoons collected in the Mouadnoek area in the fall of 1939 three to four percent were attacked by the cocoon parasite Micro plectrori fusci 72 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION pennis. The following percentages of cocoons from the one sq. ft. duff samples were thus parasitized: 1938 1939 2939 2940 Fall Spring Fall Spring Percent 0 0 0.85 0.4 Artificial Control Where trees were sprayed in late May with lead arsenate, spruce trees were protected effectively during the whole season. Observations on the mortality of trees attacked by the sawfly were interrupted by the hurri cane, most of the older defoliated trees blowing down. A good many trees have died in the Monadnock area, and more are likely to succumb al though it may take several years for the full extent of the damage to be completed. Rechecks of 84 permanent plots established by this department in 1937 were made in the fall of 1939 with the assistance of WPA project 1890. The results indicated spread of the heavily infested area about ten miles north of Monadnock. What should be done about the Spruce SawflT in the Future? The fact that recent activity of the insect has been much reduced should not be interpreted that all danger of injury by this pest is past. Given suitable weather conditions heavy defoliation may occur in new areas and on the outskirts of tracts previously attacked. Therefore owners of spruce woodland should makc careful observations in late June and again in late August every year for signs of sawfly activity. Instruc tions to aid people to know what to look for were prepared in July, 1939. Liberations of the parasites by the U. S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine during 1938 were listed in the last biennial report (Page 103). During the past two seasons these have been made from parasites raised by the State Entomologist at Durham. Dr. J. G. Conklin, Assistant Entomologist, reports the following distribution of the cocoon parasite iilicroplectron fuscipennis:

1939 Town Na. Calanies Na. Micraplect ran Dnhlin 36 360,000 jaifrey 10 100,000 Marlboro 2 20 000 New Boston 2 20,000 Peterbornogh 8 80,600 Pittsbnrg (Deer Sit.) 4 40,1)00 Pittsbnrg (As liberated tinder Mr. Newhall’s direction) 40 400,000 5haron 5 50,000 ‘remple 13 130,000 Totals 120 1,200,000 1940 Antrim 11 110,000 Berlin 7 70.600 Dixv)lle 2 20:000 Dnhlin 45 450000 Dumsner 2 20,000 Francettown 25 250,000 Hancock 5 50,000 Harrssville 11 110.000 jafirey 15 150,000 Keene* 7 70,000 Lempster 3 30,000 Marlow 3 30,000 Milan 4 40,000 Nelson 8 80,000 Peterhorougli 5 50,000 Pittsbnrg 86 860,000 stoddard 44 ‘140,000 Totals 283 2,830,000 *01 the parasites liberated in Keene, tsro rolonies (20,000) scere liberated in a stand of red pine at the Yale Forest; this stand was heavily infested with a pine sawfly (Ncadiprian sp.). REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COM11ISSION 73

Scouting for the European Spruce Sawfly Hard to discover. The reason that early detection of infestations of this insect is important is that it is not conspicuous until present in such iiumbers that heavy feeding on the trees has progressed to a point where death of the trees may resilt. Early recognition of outbreaks, and liberation of parasites is the only hope for control in large forested areas at present. The cooperation of everyone who travels the woods is sought in order that outbreaks may be reported promptly.

Spruce sawfly larvae feeding. What To Look For 1. Evidence of feeding. The small green worms (larvae) eat the older needles first, and only when that is consumed do they attack the new growth. Partially eaten needles, and a general thinning of the foliage

ii

/

Spruce sawfly larvae, cocoons and frass. ______

74 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

when looking up into the tree is suspicious. Other signs of the sawflies will be found where feeding has progressed to this point. 2. Larvae or greenish worms about 1/ to inch long with or without whitish stripes, feeding on the needles, or climbing the trunks of the trees. They are so similar in color to the needles that they may not be noticed unless abundant. They will be found in early July and again in early September in the northern part of New Hampshire. 3. Droppings or frass from the worms. These are small cylinders, about the diameter of a pin and about 1/16 to 1/32 inch long. They are yellowish-green when fresh, changing to greenish-brown. 4. Cocoons. The insects spend the winter or dormant season in cylindrical capsules about the size of a .22 rifle shell, chestnut-brown, silky and gleaming. These are found in the duff and under fallen logs and branches partly buried in the duff. - 5. Falling worms and frass. Where infestations are heavy, these fall from the trees like a light shower. The mature sawflies are hardly dis tinguishable from deer flies or house flies. How to look for signs of the sawfly Shake branches on a white surface. Because the presence of drop pings, and the insects themselves are hard to detect on the branches, a handkerchief held on the outstretched arm, a sheet of white paper, or better still a larger square of white cloth held extended by two sticks —— should be held under a spruce branch, and the branch then jarred by striking with the other hand or with a club. The droppings are easily seen against the white surface, and the larvae or worms if present will also be shaken off. Look under branches and in the moss for cocoons. Where sawfiies are abundant the gleaming chestnut cocoons will be found under branches sticks one inch or more in diameter which are partially imbedded in andthe needles on the ground. The gray reindeer lichen, and beneath mosses are also favorite places for the larvae to spin their cocoons. Many are also in the first inch or two of spruce needle duff.

What to do if a sawfly infestation is found 1. Report the location and severity of the outbreak to the Department of Entomology, Durham, N. II., as soon as possible. Describe the location exactly, sending a sketch map showing how best to reach the area. Show important landmarks. A man from the State Entomologist’s office may wish to visit the area, or he may send parasites for you to plant. 2. Parasite introduction. If you receive frames of parasites for libera tion, set them out imrnediately upon receipt. If necessary to hold them several hours or over night in hot weather keep them cool, preferably in an ice box. Simply set the frame at the base of a spruce in the infested area, and lean it against the stump. Prompt Reports Essential Remember that insect outbreaks like forest fires start small. The wis dom of stamping out a fire before it spreads over a wide area is recognized. Fires are put out easily when they are reported promptly. Insects can- not be wiped out 100% as easily as fires, but it is just as important to F report them before they have gained headway. ______

LUMBER CUT 1936 TO 1940 and TIMBER SALVAGE REPORT Lout FOR 1939-1940 the W. H. TRIPP be lain WING to the serious damage to timber and young growth during f’j4, the hurricane of September, 1938, the report of the lumber cut ers. for 1939 will necessarily show a very large increase. Approximately are as much was cut during the year 1939 as the total cut for the six previous years. The following table gives the total cut exclusive of pulpwood, during the past five years as reported in I to this wn, department: Logs Lumber Cut

Number Cut of Cut of Cut of Cut of fall Year Reporting Hardwoods Spruce Other Sofiwoods Pine iota! dis— 1936 100 17,701 M 13,094 M 12,637 M 71,027 M 114 459 M 1937 122 28,620 M 13,684 M 15,135 M 96,078 M 153 517 M 1938 164 22,396 M 9,322 M 14,951 M 77,913 M 124,582 M 1939 361 39,283 M 27,920 M 18,646 M 144,047 M 229 896 M 1910 239 30,964 M 25,285 M 13,624 M 96,435 M 166,308 M

. a The total cut of hurricane logs purchased by the New England Timber or Salvage Administration from 5,973 forest owners delivered to 530 desig icks nated receiving sites is as follows: by 1939 373,363 M sily 1940 29,116M will Total 402,479 M Break-down by species and pulp purchased by NETSA to December are 31, 1940: hes Hardwoods 7,226 M Spruce 10,257 M Ifl Fir 224 M sses Hemlock 15,610 M are Pine 369162 M Total 402,479 M Pulpwood 29,091 cordc It may be noted that of the 361 timber owners reporting their cut to the ent state for the year 1939, at least 220 could not be classed as regular operators, lOfl as their names were not shown on previous lists, but were those who [OW operated their own blow-down timber. Of this group 22 reports came lay from counties, towns, schools, churches and public utilities. The total cut shown on the 220 cards not classed as regular operators was 65,496 M. The ra- cards of the 141 regular listed operators showed a cut of 164,400 M, which em is about 34,000 M in excess of the previous three-year average. bly The total lumber cut for 1939 including salvage timber purchased by ted NETSA was 603,259 M which is about 472,400 M more than the previous three-year average and with one exceptioll was the largest cut in New’ Hampshire during the past 70 years. The census report for 1907 gave a total of 754,023 M. vis- The total lulnber cut for 1940 including salvage timber purchased by ;ed. NETSA which was concluded May 29, 1940 was 195,424 M. an- It should be understood that the lumber cut figures given above do to not include the cut of pulpwood or cordwood, the former having steadily increased during recent years, especially hardwood for pulp. Neither do

—_— ,,,

76 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION the above figures include the salvage of 70,000 M of lumber and pulp from the White Mountain National Forest during 1939 and 1940. Since the hurricane the regulaT and salvage cut of both hard and softwood for pulp in much of the three northern counties has been the major forest production. Except for about 29,000 cords purchased by NETSA during 1939 and 1940, the pulpwood cut has been disposed of directly to private industry. Attempts have been made to estimate the amount of blown-down tim ber salvaged by private agencies. It is probable that most of the 65,496 M cut by other than regular operators was salvage timber which found its way into private markets. Presumably the 141 regular listed operators reporting to the state a cut of 164,400 ?%Iin 1939 cut mostly down timber and sold through customary channels. The NETSA estimate of 200,000 M of hurricane timber privately salvaged to December 31, 1940 is probably reasonably correct and largely applicable to 1939. By 1940 private operators were cutting standing timber for the most part. Many timber lots containing down timber were sold as a whole and the operators would have no separate records of the cut when made along with standing timber.

5 3’

Fe SI: Ca CI Ce C’ Pa Pa Pa Pa He He He La Al:

Na Pai Pet Ste Sto Sut Wa More titan two-thirds of all hurricane-felled Wa We timber was white pine. We Ad: be the

individual, areas Reservation boards areas, projects.

CCC Nursery state work to

Casalis on Forest tracts shown Black all ray STATE Hemenway Contoocook Clough Franconia rorest rox Lord Pawtuckaway WIN

Mast Mascoma Haveo , Wellington Hooey Crawford Wadleigh Stevens Stockdale Wentworth Peterborough Monadnock Meadow Walker Nursery 5ugar tJ Administrative

Extensive

The

using delivered ‘‘

Total operations

25

Parker

Yard

were

Lake ,i! Hill

areas

was

Camp

Brook

are

50,

state

FORESTS—TIMBER

following Pond against

TIE

and lands

were and few

cords

Notch

Notch

civilian

and

incomplete

done

11, the

Young while

which

dimension clean-up

small

haul

to

which

carried

forests

clean-up

salvaged

Pawtuckaway

of was

have

Monadnock 8,

the

the

by

spruce labor

table on

and

the

started

lots

are Company

Fox,

has

government

been

CCC

on

TIMBER

and

the

and

and

logs

on

17

used

or

100 stock

shows of 1

largely pulp

been

Nursery

Fox,

SALVAGE—JANUARY

completed.

reservations fire

crews will

lvi

hazard logs early logging

Reservation

or

M

SALVAGE

Reservations. extensively

$60,696.12

was

of

hazard and L. 19,671.60 Costs sawn feet 13,324.43

2,854.53

3,579.74

3,549.97

6,231.09 1,475.21 need

2,226.22 Nursery, the 1,106.64 1,300.20 $731.64 1,449.10

wood

by

225.60 feet

384.35 249.31

277.64 169.30 200.00 670.99 543.74 162.92 were

Lincoln,

16.10 44.80 75.00 while were N.

in

4.00 4.00

sold

and

held

contractors

of income reduction

of

to

and the

WATSON

of

clean-up. to

sold

ON

timber

salvaged

hurricane-damaged

be

on

to

civilian

Pawtuckaxvay

for

logs

winter

Pawtuckaway where

federal held

by

N.

STATE given

the

$65,501.52

December

16,594.14

Income

15,003.50

to

3,254.26 or

3,752.04

2,005.65 4,838.24

8,999.79

3,008.09

1,550.49 $765.75

future

the 234.50

H.

338.28 399.31 914.69 573.25 409.69 294.62 230.24 323.41 794.36 187.43

from

62.24

50.25

for

8.50 was stump

respectively 1,

loss private

who

35

labor

of again on

The

LAND

mills

1939

public.

Cull

future

M

1939.

state

due six

accomplished the

contracted

figures

in

were

was

TO 31,

in

Reservations

logs

or

state

individuals

AntIs.

and

$2,063.59

$3,550.59

Harriman-Chandler to

Inn, Crawford

a 1,496.00

use. CCC

DECEMBER

1940.

The

storage These

used

later

timber

sold

which

these

and

were

Ret

shown Wadleigh

forests.

most use The

to

to

report

at

The operations

sawn

operations

could

on

cut,

Notch

sites. a Pro,

on Dec.

the and

for

on

are Warner

private

$8,364.99

31,

of

2,768.70 1,288.27 1,013.87—

2,579.07

1,125.69

These

and

many

$34.11

399.73

losses

530.44

172,30

31, 384.35— 914.69 state

451.85 168.58 laO.00

601.05 702.67

543.74— 129.69 when Park 123.37 112.43 yard

state some

46.14

Fox,

67.32

16.98

into

8.50 8.90

this 4.00—

4.00—

843

5.45

not

due

1940

Loss

19411

to

A .—

78 REPORT OF FORESTRY AND RECREATION COMMISSION

STATE APPROPRIATION ITEMS The annual reports of the State Comptroller and State Treasurer give in detail a financial statement of revenue, appropriations and special funds of the department. The following is a statement of the budget appropria tion items: July 1, 1938 — June 30, 1939

Reserved For Appropriation Exjsenditnres Bills Payable Administration $16,825.00 $16,825.00 Nursery 6,595.00 6,595.00 aeforestation 1,480.00 1,480.00 District Chiefs 6,345.00 6,345.00 Lookout Stations 10,026.75 10,026.75 Prevention of Forest Fires 2,450.00 2,450.00 Forest Fire Bills to Towns 7,500.00 3,773.57 $3,726.43 White Pine Blister aust 5,388.51 5,098.42 290.09 Recreational Development: Appropriation 13,150.00 Income 15,122.57 Balance 1938 income 48.23 28,320.80 Timher Salvage 24,244.15 24,244.15 Federal Emergency Program 4,100.00 4,100.00 Old Year Reserve 3,386.23 1,703.60 $116,861.46 $110,962.29 $4,016.52

July 1, 1939 — June 30, 1940 Appropriation Balances Reserved For Available Appropriation Expenditnres Bslls Payable June 30, 1941 Administration $18,200.00 $18,020.10 $176.22 Nursery 7,440.00 7,439.44 Reforestation 1,900.00 1,899.92 District Chiefs 7,115.00 7,115.00 Lookout Stations 10,000.00 10,000.00 Prevention of Forest Fires 4,800.00 4,800.00 Forest Fire Bills to Towns 7,500.00 7,500.00 White Pine Blister Rust 4,843.00* 4,182.68 660.32 Emergency Forest Fire 100,000.00 43,855.66 $56,144.34 Recreational Development: Appropriation 15,083.00 1 Income 17,964.88 5 32,047.88 310.89 Emergency Timher Salvage 8,000.00 Executive Branch Emergency Fund 3,000.00 5 10,221.82 Federal Emergency Program 6,000.00 4,766.31 Old Year Reserve 4,036.52** 4,036.43 $215,882.40 $155,885.24 $836.54 $56,455.23 *Transfer to Old Year Reserve $20.00 **Transfer from White Pine Blister Rust Control $20.00