Cage REPRINTED FROM THE 1959·60 DIGEST OF Conn Doc ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS TO THE GOVERNOR Ag82 1959/ tment of Agriculture, Conservation and 1960 Natural Resources

JOSEPH N. GILL, Commissioner Joseph E. Swider, Deputy Commissiotur Established-1959. Statutory authority-Chapter 422, General Statutes Cmtral Office-650 Main St., Hartford, Tel. JAckson 7-6341 Average number of full-time employees-487 Expenditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $3,962,003; Capital outlay, $430,931 Organization structure-Division of Agriculture; Board of Fisheries and Game; Park and Forest Commissions; Water Resources Commission; Con­ necticut Marketing Authority; Shell Fish Commission; Natural History and Geological Survey; and the Interstate Sanitation Commission . • The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, created by Public Act No. 637, 1959 Session of the General Assembly, began operating on October l, 1959. The agency consists of the following previously autonomous agencies: Department of Agriculture; Board of Fisheries and Game; Park and Forest Commission; Water Resources Commission; Connecticut Marketing Authority; Shell Fish Commission; Natural History and Geological Survey; and the Interstate Sanitation Commission. Its basic objectives are to effectuate coordination of the policies and programs of the subordinate agencies incorpor­ ated within it and to provide central administrative direction for these agencies. The Council on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources has the re­ sponsibility of preparing proposed legislation for the 1961 General Assembly to effectively integrate the new department and provide a uniform administrative approach to its interrelated problems. To promote this coordination, the Council was given the authority to make decisions binding upon the subordinate agencies whenever the policies of these agencies conflict. However, in such cases, the Council cannot act unless the conflict involves a specific matter pending before a subordinate board or com­ mission. At present it is doubtful whether either the Council or the Commis­ sioner has the statutory authority to engage in active program planning and direction designed to coordinate effort, to utilize available resources to the fullest extent and to eliminate possible overlap and duplication. Programs remain under the control of the subordinate agencies. During the past nine months, only one case of program conflict was referred to the Council. To secure assistance in establishing itself and in preparing reorganization legislation for submission ro the 1961 General Assembly, the Department re­ quested the services of the Management Analysis Section of the State Budget Division. The survey team concentrated initially on the integration of the business management functions of the Department (i.e. budgeting, accounting, personnel administration, purchasing, and office services) and on planning and executing the Department's physical consolidation. These moves which were accomplished successfully were necessary in order ro get the Department func­ tioning as a single agency. The survey team is currently engaged in preparing recommendations which will serve as the basis for legislative proposals to be submitted by the Council to rhe next session of the General Assembly. -

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-650 Main Street, Hartford, Tel. JAckson 7-6341 Joseph N. Gill, Commissioner Joseph E. Swider, Deputy Commissioner Average number of full-time employees-95 Expenditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $852,943; Capital outlay, $22,128 Organization structure-Eight sections: Administration, Dairy, Livestock, Marketing, Youth Farm Labor, Institutional Farms, Soil Conservation and Milk Administration. • The Department of Agriculture consists of the Commissioner of Agriculture, a Deputy Commissioner, and a nine-member Board of Agriculture, six of whom are appointed by the Governor as representative of the principal agricultural occupations in the state. The basic responsibilities of the Department are the protection of the public and assistance to those engaged in agricultural pursuits. Livestock Division The Livestock Division is charged with the prevention, control and eradica­ tion of transmissible diseases of domestic animals and poultry. A recognition of the need for state participation in the eradication and control of diseases in livestock originated in 1872, and Connecticut through the years has kept pace with the broadening advances in veterinary science. Diseases, both human and animal, gravely influence man's existence. National preparedness and security are in part predicated on the control of animal diseases. The conservation of our meat, milk and eggs, and the assurance of a safe and abundant supply for future generations is an obligation to humanity. The disease control programs are administered by the Livestock Division in cooperation with the Agriculture Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, practicing veterinarians, livestock and poultry associations, indi­ vidual farmers, and the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Connecticut. Connecticut was designated a Modified Accredited Tuberculosis Area in 1936. Since that time this status has been maintained. With diligent annual testing of all animals and the continued cooperation of the cattle owners, the past three years have disclosed less than 85 reactors a year. In August, 1957, Connecticut was declared a Modified Certified Area for brucellosis. During that year, 342 reactors were disclosed by the blood tests. During 1958-59, 258 reactors were found, and during the past year, only 118 were disclosed, showing that with continued testing and vigilance, this serious disease of cattle which is transmissible to man is gradually being eradicated. The annual meeting of accredited veterinarians has been a tremendous asset to our progress. The various aspects of programs have been discussed and many problems solved that otherwise would have continued to leave doubt in the minds of some veterinarians. It is proposed that another meeting be held this fall with greater participation by the practitioners. The Mastitis Control Program has had another successful year with more sincere cooperation from cattle owners and praCticing veterinarians. After observing the program over a period of years and realizing the need for closer Connecticut State Library 11 111 111 11 11111 11 1 1 1~ 1 1 11 111 1 1 111 111 1 11 11 1 3 0231 01330 1671 AGRICULTUk.r.., L.Ul"'~.I'..KVAlJUN & NAl. RESOURCES supervision, it is proposed to designate a senior inspector for the program. He will be a working supervisor who can assist in doing retests and by main­ taining close contact with the other inspectors in the field can improve the general operation of the program. Legislation enacted during the 1959 session requires that on and after July 1, 1960, all garbage fed to swine must be cooked. Also, since July 1, 1960, all swine raisers must register with the Department and their cooking operation must have its approval. As of that date, 30 premises and cooking equipment had been approved and licensed. It is expected that the remainder will be approved within a short time. This law is a step in the right direction with respect to the control of disease and the production of better quality pork for Con­ necticut consumers. The Cattle Dealers Law, which was enacted by the 1959 General Assembly, has proven very successful. It has added revenue to the state and permits closer supervision over dealers' sales and purchases activities. During the coming year, inspections are proposed for each dealer in order to check his records and reports of sales and purchases, which according tO law he must keep in detail for the Commissioner's inspection. During the past year, activities with respect to dog control have greatly increased due to demands by local officials for more assistance with their dog problems. Recently the Governor named a committee to review the dog laws and formulate proposals for changes in them which will be presented to the coming legislature for action. Connecticut poultrymen have passed through a difficult year due to the fact that the price of eggs and chickens has been at a low ebb. It is believed that the bottom has been reached and that from now on there will be gradual improvement. Despite such economic conditions, the poultrymen have displayed real ingenuity and should be on the road to success in another year. During the year, the Department bled and tested 558,671 birds for saminella pullorum and fowl typhoid. These figures represent a drop from the previous year. Laryngotracheitis was somewhat of a problem during the year. A total of 76 flocks was quarantined and vaccinated. All vaccines used on poultry are controlled by this Department. Permits are required for the purchase of laryngotracheitis vaccines and the use of all other vaccines is reported to the Department by manufacturers and dealers.

Marketing Division The Marketing Division is responsible for maintaining a market news service for agricultural commodities, the compiling and publishing of agricultural statistics, grade certification of farm products, administration and enforcement of the seed inspection, live poultry dealers licensing, and migratory farm labor housing laws and also for maintaining and developing a promotional program for Connecticut farm products. In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the division operates a voluntary grade inspection program for poultry dressing plants, egg packing stations and shippers of potatoes, apples and vegetables. Division inspectors with federal collaborator status also 01ake regular grade inspections for stare and private institutional buyers. The Connecticut Market Bulletin, issued three times weekly, with approx­ imately 7,000 paid subscribers, lists wholesale market quotations for the prin­ cipal Connecticut grown and shipped-in fresh fruits and vegetables and for poulrty, eggs and livestock. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

Fees collected for the voluntary grade inspection services and the Market Bulletin subscriptions and advertisements offset to a substantial degree the cost of maintaining those services. Market news releases are regularly furnished to the press and broadcast over several of the leading radio stations. A monthly Food Buyers' Guide, designed especially for the use of institutions, has a circulation of approximately 1,100. Also in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the division issues regular reports on crop conditions, crop acreages and production, cold storage holdings of apples, F. 0 . B. market conditions for potatoes, baby chick hatching placements and market reports for live poultry. The maintenance and development of a promotional program for Connecticut farm products is an expanding project as various farm commodity groups develop merchandising programs and seek the cooperation of the Market­ ing Division. The division is in charge of the annual agricultural exhibit at the Connecticut Building at the Eastern States Exposition at West Springfield, Massachusetts, and also supervises the expenditure of state funds for some 40 agricultural fairs.

Division of Milk Administration The division's duties are to regulate certain marketing and trade practices; to maintain fairness and equity in the relations between dealers and producers and between the industry and the public; and to promote economy and effi­ ciency in the production and marketing of milk. The division is also charged with the responsibility for administering the financial responsibility provisions of the Connecticut Milk Marketing Act; the auditing of the Connecticut Milk for Health Fund; the issuing of milk dealers' licenses; and the investigation of complaints and marketing practices under the unfair trade practices sections of the Act. On July 1, 1959, the Office of the Milk Administrator became the Division of Milk Administration in the Department of Agriculture. The advent of a Con­ necticut Federal Order for the establishment of minimum prices to producers left a remainder of approximately 320 months of auditing work to be done under the Connecticut Price Orders. Completion of this work resulted in the recovery of $45,560 for producers. For the 1959-60 license year, a total of 3,735 licenses was issued. This total includes the licenses of 147 dealers who purchase milk from producers and are required to submit a financial statement with their application for renewal of their milk dealer's license. From within this group of dealers, per­ formance surety bonds to insure payments to producers were posted in the amount of $88,500. With respect to the foregoing, it may be pointed out that the bonding provision of the Connecticut Milk Marketing Act is one of the weakest parts of that law. Experience has shown that selective bonding, i.e., requiring a bond from only those dealers whose financial condition is unsatis­ factory, is not feasible because the issuing companies will not furnish bonds on that basis for dealers whom they consider to be bad risks (although they might very well do so on a non-selective basis if all dealers were required to be bonded) . A demand by the Commissioner that a dealer post a bond because his financial conditions are unsatisfactory is quite likely to result in an inquiry by a bonding comP'any as to why the dealer is required to post the bond. If the bonding company is informed that the dealer's financial condition is unsatis­ factory, it simply will not issue a surety bond. Therefore, reliance has to be placed almost entirely upon a continuing survey of dealer's records, on a AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES monthly basis, as a means of keeping possible losses ro producers at a minimum. Because of the fluctuations in the prices dealers are receiving for their products, it is essential that a thorough review of the dealers' records be made each month, in order to ascertain the effect on the income of the dealers of any price cutting activities during the month, and in turn the resulting effect of any decrease in that income upon the dealer's ability ro pay his producers. This can only be done with an adequate field staff. It is hoped that a rigorous auditing program can be put into effect within the next license year. Shortly after the gallon container became legal on Ocrober 1, 1959, a milk price war broke out in the Hartford area and in the following months spread as far as New Haven. A month to month producers' payroll audit program was instituted shortly after the price war broke our. Approximately 900 such audits had been made by June 30, and will be continued. Financial investigations were also made of several dealers whose financial conditions were unsatisfactory. As of July 1, 1959, when the Milk Administrator's office was merged with the Department of Agriculture, the payments by dealers to the Connecticut Milk for Health Fund had been audited for the most part through March of 1959. Auditing of this program was delayed because of other commitments. It is expected that the audit of dealer payments to this fund and of the dis­ bursements from the fund will be resumed within the coming year. Soil Conservation Division The purpose of this division is to coordinate the soil and water conservation program throughout the state with the advice of the Soil Conservation Com­ mittee. This advisory committee acts for the Governor in reviewing all applica­ tions under the Small Watershed Program ( P.L. 566). When an application is received from a town or city, it is approved as to need and given a priority for planning. The federal government determines the economic justification by carefully comparing post-flood damages against the cost of improvements. If a favorable cost-benefit ratio exists, the work plan is developed, voted on by the rowns in the watershed, and forwarded to Washington for approval. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the flood which took so many lives and caused property damage of over $200,000,000. What is the state doing to prevent such losses from recurring? In the Small Watershed Program, the contract was awarded and the job completed on the Roaring Brook-Walnut Street Project in Unionville. This project consisted of a pressure conduit and a training dike for which the federal government paid $22,000. In Stafford Springs, rwo dams have been completed and another will be finished shortly. These retarding structures averaged the U. S. Department of Agriculture (Soil Conservation Service) about $40,000 apiece with the state furnishing the land and easements. Three more dams remain to be built in Stafford under this program plus some channel improvement work in the rown. The work plan for the North Branch of the Park River was approved in Washington, thereby committing over $1,000.000 in federal funds to control flooding in this watershed. At present, land is being purchased by this division and construaion should commence shortly. The Blackberry River Project (Norfolk-Canaan) has been approved for fed­ eral funds and the final design is under way by the Soil Conservation Service. Work plans are currently being developed on the South Branch of the Park River watershed, the Norwalk area and in Naugatuck. The South Branch project, if approved, would alone mean a contribution of over $4,000,000 from federal funds for the Capiro! area. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

Cooperation by local pebple and agencies has been excellent to date, but although Connecticut is far ahead of other states in this Small Watershed Pro­ gram, there can be no relaxation. Many communities hard hit by such floods as the one in 1955 have already forgotten the damages and just hope it won't happen again. Serious thought and study should also be given to the use to be mad~ of these lands taken for flood control. In a state with a growing popu­ lation such as Connecticut has, it_ seems shortsighted not to buy all of this land in fee so that it may be later used for recreation by all of the people in this state. At the present time, the state is only buying an easement in the land to be flooded . By the time the land is surveyed, titles searched, deeds drawn and prices negotiated, it would be a wise investment to take full title to this land for park and forest use by the state. This division is charged with the responsibility of maintaining and operating these installations to see that the dams and grassed spillways are properly fer­ tilized, mowed and, in general, kept in safe operating condition as required by the Soil Conservation Service. The eight Soil Conservation Districts are operating considerable heavy equipment such as bulldozers, power shovels, earth movers and trailers in order to assist landowners in establishing permanent conservation practices on their land. This equipment is operating at no cost to the state as most of it was a grant from the federal government and is managed by the district supervisors.

Institutional Farms Farming operations at the Veterans' Home and Hospital were discontinued on June 1, 1960. This was primarily a dairy operation producing milk for the institution. However, some roughage was also raised. With the closing of the farm, all livestock was transferred to the Osborn Prison Farm and the Con­ necticur State Hospital. Discontinuance of swine raising at all institutions was accomplished prior to July 1, 1960, the date upon which the compulsory garbage-cooking law went into effect. The dairy barn at Southbury which was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1958 is being reconstructed and when completed will provide space for 65 milking cows. At Osborn Prison Farm, the two wings of the present milking barn are being extended to make room for an additional 40 milking cows which will be needed to meet the institution's milk requirements. The construction work is being carried on by inmates with materials furnished by the state. When the new prison is completed, the building now used as a barracks will become available for remodeling into a barn for young stock and dry cows. A plan is being worked out which provides that as institutional poultry is slaughtered, it will be processed at Osborn Prison Farm and then turned over to the Purchasing Division for distribution to institutions as needed. A special audit of the farm bookkeeping system is being carried on but no recommendations for changes will be made until all institutional farms have been surveyed and the findings analyzed. On October I , 1960, the present county jail farms will be transferred to the state and will be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. It is nor expected that a decision as ro their future will be made until after that dare. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

Dairy Division The Dairy Division carries on a program of inspection of dairy farms and plants and conducts tests on samples of milk, cream and milk products gathered during such inspections. In the 1959-60 fiscal year, sampling for the test of penicillin in producers' milk was undertaken. This program was instimted for the purpose of keeping antibiotics from consumer products. It has been very successful and only a small percentage of positive tests have been reported. The industry as a whole is giving this Department its full cooperation in keeping the milk supply free of inhibirory substances. In cooperation with the U. S. Public Health Service and the LaboratOry Services Section of the State Department of Health, tests are being made monthly for the amount of Strontium 90 in milk. The present findings show a content well below the safety level. Checking producers' milk for off-flavors which would be objectionable co consmners was started during the previous fiscal year but was limited to New London County. The results of this work have been encouraging and it is hoped that in the near future that it will be extended throughout the Connecticut milkshed. The following stunmary of statistics is again included because of the wide­ spread interest expressed in them in the past:

Dairy Farms, Registered, Inspected and Approved Year Conn. N.Y. R.L Mass. Vermont N.J. Total 1956 3,467 725 16 199 507 4,915 1957 3,118 782 17 199 420 4.5~7 1958 2,904 959 14 278 426 4,582 1959 2,7 18 938 11 257 370 4,295 1960 2,594 942 14 272 229 4,052 Connecticut Dairy Farm Statistics Qts. No. of Cows 2 years Cows Milked Produced Year Dairy Farms and over Day of Registration Daily 1956 3,467 99,100 76,683 1,027,295 1957 3,118 91,914 69,854 976,785 1958 2,904 86,622 66,266 998,524 1959 2,718 84,222 67,098 1,001,515 1960 2,594 84,805 66,544 1,017,935 Milk Pasteurizing Plants 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Connecticut 245 227 230 220 21~ Out of State 11 11 11 11 s Total 256 238 241 231 221 Quarts of Milk Sold Daily from Connecticut Farms to Dealers 1n: April 1956 April 1957 April 1958 April1959 April 1960 Connecticut 769,467 724,129 734,601 767,322 773,492 Rhode Island 137,713 137,801 142,562 145,818 143,361 New York 2,238 1,503 630 896 720 Massachusetts 11,073 14,009 15,048 6,007 9,117 Total 920,491 877,442 892,841 920,043 926,690 Quarts of Milk Shipped Daily by Out-of-State Farmers to Connecticut Dea1ers April 1956 April 1957 April 1958 April 1959 April 1960 Massachusetts 46,128 53,175 55,311 74,355 90,173 New Jersey 200 200 200 200 () New York 242,948 291,547 332,738 483,074 533,3 73 Rhode Island 4,172 4,645 4,178 3,665 4.472 AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

Imported and Exported Milk and Cream 1958 1959 1960 Million lbs. milk produced in Connecticut "689.6 •691.6 *702.9 Million Jbs. milk imported, milkshed, producers 246.0 268.7 369.2 (inspeaed sources) dealers 91.3 76.7 25.6 Million lbs. milk imported, emergency (uninspected sources) 21.5 13.7 9.6 Millions lbs. milk-produced and imported 1049.2 1050.7 ll07.3 Total million lbs. milk imported 358.8 359.1 404.4 Toral million lbs. exported "109.3 "100.7 "98.4 Million lbs. cream ( 40 % ) imported, inspeaed sources 10.1 11.8 11.1 Million lbs. cream ( 40 % ) imported, emergency .0 .0 .0 • Esrimare ( 88% of vol. reported on day of registration in April, rimes 365) Inspection, Sampling and Testing Service 1958 1959 1960 Type (number) (number) (number) Dairy farm inspections 8,035 6,787 5,167 Pasteurizing plant inspections 801 640 743 Special and reinspeaions 5,075 6,774 8,446 Total 13,911 14,201 14,356 Samples of milk, cream, milk products tested by Bureau of Laboratories, Health Dept. 20,705 24,225 20,307 Collected and tested by Dairy Div. 96 182 406 Samples, warer ( ro Health Depr.) 129 56 105 Samples, Vitamin D (to Agri. Exp. Station) 302 387 444 Special survey samples (to Agri. Exp. Station) 328 556 455 Special survey samples (to College of Agri.) 2,813 Total 21,560 28,249 21,717 Butterfat Sampling and Testing (Special projea, Sec. 22-144) Type Total number of samples 1957 1958 1959 1960 colleaed, rested, charged 12,987 12,066 11,611 10,085 Fees uncolleaed July I $ 2,751.05 $ 2,674.74 $ 3,154.40 $ 4,336.40 Amount billed dealers $35,064.90 $34,991.40 $38,316.30 $33,277.20 Total $37,815.95 $37,666.14 $41,470.70 $37,613.60 Amount credited (fees) from dealers $35,067.71 $34,511.74 $37,134.30 $33,050.90 Uncollected fees, June 30 $ 2,674.74 $ 3,154.40 $ 4,336.40 $ 4,562.70 Number of Out-of-Srare Plant Sources of Milk and Cream Toral Cream 32 32 35 34 Total Milk 14 12 10 5

WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION-State Office Building, Hartford, TeL JAckson 7-6341 William S. Wise, Director Average number of full-time employees-tO Expetzditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $247,000 • For many years the Commission has been endeavoring tO set up over-ali programs for administering its various statutory functions to include, not only the promotion, design and construction of the needed corrective measures, but also the inspection~ study and analysis of the completed works in order to accumulate data as ~n aid in improving the design, construction and operation of future plants and works. Due tO lack of personnel, proper inspection and follow-up of the various installations has never been feasible. Actually the stafl AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATIO & NAT. RESOURCES has been barely adequate for the planning and design phases of the projects. This has been a matter of some concern to the Commission during the past year because some of the programs are now at the "cross-roads" and with more installations the "follow-up" procedures are urgently needed to make the pro­ grams more effective. The activities of the Commission are divided among the following six functions: POLLUTION CONTROL. During the year, sewage treatment plants were under construction in Milford, Rockville, Wallingford and Westport at a total estimated cost of approximately $3,250,000. Plans were approved for 20 sewage collection and treatment systems. Engineering reports were reviewed on ten studies for proposed sewage collection and treatment systems. In the industrial waste treatment field, seven treatment plants were under construction and plans were reviewed for eight proposed new treatment facilities. A number of inspections were made covering the most critical problems and conditions. This is a phase of the work that suffers because of lack of personnel. Radio activity monitoring was continued on the Farmington and the Con­ necticut Rivers and New London Harbor in addition to interstate sampling on various watersheds. Research programs were continued at Wesleyan University and at Yale Uni­ versity. Srudies on the treatment methods for cotton, woolen, tannery, dairy, primed circuit and white water wastes were continued at Wesleyan together with investigations on the use of electronic components for certain analytical determinations, for recording conductivities, and for automatic sample collec­ tion. At Yale the investigations were continued on ( 1) waste reduction by in-plant procedures and ( 2) ion exchange of electroplating wastes. FLOOD CONTROL AND STREAM ENCROACHMENTS. Engineering flood control studies were completed on three areas with the cost of corrective measures estimated at $4,019,000. The following projects were constructed or initiated: Byram River channel improvements, Greenwich, $400,000; West Branch Naugatuck River channel improvement, Torrington, $500,000; Mad River channel improvement, Winsted, $28,000. Land acquisition procedures were started for construction of the Mad River flood control reservoir, Winsted, and Hall Meadow reservoir, Torrington, at an estimated cost of approximately $1,250,000. Construction drawings were prepared for Still River channel im­ provement, Danbury, estimated to cost $330,000. During the year, 31 miles of stream encroachment lines were established in Bristol, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stamford, Darien, Sprague and Waterbury. Work is in progress for establishing 124 miles of encroachment lines in various munici­ palities in the state.

BEACH EROSION CONTROL. The staff assigned to this work was re­ duced due to retirement. The Meadows End Beach Erosion project in Milford was completed at a cost of $340,000 and considerable effort was spent on pro­ cedures for carrying out additional projects along the shore. Resurveys at a number of beaches completed within the past four years were made to determine to what extent the beaches are changing and the amount of sand lost during the occurrence of unusual severe storms. DREDGING AND STRUCTURES IN NAVIGABLE WATERS. Public hearings were held on three applications for dredging operations in Greenwich, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

Darien and Norwalk. Pennies were issued on 148 applications for structures in navigable waters. INVENTORY AND SUPERVISION OF DAMS-MARINAS. The in­ ventory of darns was completed in five towns in which approximately 300 dams were located. This brings the total towns covered to 40 and the dams inspected to about 1,400. Applications for 60 dams were reviewed and 160 structures were inspected in detail. An i·nventory of marinas was continued and about two-thirds of the shore covered. Approximately 200 marinas have been inventoried and inspected. WATER RESOURCES INVENTORY. The cooperative program with the U. S. Geological Survey was continued under three phases of the water resources problems covering surface waters, ground waters and quality of waters. Data was collected from the operation of 54 stream gaging stations, water level obser­ vations on 75 selected wells and quality of water analyses from the three main watersheds, Housatonic, Connecticut and Thames River valleys. Plans were considered for setting up an intensive water resources inventory program in accordance with Public Act No. 594 passed by the 1959 General Assembly for which no funds were appropriated. It is planned to carry out this program, when state and federal funds are made available, on a cooperative basis in which the state and federal governments will share the costs. This is one of the most urgently needed programs for the fumre orderly development of the state. No activity was directed toward administration of Public Act, No. 652. The most serious administrative problems continue to arise from the lack of personnel to carry out the programs in the most efficient and effective manner.

PARK AND FOREST COMMISSION-650 Main Street, Hartford, Tel. JAckson 7-6341 Donald C. Mathews, Director Average 11umber of full-time employees-234 Expmditures 7959-7960-Recurring operating expenditures, $1,450,552; Capital outlay, $426,627 • Members of the State Park and Forest Commission are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for six-year terms, two members being named during each regular session of the legislature. Present Commissioners and the expiration dares of their teyms, all ending September 1, are as follows: George A. Garratt, Chairman, Hamden, 1961; Edward C. Childs, Vice Chairman, Norfolk, 1965; Julian H. Norton, Treasurer, Bristol, 1965; Andrew H. Lyon, Fairfield, 1963; Marrin J. Ryan, Sr., Bridgeport, 1963; Arthur J. Stanley, Bloomfield, 1961. In 1919, attendance at Connecticut state parks was first recorded. There were 6,440 visitors during that calendar year. The year of I 959 set a record of 4,828,199 visitors, an increase of 328,000 over the calendar year 1958. Since much unpleasant weather occurred in May, June, and July, 1959, most of this increase occurred during August, and mainly at parks which provide swimming. Of the total 1959 attendance, camping accounted for 5'50,344 visitors, which was an increase of 45,000 over 1958. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

Camping on state parks is the most difficult of the problems dealt with in park management. The demand for campsites over the first half of July is much heavier than during the rest of the camp season. Many state residents camp at that time who do nor look for space during the rest of the season. Also, there are more our-of-state travelers on the highways looking for inexpensive accom· modarions. This peak load overraxes water supplies, sanitary facilities, and the manpower required ro keep the areas clean. In 1959, over the 4th of July week­ end, there were approximately 9,000 campers a night accommodated in the State Park system. In addition, an estimated 500 people had ro be turned away each day, not for lack of space, but for lack of facilities required by rhe Stare Sanitary Code. During the fiscal year, the Park Division has added accommoda­ tions for 100 additional shorr-rerm campsites. In addition, a new well-developed campground was opened at Mashamoquer Brook Stare Park. According co the policy of the Commission, camp areas are kept as simple and natural as pos­ sible, bur more adequate drinking water supplies, modern sanitary facilities, and an opportunity for the traveling public co cake showers and wash clothes are very much needed at some parks. Providing safe bathing and swimming on stare parks is the second problem of imporrance in park management, although people who come co enjoy a day in the open spaces, ro picnic or have a "cook-out," still remain che largest number of those who frequent the parks; hot humid weather finds more and more people on the 21 swimming areas maintained by the Park Division. Here the problem is ro recruit a sufficient number of well-trained responsible life­ guards patrolmen and first aid personnel to look after people who arc so intent on recreation that they are careless as well as carefree. A relatively new but very serious problem is the increasing number of people who wish to launch boars in state park waters. High speed moror boars and water skiing are wholesome forms of recreation but, unless well controlled, create hazards in parks where the major shore front is used by large crowds of bathers. At certain State Parks, such as Haddam Meadows on the Connecticm River, the boating public is easily accommodated and this should probably be the dominant use. Legislation and rigid enforcement of safety requirements must be provided for speed boats in areas where bathing is the best public use. At some parks such boars should be definitely barred. At present, the Park and Forest Commission is providing an adequate square foot of beach area on the shore parks, but the rising state population compared with the fast multiplying demand for this type of recreation indicates the wisdom of the acquisition and development of another shore park, at Milford. As of June 30, 1960, six and one remh acres have been purchased and a gift of 50 acres from rhe City of Milford ro the Scare of Con­ necticut is being completed. In all, it is expected that about 235 acres will be acquired and developed. About a mile of shore from adjoining this property has been improved by the beach erosion program of the State Water Resources Commission. A proposed development plan for the park is being prepared by Goodkind and O'Dea of Hamden, Connecticut. An additional State Park on the Connecticut River of rwo hundred acres has been named "George Dudley Seymour State Park." This park, adjacent ro Hurd Park, with a mile long river frontage was the gift of the Seymour Trust Fund. The Second . National Bank of New Haven, Trustees of this Fund, have provided many valuable additions to the state park system during the past six years. At Sherwood Island State Park in W estport, a new bathhouse has been con ­ structed under the direction of the Public Works Department and will be pur AGRICULTURE, CO:'\SERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES in operation at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 1960. Plans have also been approved for the construction of a pavilion on Alvord Point. Funds for this development were provided for in the bond issue approved by the 1959 General Assembly. Even the announcement of plans and commencement of development has increased public use of this park. Attendance in 1958 was 338,092 and in 1959, 473,143, making it the second most heavily used park in the Connecticut system. The State Highway Department has contracted for the construction of a continuation of the connector road from the Connecticut Turnpike to the center of the park. With funds also made available in a bond issue and in special appropriations, the Park Division has been able to make some additional park improvements. The campground at the Taylor Brook area of has been enlarged. Drinking water has been provided at the beach area at Highland Lake. At Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, repairs have been made to the large shelter and drinking water is provided at the western side of the park. A storage shed was constructed to house equipment that previously stood in the open. At Day Pond State Park in Westchester, a building was constructed which is planned as a portion of a shelter. It houses modern sanitary facilities and a gasoline power operated water pump. The development of a small recrea­ tional area was commenced at Whittemore Glen State Park in Middlebury, adjoining Hop Brook. Even before preliminary work was completed, vandals burned picnic tables, wrecked toilets, and threw garbage cans in the brook. Since this area is located close to the City of Naugatuck, the Division requested help from the Naugatuck police to protect this installation. VANDALISM. This incident at Whittemore Glen is only one of many which have occurred over the 21,300 acres in the park system. Senseless destruc­ tion of the things provided for the people's comfort, well-being and safety seem to be the special target of thoughtless youth-new bathhouses and toilers destroyed at Nystrom Pond and at Taylor Brook; large plate glass windows broken in the Dennis Hill bungalow; plumbing fixtures taken; hand pumps broken-the list of damage is huge. From the standpoint of park management, the message is clear. As park installations become more elaborate and more costly, greater protection is required. Every major park must have resident management, 24 hour police patrol, as well as meticulous maintenance. The General Assembly must provide for this cost in addition to construction costs or the value of expensive development will be lost. Forestry Division The first new Connecticut State Forest in a decade was given by Mrs. Mar­ garet T. Bowers of Scotland, Connecticut, and is located in the Town of Scotland. It has been named the "Mohegan State Forest." Work on the large recreational area at was completed and is being used extensively by picnickers. At American Legion State Forest, a new recreational area is under development, and work was completed on shingling the district office. A new workshop was completed at Ranger Headquarters at , which will provide inside working space for the two forestry crews assigned to this area. from the Osborn Prison Farm. The work of the three prison crews has been commendable. One crew has worked at and two at the Shenipsit State Forest. Through their efforts, cordwood and_ logs and other products have been produced in the process of thinning the forest lands. On the Nye-Holman State Forest in West AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

WillingtOn, these crews converted a spruce plantation into an attractive picnic grove. The prison crew that worked at the Nepaug Forest planted for reforesta­ tion purposes many open areas in the state forest and built portable fireplaces and picnic tables for recreational areas in the state parks. In addition, they graded roads, cut forest products, made sign poles, and other work related co forestry. Throughout the state forest areas an extensive program of releasing laurel and dogwood was carried on, thereby improving the recreational and aesthetic values of the forest areas. Most of the lumber requirements for Park and Forest use was sawed at the Department mill in the at Portland. At the , a considerable amount of lumber was sawed and treated and assembled into picnic tables for Park and Forest use. Over 1,000 such tables were assembled and parts for 580 additional tables were cut and treated for assembly by Park Division personnel. In addition, clapboards for departmental buildings were produced at this forest. During the year, there was continued cooperation with the State Board of Fisheries and Game in the building of dams and the improvement of wild­ life habitat. FIRE. By statute, this Commission is responsible for fire suppression in all forest areas throughout the state. The past year was considered one of the best years from a suppression standpoint as there were only 452 fires, in which 1,871 acres were burned. Over 96% of the fires occurred in the period January ro May. During the year, prison crews, in cooperation with our own personnel, built three fire pump units and completed the construction of a fire truck. Other tank trucks which were converted by Department personnel into forest fire fighting equipment were acquired from the U. S. government excess property listing and used during the spring fire season. Because of the reduction of forest acreage in Fairfield and New Haven Comities, an increasing number of permit exempt areas have been established. All shore cowns from the New York line to the HousatOnic River are now exempt from the requirements of obtaining fire permits. NURSERY. For the first rime since 1945, production at the foresr musery exceeded the demand for planting stock. Over 2,000,000 seedlings were shipped during the spring season. One new production area has been cleared of trees in anticipation of slightly increasing demand. This area will be readied for production in 1965. During the year hundreds of visitOrs came co the nursery in groups co see conservation praaices in action. SERVICE FORESTERS. Five service foresters received requests for assisrance from 1,326 landowners, in which 23,000 acres of land were involved. Of this acreage, 1,437 were marked for cutting, on which approximately 2,000,000 board feet of lumber, veneer logs, poles, piling and tie logs were cur. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & 'AT. RESOURCES

BOARD OF FISHERIES AND GAME-650 Main Street, Hartford, Tel. JAckson 7-6341 Lyle M. Thorpe, Director Thomas E. Rose, Assistant Director j At'erage number of full-time employees-87 Expenditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $827,283.40; I Capital outlay, $49,203.94 Orgauization structure-Six divisions: Administration, Fish, Game, Law En­ forcement, Education & Information, Land Acquisition . • The wildlife resources of a state should be numbered among its most treas­ ured possessions. It is possible co translate roughly the value of the fish in our waters and the game on our lands into cold monetary terms, using as criteria the monies spent on licenses, sporting equipment, transportation, food and l

SUMMARY OF ADULT TROUT Species Number Po11nds 1-yr. splake 3,558 423 1-yr. brook trout 84,194 16,592 2-yr. brook trout 42,265 19,319 1-yr. brown trout 18,514 1,409 2-yr. brown trout 222,355 100,983 1-yr. rainbow trout 59,175 6,768 2-yr. rainbow trout 25,146 11,324 TOTAL ADULTS 455,207 156,818 SUMMARY OF FINGERLING TROUT Brown Trout 5,300 45 Rainbow Trout 47,600 101 TOTAL FINGERLINGS 52,900 146 TOTAL TROUT PLANTED 508,107 156,964 In addition, nine fish and game clubs raised trout under our cooperative trout­ rearing plan and 13 7 private pond owners in the scare rook advantage of the surplus fingerling trout program by purchasing 40,800 fingerling rainbow and brown trout for stocking, returning $2,040 co the Fish Fund. PHEASANT PROGRAM. The opporruniry co hunt farm game species, pheasant and corron-rails, is decreasing rapidly as agricultural land goes our of production and is intensively used for ocher purposes. Pheasant stocking is be­ coming more concentrated on the remaining acreages, frequenrly resulting in inconvenience co the landowners. During the year, 37,868 adult pheasants were liberated at a coral cost of $72,079. The Prison Farm at Enfield raised another fine crop of 5,500 pheasants for the Department. A coral of 27 sportsmen's clubs rook parr in the cooperative six-weeks-old pheasant program wherein the Depart­ ment provides birds at six weeks of age and the club raises them co maturity. During August, 1959, there was a severe outbreak of Eastern Viral Encephalitis in these club rearing pens. An outstanding job by conservation officers and biolo­ gists kept total losses from climbing higher than 10% above the average rearing morraliry. There are a number of fairly well established facts about this disease which, if understood by more people, would reduce many unfounded fears. Neither the horse nor the pheasant can develop enough (one parr in 10,000) viremia (virus in the blood) to infect humans or ocher animals. Actually, the infection in pheasants and the horse serves as a sentinel, drawing attention co the presence of the virus in an area. BEAVER, DEER AND DUCKS. The number of beaver colonies in Connec­ ticut has increased over 300 per cent since 1955. The Department has records of 64 colonies, mosrly in Litchfield and Hartford Counties and 21 colonies have been live-trapped and relocated. Field personnel have been instructed to steel trap and kill persistent nuisance colonies. These animals were extinct in Connec­ ticut in 1842 according to Goodwin's "Mammals of Connecticut." A few colonies present in Windham Counry in 1929 did not maintain themselves. In March, the Experiment Station of the Universiry of Connecticut, College of Agriculture, published Bulletin 348, "The Deer Herd and Land Owner in Connecticut," by McDowell and Benson. This bulletin summarizes a two-year study financed by the Department on Connecticut's deer herd. The summer of· 1959 marked the fifth operating year of the mallard-raising program at the Franklin Swamp wildlife area. During this five-year period, some 8,200 five-week-old mallards have been hatched and reared to five weeks of age. These young mallards are then liberated in groups of ten or more on over 150 AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES selected waterfowl areas. This program's objective is tO establish a breeding population of mallards on Connecticut's marshlands. Although this state has never been considered within the normal range of nesting mallards, field obser­ vations and banding returns would indicate that this game duck has been success­ fully established in Connecticut's marshlands. Development Program The following work was completed by the Department's field biologists on state-owned and private land during the past fiscal year: Farm Game. 114 acres planted to trees and shrubs; 37 acres of food and cover plants released; 60 acres of grain plantings; 47 acres of herbaceous open­ ings created; 13 acres of access roads and parking areas. Forest Game. Ten acres of openings cleared, fertilized and planted tO herb­ aceous cover; 40 acres of woodland thinned and food and cover plants released. Waterfowl Program. Four marshes tOtaling 232 acres constructed; 2,130 feet of level ditching dug; 935 wood-duck nesting boxes maintained; two acres of waterfowl food plants established. A six year summary of development work accomplished since 1954 is as follows: Farm Game Acreage Improved 23,320 Forest Game Acreage Improved 35,240 Waterfowl Marsh Habitat Created 922 "May I See Your License, Please?" The Division of Law Enforcement and Field Services is divided into four con­ servation districts, each headed by a district supervisor. Each district has a normal complement of five conservation officers, grade I; one conservation officer, grade II; one fishery biologist and one game biologist. Thus each district is manned with trained personnel tO carry out the varied activities which arise in the field. This division is responsible for the enforcement of all laws and regulations relating to fish and game. Personnel spent approximately 34 % of their time on law enforcement activities during the fiscal year, as compared with 29% for the previous year. There were 208 arrests made by this field force, resulting in 201, or 97%, convictions, indicating the judgment and thoroughness displayed in obtaining proper evidence in the field and preparing cases for prosecution. Offi­ cial warnings issued by the field force tOtaled 534. In addition, 104 arrests for violations of fish and game laws were made by other enforcement officers, includ­ ing Connecticut state policemen, tOwn police, water bureau police, patrolmen on private properties and volunteer fish and game constables. Of this total of 312 arrests, 152, or slightly less than 50 %, resulted from fish­ ing or hunting without a license. Section 26-15a of the 1958 Revision of the General Statutes provides in part that there shall be appropriated tO the State Board of Fisheries and Game a sum not less than the tOtal estimated receipts from fishing, hunting and trapping licenses issued for the year. In debating all the fine points of managing wildlife, the source of funds to carry on conserva· tion activities is often overlooked. Law enforcement is a viral cool of game management. A major source of funds would be greatly curtailed if someone were not out in the field asking, "May I see your license, please?" In addition to the duties of law enforcement, the field force carries on many other activities, including liberating birds; farm, forest and waterfowl game management and development projects; stOcking fish; trout management and development projects; assistance in land acquisition and development of access AGRICULTURE, CO ·sERVATIO 1 & NAT. RESOURCES areas; leasing and posting of land for hunting and fishing purposes; preparation and manning of exhibits at the Eastern States Exposition; consulting services relative to pond management and wildlife damage to property; and patrol of woodlands during periods of fire hazard. In hunting accidents, 16 persons were injured, one fatally. No fishing accidents were reported. Investigation of 250 deer killings from causes other than legal hunting disclosed the following: motor vehicle-173; gun-shor-32; dogs-19; miscellaneous accidents-8; and unknown-18. Increasing Awareness of Wildlife Values A liaison system has been established between this agency and the Highway Department, insuring the consideration and protection of wildlife interests in large-scale highway projects. Also, a new spirit of cooperation between the board and the U. S. Corps of Engineers is apparent, indicating that planning for the benefit of wildlife will not be eliminated from furure water resources projects. Recent federal legislation provides stares with the assistance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in negotiating with the Corps of Engineers to provide multiple use features to flood control projects. River and harbor dredging proj­ ects are to be modified to keep losses to wildlife habitat at a minimum. Six federal flood control projects approved for construction will provide approxi­ mately 70 acres of permanent pools suitable for fish stocking. These same proj­ ects will also provide 1,300 acres of hunting grounds and 250 acres of refuge. Our development plans for the capitol region have been discussed with the capitol region planning board. The town planners in Fairfield, Milford and Nor­ walk have taken advantage of the Department's knowledge in planning for wildlife in those towns. An agreement reached with the New Haven Water Company will open up 20 acres of pond water to public fishing. The of the Bridge­ port Hydraulic Company has now been opened to fishing for two years and as anticipated by this agency, abuses of this privilege by sporrsmen have been at a bare minimum. It is hoped that the cooperative spirit evidenced by some of the state's water companies will continue to grow and expand. Also noted is the continued cooperation received from the public utility companies in managing rights-of-way and other holdings to benefit wildlife. For the first time in many years, two Connecticut manufacturers responsible for fish kills made cash settle­ ment for estimated number of trout lost through accidental stream pollution. The events enumerated in this section serve well to point out the growing awareness among the public, industry and government agencies of the inherent values of our wildlife resource. The demands of our wild creatures must not be left unnoticed and it is heartening ro observe an increasingly greater audience within reach of their often unheard voices.

SHELL FISH COMMISSION-Ro~ers Avenue, State Dock, Milford, Tel. TRumbull 4-0696 Eric T. Ball, Chairman William F. Carroll, Clerk At•erage uumber of full-time employees-Five Expmditures 1959-/%0-Recurring operating expenditures, $35,792; Capital outlay, $4,361

This Commission is composed of five• members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. The present Commissioners are Eric T. Ball, New Haven, AGRICULTURE, C01 SERVATJON & !\'AT. RESOURCES

1963; James P. Mayhew, Norwalk, 1961; JohnS. Rankin, Jr., Warrenville, 1961; Bruce A. Fettig, Clinton, 1963; and J. Richards Nelson, Madison, 1961. The Commission has jurisdiccion over all the oyster grounds of this state south of the established jurisdiction line and north of this line in the Towns of New Haven, West Haven, Milford and Westport. These areas include over 50,000 acres of private oyster farms and 4,000 acres of state public oyster beds. The Commission supervises all activities and operations connected with these shell fisheries; leases and assesses oyster ground; passes upon the transfer of leases; settles boundary disputes; designates spawning beds; acts upon all claims or questions which may be presented to it; appoints mud dumping inspectors and shell fish policemen. On the Milford water front, it maintains grounds, office buildings, a dock and 65-foot Diesel-powered research and patrol vessel. STARFISH POPULATION DECREASING. The oyster industry is looking to the future with new hope since the results of the semi-annual starfish survey show a 15% decrease in the starfish population over last year. The Commission is confident that its work on predator control during the past year was a con­ tributing factor in this decline, however small. The use of chemicals for the establishment of underwater barriers to control predators shows great promise. The Commission is playing a major part in the research and developmental work being carried on in this field. Commission members made extended trips during the past year to other oystering states along the Atlantic seaboard. It is hoped that this practice will continue for it has provided a wealth of new ideas and information, much of which can be put to beneficial use by both the Commission and the industry. The Commission was fortunate in being able to send one of its personnel to the U. S. Navy Underwater Swimmers School to participate in a four-weeks course in the use of SCUBA gear. This employee graduated at the top of the class. DREDGING OF MARSHLANDS SCRUTINIZED. The Commission is keeping a close watch on the vanishing marshlands along the state coast. The once beautiful 43 square miles of coastal marshes have presently been reduced to a mere 11 square miles. Studies show that these marshes serve as nursery areas and food resources for some species of fish, shell fish and water fowl. If just one species should be forced out of these areas for lack of food, the ecological balance will be ra!11pered with and that balance is so delicate that catastrophe will surely follow. The warning signs are clearly visible. FUTURE PLANS. The Commission is looking forward to smoother opera­ tions and increased efficiency in serving the industry as a result of its transfer into the newly created Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Future plans include increased activity in the field of public relations with particular emphasis being placed on bringing the problems of the shell fish industry before the public. Further attempts will be made to secure badly needed funds for the construction of new facilities at the Milford water front location. Plans also call for continued work on the improvement of old and the develop­ ment of new methods of oyster cultivation, harvesting and predator control. Additional laboratory facilities will later be available as a result of new construc­ tion by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Laboratory on land given to it by the Commission. SHELL FISH BOARD OF TAX REVIEW. The Shell Fish Board of Tax Review consists of three members appointed by the Governor and has the same powers and duties as boards of tax review in towns. Members of the present AGRJCUL TURE, CONSERV1\TJON & NAT. RESOURCES

Board are Ralph Keeney, Somers, 1963; David Waterbury, Stamford, 1964; and Daniel Merriman, New Haven, 1961.

INTERSTATE SANITATION COMMISSION-10 Columbus Circle. New York 19, New York, Tel. JUdson 2-0380 Thomas R. Glenn Jr., Director Average number of full-time employees-None Expenditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $10,333 • The Interstate Sanitation Commission was created by a compact between Connecticut, New York and New Jersey for the abatement of existing pollution and the control of future pollution in the tidal waters of this metropolitan area. Two water area evaluation surveys were very important parts of this year's activities. The analysis of the data from the Upper New York Harbor Survey of 1958 was completed. This will provide a yardstick for determining the effective­ ness of the pollution abatement program and for estimating any necessary future control in this area. An intensive survey of the East River and a portion of Long Island Sound was conducted last summer. A special survey was made to determine all possible locations within the sewer­ age systems of the district where sewage might be bypassed. Inspections of these installHions will be added to the routine outfall investigations. During the winter months, inspections were made of outfalls along the shoreline for new sources of pollution, and bypassing due to faulty operation of regulators or overloading of the systems were also checked. With less acriviry in the laboratory during this period, research has been conducted on such problems as trying to shorten pro­ cedures of lengthy routine tests which are required to determine compliance with Compact standards. With all the other projects, plant sampling is still one of the major activities. The plants were sampled more frequently this year than in any previous year. The 114 plants were sampled an average of 4 times. This not only makes possible a determination of whether the plants are operating to meet the standards bur also makes possible detection of overloading of plants due to populations changes or obsolescence. The Commission has compiled outfall sewer maps for approximately 1,500 miles of shoreline within the District. Surveys are being made to revise these maps. These revisions were completed for the Connecticut portion of the shore­ line from the New York State boundary to New Haven during the latter part of 1959. This Commission has made every effort to bring about the construction of pollution abatement projects as rapidly as practical and reasonable. These projects not only remove raw sewage discharges from District waters bur provide for more adequate treatment for existing plants. During the past year, there were eight pollution abatement projects that were completed at a cost of over $26,- 500,000. Project costs ranged from $10,200 to $12,000,000. The Commission has received the cooperation and support of local health departments and state water pollution control agencies in making these projects a realiry. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & NAT. RESOURCES

GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY­ Wesleyan University, Middletown, Tel. Diamond 6-0788 Joe Webb Peoples, Director Average number of full-time employees-None Expmditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $58,962.15 • The function of this agency is to study the geology and natural history of the state ( 1) in the interests of advancing basic science; ( 2) in obtaining and publishing basic information which will aid the economy of the state; and ( 3) to further the educational program of the state by publishing suitable bulletins of educational value. During the year, the following was published: Bulletin 91, The Flora of Windham Counry, a Check List, by Alan W. Upham; Bulletin 92, Guide to the Insects of Connecticut; Part VI, The Diptera or True Flies of Connecticut; Seventh Fascicle: Psychodidae, by Laurence W. Quare is in press. At the present time the major effort of this agency is the mapping of the geology of the state which is carried in part as a direct State activiry and in part as a cooperative program with the U. S. Geological Survey. The State Survey has previously published eight quadrangle maps and reports and during this year has accepted bids for printing the following: Quadrangle Report No. 9, The Bedrock Geology of the Naugatuck Quadrangle, by Michael H. Carr; Quadrangle Report No. 10, The Surficial Geology of the Wallingford Quad­ rangle, by Stephen C. Porter. The U. S. Geological Survey has published one quadrangle map and has six approved for publication. In addition, the State Survey has work in progress on 23 quadrangle maps and the U. S. Geological Survey on 23 such maps. Geological mapping of this rype is basic to economic appraisal of mineral deposits, water resources, to major engineering construction, and to an inter­ pretation of geologic history both for reasons of pure science and for educational purposes.

CONNECTICUT MARKETING AUTHORITY-101 Reserve Road, Hartford, Tel. JAckson 7-5047 Francis H. Adams, Executive Secretary Average number of full-time employees-Seven Expenditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $136,598.43; Capital outlay, $29,271.91 • The Authoriry is charged with the development of marketing facilities to bring about a wider and more economical distribution of Connecticut agricul­ tural products through the improvement of existing farmers' markets and through the establishment and operation of new facilities. Approximately 125 marker gardeners and fruit growers within a 25-mile radius of the Hanford Terminal use this faciliry for the sale of their products. There are also 24 whole­ sale fruit and produce dealers, three wholesale meat jobbers, one wholesale frozen food distributor, three fruit and produce brokers, two farmers service AGRICULTURE, COI\:SERVATION & 'AT. RESOURCES organizations and two railroad service organizations with headquarters at the Hartford Terminal. The most recently available gross sales figures reveal that approximately $32,000,000 in business volume is transacted annually at the Market. During the past fiscal year the market restaurant faciliry was purchased by the Authority and leased to a restaurateur. This action has proven most satisfac­ tory to the users of the market. Fut~Ire plans for the further development of the marker include the con­ struction of six wholesale store units and a gasoline service station. The latter will be of great benefit, nor only to many farmers, buyers, and distant truck shippers that are constantly on the market properry, bur also to the large number of motor vehicles on the market. The six additional wholesale store units in all probabiliry will be absorbed through the expansion of the facilities of the present dealers in the Market.

TREE PROTECTION EXAMINING BOARD-123 Huntington St., New Haven, Tel. STate 7-7421 Albert E. Dimond, Chairman Howard A. Rollins, Vice Chairman At•erage uumber of full-time employees-None Expemlitures 7959-/960-Recurring operating expenditures, $194 • The Board consists of five members, two of whom are appointed by the Governor and three of whom are members ex officio. The appointed members are Howard A. Rollins, Storrs, 1961 and Edward A. Connell, Stamford, 1961. The ex officio members are Stephen Collins, ecologist, designated as forester (secretary of the Board) ; Neely Turner, entomologist; and Albert E. Dimond, pathologist and botanist, all from the Connecticut Argriculrural Experiment Station. The duties of the Board are the following: examining candidates who wish ro perform work as tree experts in the state; issuing licenses ro those qualified; renewing licenses annually for licensees upon payment of the required renewal fee ; and revoking licenses for sufficient cause. During the year, two examinations were held as a result of which 18 licenses were issued . In the same period, 327 licenses were renewed and nine were cancelled for non-paymem of renewal fees. There are currently 345 licensees in g()(xl standing. The Board has begun the process of revising irs rules and regulations ro bring them into conformance with the 1958 Revision of the General Statures. License renewal fees have been pro-rated so that all renewals will fall on March I, beginning in 1961. AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATI0 1 &: NAT. RESOURCES

BOARD OF VETERINARY REGISTRATION AND EXAMINATION­ State Office Building, Hartford, Tel. JAckson 7-6341 Dr. Salo Jonas, President Average number of full-time employees-None Expeuditures 1959-1960-Recurring operating expenditures, $1,242.28; Capital outlay, $667.03 • The Board consists of five members appointed by the Governor for a term of five years. Present members are Dr. Salo Jonas, New Haven, 1961; Dr. Robert Globus, Norwich, 1962; Dr. Harmon C. Leonard, Cheshire, 1963; Dr. Edward F. Wallace, Litchfield, 1964; and Dr. Russell F. Strasburger, Newtown, 1965. The duties of this Board are essentially the following: ( 1) to examine ap­ plicants for Connecticut licensure; ( 2) to reregister, annually, the licentiate; and ( 3) if necessary-after notice and hearing-suspend or revoke any license for violation of the provisions of Chapter 384, Section 20-202 of the Gen­ eral Statutes. During this fiscal period, 28 candidates were examined for licensure, 11 of whom received their certificates. One applicant was examined during the period under the new reciprocity clause in our Practice Act. There is currently a total of 273 veterinarians registered in good standing in the state which represents a steady increase since 195 7. Acquisition of additional examining equipment has greatly increased the efficiency and quality of the examinations, placing them on a much higher plane and more in line with those of other states. The fiscal and clerical functions of this Board have been transferred to the Department of Argiculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. The examin­ ation fee has been increased to $50.00. • • • • •

CONNECTJCUT STATE LI RR\ RY SEP 27 1961

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