Results Obtained, in Two Years, in Cutting Out
35 Advanced Spot Infections of Chestnut Blight.
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| | | Number |
Tract | | First | of |
number.| County. | Inspection. | infected |
| | | trees |
| | | removed. |
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1 | Blair, | August, 1912,[15] | 1 |
2 | Blair, | August, 1912,[15] | 1 |
3 | Blair, | June, 1912,[15] | 1 |
4 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 1 |
5 | Huntingdon, | April, 1912,[15] | 1 |
6 | Huntingdon, | November, 1912,[15] | 1 |
7 | Warren, | October, 1912,[15] | 1 |
8 | Huntingdon | January, 1912,[17] | 2 |
9 | Elk, | July, 1912,[15] | 2 |
10 | Elk, | June, 1912,[15] | 3 |
11 | Clearfield | June, 1912,[17] | 3 |
12 | Blair, | August, 1912,[15] | 3 |
13 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 3 |
14 | Blair, | April, 1912,[16] | 4 |
15 | Blair, | May, 1912,[15] | 4 |
16 | Blair, | June, 1912,[15] | 4 |
17 | Warren, | July, 1912,[15] | 4 |
18 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 5 |
19 | Blair, | June, 1912,[16] | 6 |
20 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 6 |
21 | Blair, | July, 1912,[16] | 6 |
22 | Huntingdon, | April, 1912,[17] | 6 |
23 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 7 |
24 | Blair, | April, 1912,[16] | 7 |
25 | Blair, | August, 1912,[15] | 7 |
26 | Clearfield, | July, 1912,[15] | 7 |
27 | Clearfield, | September, 1912,[15] | 7 |
28 | Clearfield, | June, 1912,[16] | 9 |
29 | Warren, | October, 1912,[15] | 11 |
30 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 11 |
31 | Blair, | June, 1912,[16] | 15 |
32 | Blair, | July, 1912,[15] | 17 |
33 | Clearfield, | September, 1912,[16] | 19 |
34 | Blair, | August, 1912,[15] | 25 |
35 | Blair, | August, 1912,[17] | 27 |
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| Averages, | | 6.8 |
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| | Number | Number |
Tract | Second | of | of |
number.| Inspection. | infected | treated |
| | trees | stumps |
| | removed. | with |
| | | infected |
| | | sprouts. |
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1 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
2 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
3 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
4 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
5 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
6 | March, 1913, | 0 | 0 |
7 | April, 1913, | 0 | 0 |
8 | November, 1912,[15] | 0 | 0 |
9 | May, 1913,[15] | 2 | 0 |
10 | April, 1913,[15] | 3 | 0 |
11 | December, 1912,[17] | 1 | 0 |
12 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
13 | April, 1913,[16] | 3 | 0 |
14 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
15 | March, 1913,[15] | 4 | 0 |
16 | March, 1913,[15] | 7 | 0 |
17 | April, 1913, | 0 | 0 |
18 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
19 | March, 1913,[16] | 1 | 0 |
20 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
21 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
22 | May, 1913,[16] | 5 | 0 |
23 | April, 1913,[16] | 1 | 0 |
24 | March, 1913,[17] | 2 | 0 |
25 | March, 1913,[17] | 3 | 0 |
26 | December, 1912,[15] | 2 | 0 |
27 | December, 1912, | 0 | 0 |
28 | December, 1912,[17] | 8 | 0 |
29 | April, 1913, | 0 | 0 |
30 | March, 1913,[17] | 5 | 0 |
31 | April, 1913,[17] | 10 | 1 |
32 | April, 1913,[17] | 9 | 0 |
33 | December, 1912,[17] | 11 | 1 |
34 | March, 1913,[15] | 3 | 0 |
35 | March, 1913,[17] | 9 | 0 |
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| Averages, | 2.5 | .06 |
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Tract | Third | Number | Number | Probable |Distance
number.| Inspection. | of | of | age | of
| | infected | treated | of |furthest
| | trees. | stumps | oldest |infection
| | | with | infection.| from
| | | infected | | center
| | | sprouts. | |(yards.)
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1 | February, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
2 | February, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
3 | February, 1914, | 1 | 0 | 1913 | 12
4 | February, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
5 | January, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
6 | August, 1913, | 0 | 0 | |
7 | December, 1913, | 0 | 0 | |
8 | August, 1913, | 7 | 0 | 1912 | 20
9 | January, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
10 | January, 1914, | 3 | 0 | 1912 | 13
11 | December, 1913, | 4 | 2 | 1912 | 37
12 | February, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
13 | February, 1914, | 1 | 0 | 1913 | 6
14 | February, 1914, | 1 | 0 | 1913 | 4
15 | February, 1914, | 2 | 1 | 1913 | 3
16 | February, 1914, | 3 | 0 | 1913 | 10
17 | December, 1913, | 0 | 0 | |
18 | February, 1914, | 3 | 0 | 1913 | 20
19 | February, 1914, | 1 | 0 | 1911 | 300
20 | February, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
21 | February, 1914, | 1 | 0 | 1913 | 10
22 | January, 1914, | 1 | 1 | 1912 | 0
23 | February, 1914, | 0 | 0 | |
24 | February, 1914, | 1 | 0 | 1913 | 0
25 | February, 1914, | 1 | 3 | 1913 | 5
26 | December, 1913, | 10 | 0 | 1912 | 15
27 | December, 1913, | 0 | 0 | |
28 | December, 1913, | 5 | 2 | 1912 | 7
29 | December, 1913, | 0 | 0 | |
30 | February, 1914, | 7 | 5 | 1913 |
31 | February, 1914, | 6 | 2 | 1913 | 35
32 | February, 1914, | 9 | 9 | 1912 | 200
33 | December, 1913, | 8 | 1 | 1913 | 50
34 | February, 1914, | 3 | 0 | 1913 | 5
35 | February, 1914, | 4 | 9 | 1913 | 35
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| Averages, | 2.3 | 1.0 | | 37.5
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[15] Sanitation well done—stumps well peeled, well burned or
creosoted, and refuse burned.
[16] Sanitation fairly well done, but stumps not thoroughly peeled or
burned.
[17] Sanitation poorly done—no burning done, and stumps poorly peeled
in some cases.