. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 35. Forests and forestry. Burning fence rows. Burning brush. Burning weeds. Burning off fields nud ])astures. Burning ''new ; Light burning. Clearing land for agrieultui-al ])—cultivation, fencing, building, and placing bee hives. Blasting stuni]),s and rocks. Burning out animals, insects, and reptiles. (e) TranHent (Campers)—Fires resulting in any manner from the carelessness of campers, stockmen, ])ectors, picnickers, sur- veyors, laborers, (other than railroad and lumbering), berry pickers, hunters, fi
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 35. Forests and forestry. Burning fence rows. Burning brush. Burning weeds. Burning off fields nud ])astures. Burning ''new ; Light burning. Clearing land for agrieultui-al ])—cultivation, fencing, building, and placing bee hives. Blasting stuni]),s and rocks. Burning out animals, insects, and reptiles. (e) TranHent (Campers)—Fires resulting in any manner from the carelessness of campers, stockmen, ])ectors, picnickers, sur- veyors, laborers, (other than railroad and lumbering), berry pickers, hunters, fishermen, automobilists, tramps, smokers, children, drunks, lunatics, and other ti-avelers through the forest. Camp fires for cooking, warmth, or friendliness—with or with- out the permission of the land owner. Smoking— matches, (storm nmtches, wet matches thrown away and afterward ignited), cigar and cigarette butts, pipe heels. (On holidays near large towns). Hunters—fire on runways, fires in hollow logs or trees to smoke out game. Shooting with inflammable wads. Bee-hunters—fii-es i'or heating honey, or other material to attract bees, fire to smoke bees while honey is being taken. Children i)laying with matches. (f) MUceUancous—All fires the origin of which is known, but which cannot be classified ])roperly under any of the foregoing heads. Engines on tram or luirrow gauge roads. Tractors and traction engines. Sparks from forest cabins. Fire works and tov balloons. Breaking of electric transmission lines. Burning buildings. Broken glass or bottles. Trees rubbing together. (g) Unknown—All fires the origin of which can not be deter- mined with such a degree of certainty as would justify their inclusion under any other head. TiKSSOX TWENTY ; LXIA FOUEST FIRE STA T1STIC8-SUM MARY BY CALENDAR YEAKS Number Area. Average Area Amount Cost to State Year of Fires Burned Acres Per Fire Acres Damage for Extinction mi:; 9:;7 ;;s(i, $719
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