New Jersey Forestry Pamphlets, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from New Jersey Forestry Pamphlets, Vol. 2In the effort to better this situation we have-made material progress in spite of an unfavorable season. The fires of the year were fewer in number and less destructive than has been our experience for a long time past. Compared with last year the number of fires, large and small, was I 3 per cent. Less and the total loss 32 per cent. Less. And what is even better, our fire organization is much stronger as a preventive force than it has ever been, as well as more effective for fighting fires. The value of prevention is hard to measure, though a. Significant pointer is found in the statement that by promptly controlling 37 fires at a cost of property valued at was saved. The good work done by the local warden service is further indicated by the fact that no less than 45 per cent. Of the total number of fires were extinguished before they did any appreciable damage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.