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April, 23, 1935
This refuge is in an [[strikethrough]] mature [[/strikethrough]] old stand of Northern Hardwood particularly birch & maple. The only good browse is Viburnum alnifolium which is largely buried in the snow when most needed. Same thing T.S.I. work done mostly old birch being cut. Only criticism is that they didn't cut enough. Refuge of small value. didn't see a grouse rabbit or deer track. One porky track & 1 moose track total for the day. Didn't climb much of the refuge & gathered from Miller that the thing was quite typical of the state refuges & also typical of much of White Mt. Forest. Left Gosham at 3:00 PM arrived at Concord NH at 7:00 PM & wrote all evening.
April 24, 1935
Spent morning in conference with Mr. Foster State Forester and his staff. Not greatly interested in wild life but one of the fairest minded men I've met on the trip. Mr. Hoar & Miller with me. We also called on Finley State Game Commissioner who is anxious to accept chiefs proposition & wants to go to legislature to get it. Then visited Millers place at Mill Village where he has a 3000 acre state forest on which he can experiment. He has cut sides of different widths- is trying burning & brush cutting to see which will produce a better berry crop. Is pruning old trees & grafting a variety of apple which will hang for a long time in them & doing other test work. Stayed at Mill Village all night