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had experience with forest fires can tell you that a large fire is much easier to control after 4 p.m. In fact, it is often impossible to stop a large forest fire during the hours from 1 p.m. to 4p.m., but most fires can be more easily controlled after 4p.m. Question: I am clearing 20 acres of land and have a lot of burning to do before I can plow that land and get it into production this spring. Can I have permission to burn before before 4 p.m.? Answer: Burning permits cannot be issued by the Virginia Division of Forestry or any other agency. Question: Why is the 4p.m. burning law limited to the period from March 1st to May 15th? Answer: An examination of the records of the past 25 years in the State Forester's office in Charlottesville will reveal that the great majority of the fires burning in any one year occur during March and April. The rea'sons behind this are: (1) At no other season of the year do wd get the periods of low relative humidity that we get in March and April, (2) There is more dry fuel on the
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