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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Fire protective work in Kentucky- 

 has been very greatly strengthened this 

 fall. At the present time there are four 

 district fire wardens, three in the East- 

 ern part of the State and one in the 

 Western part of the State. In addition 

 to the federal patrolmen this fall, it 

 has been found possible to appoint 

 twelve State wardens so that the in- 

 tensity of patrol is very greatly in- 

 creased. Also in a limited number of 

 counties in Western Kentucky warden? 

 have been placed. Heretofore, all the 

 fire protection has been confined to the 

 Eastern section of the State. i\ fire map 

 of Kentucky and a Manual of instruc- 

 tions to the wardens is in the process of 

 preparation. An additional forest nur- 

 sery has been established at Frankfort 

 on a small scale this fall and the State 

 nursery at Louisville has been very 

 materially increased in size. During 

 the summer just passed, an extensive 

 water work system has been placed in 

 the nursery at Louisville and a build- 

 ing has been erected for storing seed 

 and handling trees for shipment. The 

 nursery at Louisville promises to be 

 considerable of a show place at no 

 distant future date, since it is on the 

 Western Parkway which is one of the 

 links in the system of boulevards 

 surrounding Louisville. The nursery 

 grounds are adjacent to a similar area 

 deeded to the Federal Government for 

 the purpose of a fish hatchery and every 

 effort will be made to make both the 

 State nursery and the federal fish 

 hatchery attractive points of interest in 

 Louisville. 



shomng woods operations, acti\4ties of 

 forest schools and the life of the for- 

 ester. 



The New York State Forestry Asso- 

 ciation organized at Syracuse in Jan- 

 uary, 1913, has made rapid growth dur- 

 ing the two years of its existence and 

 now has over 500 members from every 

 section of the State and from many 

 states outside of New York. It will 

 hold its Third Annual Meeting in Con- 

 vention Hall in Rochester in January, 

 1915, and it is expected to have leading 

 foresters and naturalists from all parts 

 of the country on its program. The 

 evening meeting will be given up to 

 informal addresses and moving pictures 



The Department of Agriculture has 

 undertaken the investigation of a serious 

 disease which is affecting the Rocky 

 Mountain bighorn sheep and the moun- 

 tain goats, and is reported as existing 

 on the Lemhi National Forest in Idaho. 



The forest officers think that it is 

 the same disease that caused the 

 mountain sheep to die in great numbers 

 during 1882-3. The nature of the 

 disease is not known, though it results 

 fatally and sheep affected with it seem 

 to have rough and mangy coats and are 

 very much emaciated. Three bureaus 

 of the department are engaged in the 

 study — the biological survey, bureau 

 of animal industry, and the forest 

 service. A competent veterinarian has 

 already gone to Idaho to start the work. 



Very little actual loss from forest fires 

 has occurred on the Michigan State 

 Forests during the past season. With 

 each year's added improvements along 

 protective lines the facilities for handling 

 fires promptly and effectively are in- 

 creased and the chances of serious dam- 

 age from this source are proportionately 

 reduced. The forests are now better 

 equipped than ever against the inroads 

 of fires. 



The improvements made this siunmer 

 include the erection of steel lookout 

 towers, and the construction of telephone 

 lines, bridges, roads, and fire lines. 

 Seven lookout towers are now in use on 

 the various State Forests, and to afford 

 communication between these towers 

 and headquarters thirty-two miles of 

 telephone lines were built. The system 

 of fire lines on each of the Forests was 

 considerably extended this year, a total 

 of seventy-seven miles of new lines 

 having been added. The total mileage 

 of fire lines on all of the Forests is now 

 something over two hundred miles. 



This year Michigan was added to the 

 list of those States receiving Federal 

 aid in fire protection under the provi- 

 sions of the Weeks Law. A sum not to 

 exceed $5000 to be used in defraying 

 the salaries of the Federal patrolmen 



