American Forestry 



The Magazine of the American Forestri; Association 



EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD 

 Herman H. Chapman Frederick S. Underbill 



Ernest A. Sterling John E. Rhodes 



S. T. Dana S. N. Spring 



March CONTENTS 1912 



PACK 



FOREWORD : 14r) 



FRONTISPIECE— THE ROYAL SUPERIOR INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY, VAL- 

 LOMBROSA, ITALY 146 



THE NEW ITALIAN FORESTRY POLICY— By Dr. Guido A. R. Borghesani..__ 147 



With four illustrations. 

 THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT— By C. J. Blanchard 156 



With five illustrations. 



INVESTIGATING FOREST INSECTS— By Dr. L. O. Howard 165 



TIMBER SALES ON THE PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA — By 



Rufus S. Maddox 167 



With four illustrations. 



A VIGOROUS PROTEST 173 



PROGRESS IN FORESTRY PLANTING IN THE NEBRASKA SAND HILLS- 174 



With four illustrations. 



THE CHESTNUT BLIGHT CAMPAIGN— By Percival S. Ridsdale 178 



FOREST SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 181 



With three illustrations. 

 MEETING OF THE CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION— By E. A. Sterling 186 



SECURIX'^T STATE FOREST LAWS— ByW. M. Hays 188 



PEOPLE HELPING THE FORESTERS— By Henry S. Graves 189 



THE WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION— By Hon. Robt. P. Bass 190 



WYMAN'S SCHOOL OF THE WOODS— Bv Thos. B. Wyraan 191 



THE APPALACHIAN WORK— By Wm. L. Hall 192 



CONSERVATION THROUGH LEGISLATION— By Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim... 193 



PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS— By A. D. Hopkins 195 



AN APPROVAL— By Hon. Adolph O. Eberhart 196 



STATE NEWS— 



Pennsylvania 197 New Hampshire 198 



New York 197 Washington 199 



North Carolina 197 Colorado 199 



New Jersey 197 Tennessee 199 



California 198 Montana 199 



West Virginia 198 Kentucky 199 



Michigan 198 Indiana 199 



Florida 198 Oregon 199 



Wisconsin 198 Ohio 199 



Minnesota 198 Massachusetts 200 



NEWS AND NOTES— 



Supervisors Meet 200 After the Bark Borer 201 



Chinese Forestry Students , 200 160,000 Acres Secured , 201 



Crater National Forest 200 One Cent a Tree 202 



Mr. Sterling's Change 201 Low Price for Trees 202 



State Land Prices 201 Chinese Forestry 202 



Serious Situation 201 Railway Ties 202 



Want Fire Protection 201 A Wise Action 202 



Preventing Forest Fires 201 The Philippine Forests 202 



The Moth Pest Bogey 201 A Laudable Effort 202 



EDUCATIONAI^ 



Prof. Roth at Cornell 203 New Forestry Department 203 



Each an Officer 203 At Missouri University 203 



Forestry for Children 203 A Summer Course 204 



A Course in Forestry 203 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 204 



CURRENT LITERATURE 205 



AMERICAN FORESTRY Is put)ll8hed monthly by the American Forestry Association. 

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Entered as second-class mail matter December 24, 1»09, at the Fost-otllce at Washington, 



under the Act of March 8, 1479 It 



