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 



May CONTENTS 1912 



COVER— QUIATCHUAN FALLS, LAKE ST. JOHN, QUEBEC. 



page 

 THROUGH CANADIAN WILDS— By Ellwood Wilson 293 



With six illustrations. 



FOREST WASTE CAUSES FAMINE— By Prcs. John T. Procter 302 



FORESTRY WORK AT SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONGRESS 303 



With seven illustrations. 



RAISING DEER ON FOREST PRESERVES— By Percival S. Ridsdale 313 



With six illustrations. 



FORESTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA 319 



PAPER COMPANY'S FORESTRY PRACTICE— By B. A. Chandler 320 



With four illustrations. 



THE HICKORY BARK BORER— By E. P. Felt 324 



NURSERY AND PLANTING TOOLS— By Wm. H. Mast 325 



With five illustrations. 



FORESTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 332 



With four illustrations. 



THE EXTENSIVE GERMAN FORESTS 335 



FORESTS AS AN INVESTMENT— By Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin 336 



With one illustration. 



IMPROVING FOREST FIRE PROTECTION— By M. B. Pratt 337 



A FAMOUS OLD TREE 341 



NOTES ON GERMAN FORESTRY— By Prof. W. R. Lazenby 343 



A NATIONAL EXPOSITION ON CONSERVATION 345 



OPPOSE STATE CONTROL OF FORESTS . 346 



APPROVE A NATIONAL FOREST 346 



NEWS AND NOTES— 



Flood and Forests 347 Killing the Bugs 347 



The $80,000 Appropriation 347 White Mountain Reserves 348 



Forestry Conference Plan 347 Reforesting Pike's Peak 348 



STATE NEWS— 



Washington 348 North Carolina 340 



Wisconsin 348 Idaho 350 



Massachusetts 349 Pennsylvania 350 



Maine 349 Michigan 350 



Oregon 349 Massachusetts 350 



California 349 New Hampshire 350 



Utah 349 New Jersey 351 



EDUCATIONAL— 



The Biltmore School 351 Ranger Course Closes 352 



New Head for Forest School 351 Mr. Start's Position 352 



A New Ranger Course 351 



CURRENT LITERATURE 352 



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