STATE NEWS 



New Jersey 



Much valuable information concerning the 

 planting and care of shade trees and the pre- 

 vention of diseases which are fatal to them 

 is contained in a handsome volume just 

 issued by the Forest Park Reservation Com- 

 misison of New Jersey and entitled the 

 "Planting and Care of Shade Trees." The 

 book contains 128 pages, is handsomely illus- 

 trated, several of the illustrations being fine 

 colored plates of injurious tree insects; and 

 several charts which graphically depict meth- 

 ods of caring for diseased trees, that they 

 may be made healthy again. The illustra- 

 tions in the volume are well chosen to give 

 instructions as to how trees should be 

 planted to give the best effect, particularly in 

 cities. 



The volume is for general distribution 

 among people who are interested in shade 

 tree culture and in the prevention or the 

 cure of diseases in shade trees, and a copy 

 may be obtained by addressing Alfred Gas- 

 kill, State Forester, at the State House at 

 Trenton. The book is made up of an article 

 on "The Planting and Care of Shade Trees," 

 by the late Dr. John B. Smith, State ento- 

 mologist, who died March 12, 1912, and an- 

 other paper on "Diseases of Shade and For- 

 est Trees," by Mel. T. Cook, State plant pa- 

 thologist. The cost of issuing the book was 

 borne by Charles LaThrop Pack, of Lake- 

 wood, a member of the Forest Park Reser- 

 vation Commission. 



the establishment of observation stations on 

 high points throughout the State. Seven- 

 teen of these lookouts are now maintained, 

 and the justification of the system is the fact 

 that this year's losses are about $500,000 less 

 than the losses during a corresponding period 

 last year. 



There is still a long period of the fall sea- 

 son when forest fires will be a menace. But 

 il seems likely that this year may establish 

 a new low record of losses. 



New York 



An agreement has been made between the 

 State Conservation Commission and the Adi- 

 rondack League to experiment in forestry 

 on the 140,000 acres of forest lands owned 

 by the league at Little Moose, Herkimer 

 county, according to Governor Dix. It is 

 proposed to permit the lumbering of the 

 league's tract by cutting matured trees and 

 planting at least one tree for every tree 

 taken. 



The Governor, who recently addressed the 

 league in favor of this plan, said that sys- 

 tematic lumbering would in no way injure 

 the forests or interfere with wild game. 



The league is composed of wealthy citi- 

 zens, who, heretofore, have always opposed 

 the extensive cutting of lumber in the Adi- 

 rondack forests. 



Texas. 



L M. Johnson, of Houston, until recently 

 special agent of the State Department of 

 Agriculture, was in Dallas recently and per- 

 fected arrangements for tackling the dis- 

 eased trees of Dallas. 



It is the intention of Mr. Johnson to spend 

 a week out of each month in Dallas, giving 

 his personal attention in overseeing the 

 work, which will be under the supervision of 

 a graduate of the School of Forestry, Uni- 

 versity of Michigan, who also has had three 

 years' experience in* the Forestry Service, 

 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 

 C. This party, Z. T. Bliss, at present is 

 superintendent of the tree work in Houston 

 which is being done by Mr. Johnson. 



Massachusetts. 



The report of the State Forester's office 

 that losses this year in Massachusetts 

 amounted to only $50,000 up to Augiist 1 is 

 gratifying to those who are responsible for 



Minnesota 



The need of a city tree warden in St. Paul 

 is acute, according to State Forester Cox, 

 who declared recently that he approved 

 highly the move of the Women's Civic 

 League toward getting such an official for 

 this city. The number of complaints and 

 questions that come to the office of the State 

 Forester from women and householders, 

 who ask for advice as to how to care for 

 their trees, and which his office is unable to 

 care for, indicates that the appointment of a 

 city forester would answer a crying need. 

 Mr. Cox said. 



Wisconsin 



By a purchase consummated a few days 

 ago the State of Wisconsin added 20,000 

 acres of land to its forest reserve, the tim- 

 ber tract acquired being located in Oneida 

 and Vilas counties. It was bought from the 



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