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ATTENTION 

 FORESTERS 



AMERICAN FORESTRY will print, free of 

 charge in this column, advertisements of 

 foresters wanting positions, or of persons 

 having employment to offer foresters 



WANTED — Work during the summer by a young 

 man starting to study forestry. Would accept place 

 of any kind where practical experience could be ob- 

 tained. Free June 15. Best of references. Address 

 W. W. J., care of American Forestry, Washington, 

 P. C. 



POSITION — Young man (33), single, seven and a- 

 half vears' technical training. Will consider position 

 as City Forester, Park Superintendent, Superintendent 

 of Private Estate or Consulting Landscape Architect 

 for railroad. Education consists of post-graduate 

 ■work in prominent middle-western school of forestry, 

 supplemented by several years post-graduate work in 

 recognized school of landscape design in the East. 

 Experienced in public and private forestry, including 

 work in the Forest Service, the various phases of 

 municipal forestry such as extension work, and tree 

 surgery ; and also the designing of parks, playgrounds, 

 and private estates. References given and required. 

 Address XYZ, care of American Forestry. 



COMPETENT ENGLISH FORESTER and land- 

 scape gardener desires position as park superintend- 

 ent, city forester or superintendent of private estate. 

 Thoroughly experienced in the various branches of 

 tree surgery, including pruning, spraying and planting 

 of trees and shrubs. Can handle men and get results. 

 Forty-five years old and married. Will consider posi- 

 tion with contractors in allied lines of work. At 

 present employed. Address A . E. W . care of 

 American Forestry. (9-11) 



PRACTICAL WOODSMAN AND FOREST EN- 

 GINEER with thorough experience this country and 

 Europe will take charge of forested estate or game 

 preserve. An expert in managing and improving 

 woodlands, and can show results. Highest references 

 as to character, training, and ability. Address Woods 

 Superintendent, Care American Forestry Magazine, 

 Washington, D. C. 



YOUNG man (28), single, technical education, five 

 years' general engineering experience, as instrument 

 man and computer, on surveys, and as inspector and 

 superintendent on construction. Also field and office 

 experience with U. S. Forest Service. Capable of tak- 

 ing charge of party ; desires position with forester or 

 lumber firm. Address Box 32, care of American 

 Forestry, Washington, D. C. 



FORESTER with three years' practical training 

 and ten years' experience (willing to work with his 

 hands as well as with his brain) desires position as 

 forester on private estate. Thoroughly acquainted by 

 practical experience with the planting and care of 

 trees, wild flowers, and shrubs. References furnished 

 on request. Address Box 35, care of American 

 Forestry. 8-11 



WANTED — Secretary. Capable and experienced 

 stenographer (married), possessing agricultural col- 

 lege education to act as secretary to executive of 

 large horticultural enterprise. Only those possessing 

 these qualifications need apply. State full particulars 

 and salary desired in first letter. Address Box 20, 

 care of American Forestry, Washington, D. C. 



CARETAKERS. FIREWATCH AND GENERAL 

 Help to Forester or Owner. Man and son (adult). 

 Reliable Americans, strict to duty. A-1 references. 

 Good home rather than high pay wanted. New 

 York or East. Address L. H. Robertson, 323 

 Sussex Avenue, Newark, N. J. 8-10 



Timber Cruising Booldets 



BILTMORE TIMBER TABLES 



Including solution of problems in forest 

 finance. 



SOUTHERN TIMBER TABLES 

 How to estimate Southern Pine, Southern 

 White Cedar, and Southern Appalachian 

 Timber — Spruce pulpwood. Hemlock 

 bark, Chestnut oak bark, Chestnut tannic 

 acid wood. 



Postpaid, 25 cents each 



HOWARD R. KRINBILL 



Forest Engineer Newbem, N. C 



tion, by W. H. Bennett, p. 209-12 ; Ef- 

 fects of grass and certain other plants 

 on the growth of young ash trees, by 

 Somerville, p. 212-18; Waste in con- 

 version of timber, by W. Forbes, p. 

 226-30 ; Peridermium on Pinus longi- 

 folia, p. 230-3 ; Rings as an indication 

 of the age of a tree, p. 233-6. 



Revue des eaux et forets. June 1, 1916.^ 

 Les reboisements du Mezenc, by Paul 

 Buffault, p. 153-61 : Note sur la valeur 

 probable d'un taillis a ses differents 

 ages, by Marcel Raux, p. 162-5. 



Scliweizerische zeitschrift fiir forstwesen. 

 July-Aug. 1916. — Aus der forstkassen- 

 rechnung eines plenterbetriebes, by W. 

 Ammon, p. 123-35 ; Wann ist entfer- 

 nung von naturver jiingung und ersatz 

 durch pflanzung gerechtfcrtight ? by J. 

 Fischer, p. 135-9; Ein fertiler hexen- 

 besen auf l.arche, by Paul Jaccard. 

 p 139-5. 



Schweizerische zeitschrift fur forstwesen. 

 Sept.-Oct., 1915. — Umwandlung von 

 mittelwald in hochwald. by P. Hefti, p. 

 161-8 ; Plenterwald und femelschlagbe- 

 trieb. by Th. Meyer, p. 168-73; Ver- 

 teilung von wald und kulturflachen im 

 randengebiet. by Ernst Kelhofer, p. 

 174-8. 



Skogen, July, 1916. — Nagra intryck fra°n 

 Angelholms flygsandsfalt (Some im- 

 pressions from the area of drifting 

 sand at Angelholm). by L. Mattsson, 

 p. 197-204; Om undervisningen vid sta- 

 tens skogsskolor (Concerning the in- 

 struction at the state forest schools), 

 by Aug. Hedlund and others, p. 205-26; 

 Hagelskada a ungskog (Damage from 

 hail in young forests), by Ferd. Lind- 

 berg, p. 227-30. 



Skogsvardsforeningens tidskrift, June-July, 

 1916. — Branslet fran vara skogar (Fire- 

 wood from our forests), by Otto Hell- 

 strom, p. 511-19; Barkborrens formaga 

 att doda friska granar e.xperimentelt 

 bevisad (Ability of the bark beetle to 

 kill thrifty trees of Norway spruce), 

 by Adolf Welander, p. 520-6; Dom.Tn- 

 styrelsens och distriktsstyrelsernas or- 

 ganisation (Organization of the cen- 

 tral and district forest administra- 

 tions), by Gosta Tamm and U. Wall- 

 mo, p. 527-45 : Skogsindelning och 

 skogsvarddering (Forest division and 

 forest valuation), by G. Kuylenstjerna 

 and others, p. 546-56; Hjalpreda vid 

 aptering av standskog (Helps in esti- 

 mating standing timber), by L. Matts- 

 son, p. 557-62 ; Ett par skogsmarks- 

 analyser fran Bohuslan (A few analyses 

 of forest soils from Bolus district), by 

 Gunnar Andersson , p. 563-4 ; Fiirskt 

 eller lagrat skogsfro? (Fresh or 

 stored forest tree seed?), by G. Al- 

 bert Gothe, p. 565 ; Pensionering av 

 skogsvardsstyrelsernas personal (Pen- 

 sioning of forest service employees), 

 p. 566-8. 



TI MBER 

 FOR SALE 



FOR SALE-200,000,000 FEET OF ORIGINAL 

 GROWTH YELLOW PINE TIMBER 



on the West Coast of Florida, south of Tampa, accea- 

 sible to deep water and railroad facilities. An unusual 

 opportunity. Apply SOUTHERN INVESTMENT 

 COMPANY, Box 502, Richmond, Vi. 612 



SOME FINE HARDWOOD TRACTS 



We have others. Let us know your wants. 



Acres Location Million Ft. Price 



20,000 North Carolina 100 $200,000 



14,000 Virginia V8 280,000 



5,000 West Virginia 13 50,000 



22,500 Mississippi 126 630,000 



6,800 North Carolina 64 160,000 



4,700 West Virginia 60 211,500 



22,000 Kentucky 150 550,000 



40,000 North Carolina 263 480,000 



4,600 Tennessee 30 46,000 



REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT COMPANY 

 816 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D. C. 



6 9 



FOR CALIFORNIA TIMBER 

 Write F. A. BAIRD, Bedding, Cal. 



610 



12,000 ACRES HARDWOOD TIMBER 

 AND LAND 



Northeast Louisiana, about 7,000 feet mixed hard- 

 woods to acre. Fine land; solid body; 3 miles of 

 railroad. Price S17. 50 per acre, easy terms, .address 

 Box 300, care of American Forestry, Washington 

 D. C. 



BAND MILL PLANT WITH 50,000,000 FEET Pine 

 Timber in Eastern North Carolina ; rail and water 

 shipments. Address Ba.vd Mill, Box 167, Burgaw, 

 N. C. 8—9. 



CYPRESS TIMBER FOR SALE. 1,500,000 feet vir- 

 gin cypress, half mile from Cotton Belt Railroad. 

 Union Trust Comi'Any, Little Rock, Ark. 8 — 9 



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