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lands as well as the State, and the greal majority arc ready to follow voluntarily the example 

 set by the public forests. Private owners are not responsible for their failure so far to take 

 advantage of the law of July 2, 1913, permitting them to place their land- under the tech- 

 nical direction of the State. The regulations recently issued providing for the execution of 

 this law will make it possible for all who care to do so to take advantage of it. — The Unfor- 

 tunate lowering in 1900 of the penalties for forest trespasses was primarily the work of a 

 politician of the "authoritative" school, and cannot be charged to the advocates of a "lib- 

 eral" forest policy. To withdraw the control over fishing bestowed upon the Administration 

 of Waters and Forests in 1890, as proposed by M. Raux in order to make available a larger 

 personnel for the carrying into effect of State control of private lands, would be a step in the 

 wrong direction. — S. T. Dana. 



1027. Guyot, Ch. Jurisprudence. [Legal matters.] Rev. Eaux et Forets 58: 9-14. 

 1920. — Discusses the application of certain provisions of the Code Forestier and of the law 

 of April 7, 1851, to the clearing of land in which both the Forest Service and the Engineer 

 Corps are interested. [See also next following Entry, 1028.] — S. T. Dana. 



1028. Guyot, Ch. Jurisprudence. [Legal matters.] Rev. Eaux et Forets 58: 40-41. 

 1920. — A forest owner is responsible for damage done by rabbits to neighboring property when 

 he has not taken sufficient measures to restrict the rabbits in his forest to a normal number. 

 [See also next preceding Entry, 1027.] — S. T. Dana. 



1029. Haugh, L. A. Barkens likenbevoksning som udtryk for bogens vaekst. [Develop- 

 ment of lichens on the bark of beech — an index to growth.] Dansk Skovforenings Tidsskr. 5: 

 86-91. 1 -pi. 1920. — The author quotes O. Galloe in saying that the development of lichens 

 in beech forests depends largely upon the amount of available light in late winter and spring, 

 that growth of lichens is largely absent from young beeches which hold their dead leaves over 

 winter, and that soil rich in organic mould and earthworms does not favor the growth of 

 lichens on the ground because of the constant turning over of the leaves, etc. The author 

 states his own conclusions in saying that the optimum sites for the growth of beech are poor 

 in lichen growth because the trees grow rapidly thereby shedding the outer layers of bark 

 often, and because the denser stands allow insufficient light. In an ordinary forest the 

 slower growing trees carry more lichens.— J. A. Larsen. 



1030. Hickel. Le douglas en France. [Douglas fir in France.] Rev. Eaux et Forets 

 58: 5-8. 1920. — Douglas fir (the "green" variety) is less exacting in its soil requirements 

 than indicated by Hubault in a previous issue of the same serial. It has no aversion to 

 calcareous soils, does not suffer from late spring frosts, but will stand neither overhead shade 

 nor the competition of herbaceos vegetation. It does best in western France, but thrives 

 in many other parts of the country. Few species, and certainly no native one, can rival it 

 in rate of growth. It is reproduced more easily than Scotch pine, forms denser stands, and 

 produces a superior wood. It should be tried out in the reforestation of devastated areas. — 

 S. T. Dana. 



1031. Jagerschmidt, J. L'exploitation des coupes en regie en Alsace et en Lorraine. 

 [Logging by the forest administration in Alsace and Lorraine.] Rev. Eaux et Forets 58: 29-36. 

 1920. — Logging by the forest adminstration has been the rule for many years in Alsace and 

 Lorraine, in forests submitted to the forest regime. It has given excellent results from a 

 financial point of view, by doing away with middlemen, and has reduced trespasses by mak- 

 ing it possible for local residents to obtain small quantities of sawtirnber and fuel at reason- 

 able prices. A somewhat detailed account is given of the handling of woods labor, the keep- 

 ing of accounts, and the making of sales. — S. T. Dana. 



1032. Jones, Owen. Soil fertility: Can it be preserved in Australian forests? Australian 

 Forest. Jour. 3: 71-72. 1920. — The author offers three proposals: (1) Prevent of forest fires. 

 (2) Underplant eucalypts with some shade-enduring species to act as a soil cover, and inci- 



