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and allowances is very pressing, as illustrated by the allowance granted Oberforster for 

 maintenance of teams — 3000 marks in 1917 and 6000 marks in 1918, while the actual cost of 

 keeping a team is now 9000 marks per year. In connection with the salary question it was 

 stated that between October 1, 1918, and October 1, 1919, forest vandals killed 13 forest 

 oflScers and wounded 3 others. — W. N. Sparhawk. 



108. Anonymous. Vorschriften uber das Wirtschaftsland (Dienstiandereien) der Forst- 

 dienststellen in Preussen. [Regulations regarding farm land connected with Forest Service 

 positions in Prussia.] Forstwiss. Centralbl. 42: 69-73. 1920. — Most forest officers are granted 

 a small area of garden, meadow, or pasture, in order to enable them to keep teams, raise at 

 least part of their own food, especially in outlying districts, and also to make them reason- 

 ably independent of the local population. They are supposed not to raise anything to sell. 

 Rules are given concerning the granting of such land, its cultivation, fencing, etc. — W. N. 

 Sparhawk. 



109. Barbey, a. Congres de la Societe forestiere de Franche-Comte et Belfort. Jour. 

 Forest. Suisse 71 : 50-54. 1920. — The first post-war meeting of this French forestry society 

 was devoted to an examination of the forest of Haguenau, Alsace. Comprising 13,699 hec- 

 tares, this forest is fifth in rank of French domanial forests and is conjointly owned by the 

 state and by the village of Haguenau. Originally put under systematic management by 

 the French in 1845, it was radically changed during German control (1874-1919) through the 

 application of German systems employing artificial reforestation. Details of German mal- 

 administration from the French viewpoint are described. The effort of the French foresters 

 in resuming control will be to bring the forest again under the regime of natural reproduc- 

 tion according to the best traditions of forestry in France. — C. J. Kraebel. 



110. Barbey, A. Un parasite des pousses du chene. [A parasite of oak shoots.] Jour. 

 Forest. Suisse 70: 129-131. Sept.-Oct., 1919. — Stenolechia gemmdla L., also known as 

 Poecilia nivea Han. — C. J. Kraebel. 



111. Beath, O. a. Poisonous Plants. Proc. Soc. Promotion Agric. Sci. 39: 39-47. 1919. 

 See Bot. Ansts. 6, Entry 475. 



112. Bell, T. R. Administration report of the forest circles in the Bombay Presidency 

 (including Sind) for 1918-19. ISS p. Bombay, 1920.— The usual annual report on forest 

 operations in the province. From 66.6 per cent to 94.3 per cent of the total forest areas is 

 open to grazing. The opening of some of the areas closed to grazing, owing to fodder famine, 

 caused considerable damage to coppice growth. During the year the gross revenue increased 

 17 lakhs (lakh = 100,000 Rs.) over the preceding year and by 30 lakhs over the average of the 

 preceding 5 years. The past year the net revenue equalled 46.3 per cent of the gross revenue. 

 Caesalpinia brevifolia, the pods of which contain 50 per cent tannin and having a tannin 

 value superior to Divi-divi {Caesalpinia coriaria), has been recommended for experimental 

 cultivation in dry regions. Later it is expected to try this species out on a commercial 

 scale in the successful regions. A private company is planning to test the possibilities of 

 the manufacture of bamboo paper pulp on a commercial basis for a period of 2 years. In 

 timber seasoning experiments good results were obtained by alternate water and air treat- 

 ment of certain species, and definite recommendations as to methods have been made. On 

 the subject of organization, the following statements are made: "There is no doubt that the 

 divisions existing are too large in extent for management by a single Divisional Forest Officer 

 and their area will have to be reduced in the near future. Regeneration work has never been 

 satisfactory owing to want of staff for supervising — also for execution. And under the new 

 proposed system of clear-cutting about to be introduced in revised working plans, even 

 requirements for silvicultural operations recognized up to the present will be insufficient. 

 Everything, the whole future of the for st, will depend upon adequate, highly trained super- 

 vision. For effectiveness, it will have to be European too; the forest life and strenuous, 

 physical exertion entailed make that an absolute sine qua non for successful issue. The ordi- 



