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:iii(l tlio makiiifr of proservins sirups, tosjothor with a disenssion of the pvuici- 

 plo uiidcrlyiii^j; fruit i)ros(n-v;itiou iuul tlic ai)i)li;incos roquircd for the worlv. 



Opportunities in the South for preserving fruit and vegetables (Tradcs- 

 nidii. ')() (V.xn). So. l.l, pp. .'/7, J/S). — A popular doscriptiou is given of the vari- 

 ous i)rocesses in the canning of tomatoes in the connnercial canning houses of 

 Maryland, and data are presented in connection with the canning industry, 

 hotli (if I his State and California. A discussion of the possible development of 

 the canning industry in those sections of the South whore large quantities of 

 truck crops and orchard fruits are grown is included. 



I Statistics with reference to the imports and acreages affecting British 

 horticulture! (Jour. Uoij. Ihirt. <S'or. \ LotitJoii], 31 {I'JDil), pp. IS.i-lSS).— 

 Tabulated statistics are given showing the (luantity and values of fruit and 

 vegetables imported into England during the seasons of 1!K)3, 1904, and IDOG. 



or the total acreage in the I'nited Kingdom only 2-15,815 acres, or less than 

 1 in oOO, are under fruit cultivation. It is reported that the imports of fresh 

 Howers continue to decrease from year to year, since forcing methods are be- 

 coming better miderstood in England. Some of the vegetables have been re- 

 I)orted to he increasing in acreage, such as beans, potatoes, mangel-wurzels. cab- 

 bage, onions, and carrots, while a few of the chief root crops, such as turnips 

 and swedes, show a slight decline. 



FORESTRY. 



First annual report of the State forester of Wisconsin, E. M. Griffith 

 tAiiii. h'lit. State Forcsfrr Wis., 1 (1906), pp. 67, pis. 12). — A report of the 

 pnigri'ss and cdndition of the State forest work for 1906, with recommendations 

 for improving the State system of forest protection, management, afforestation, 

 and taxation. 



Considerable data is presented relative to forest conditions in various parts 

 of the United States. Within the past 2 years the State forest reserves have 

 grown from 40.000 to 234,072 acres. Arrangements have been made whereb.v 

 the State board of forestry is to cooperate with the Forest Service of this 

 Department on the various Indian reservations in Wisconsin. It is the policy 

 of the State to withhold for forestry only those lands which are of no value for 

 agricultural purposes. 



The work of the fire wardens is given in tabular form. The number of forest 

 tires reported for 1904 was 140, and the number of acres burned over, 56,777. 

 In 1905 there were 100 fires, in which 76,125 aci'es were burned over. Over 

 half of these fires are said to have been started by settlers clearing land and 

 burning for pasture. 



.Vn appendi.\ contains the State forestry laws of 1905, imder which the for- 

 estry i)oard was established. The report is illustrated by several photographs, 

 reproduced by jiermission of the Forest Service. i)ertaining to forest problems 

 in diflVn-nt parts of the United States. 



Annual report upon state forest administration in South Australia 

 1905-6, W. CiLL {.\i\)i. Rpt. State Forest Afhtuii. So. .{ust.. 190.j-<;. pp. l.l. 

 pis. (!). — This is a report of the year's progi-ess in forest investigations and in 

 the operation of forest reserves and plantations in South Australia, and is 

 similar in nature to previous reports (E. S. R., 16, p. 880). 



The total area of forest reserves for the fiscal year 1906 was 170,135 acres. 

 During the year 101 acres were inclosed for planting and reforestation, making 

 a total of 14.122.25 acres inclosed. Of 81,544 trees j.lanted during the year 

 53,407, or 65i per cent, are reported as living. During the past 24 years the 



