240 EXPERIMENT STATIOISr EECOED. 



Branch Dept. Lamds, 1913, pp. 61, pis. 17, figs. 4). — This comprises the report of 

 the chief forester of the Department of Lands of British Columbia for the year 

 ended December 31, 19f3. The report deals with the organization of the forest 

 service, forest revenues, importance of the lumber industry, logging inspection, 

 scaling, timber sales, railway permits, products, forest insect damage, exports, 

 land examination, forest reconnaissance, forest reserves, grazing, forest protec- 

 tion, and improvements. 



A preliminary forest map of British Columbia is given. 



Annual progress report of forest administration in th.e Western, Eastern, 

 and Kumaun Circles of the United Provinces for the forest year 1912—13, 

 H. B. BiLLSON, P. H. Clutteebuck, and F. F. R. Channer {Ann. Rpt. Forest 

 Admin. West., East., and Kumaun Circles [India], 1912-13, pp. 21+19-\-13-{- 

 LX-\-5). — This is the customary review relative to the administration and 

 management of the state forests in the Western, Eastern, and Kumaun Circles 

 of the United Provinces, including financial statements for the forest year 

 1912-13. All the important data relative to alterations in forest areas, surveys, 

 working plans, forest protection, silvicultural operations, revenues, expenditures, 

 etc., are appended in tabular form. 



Annual progress report of the forest administration in Ajmer-Merwara 

 for the year 1911—12, Hukam Chand (Ann. Rpt. Forest Admin. Ajmer- 

 Menvara, 1911-12, pp. 3+26). — ^A report similar to the above relative to the 

 administration and management of the state forests of Ajmer-Merwara for 

 1911-12. 



Progress report on forest administration in the Province of Assam for 

 the year 1912—13, R. M. Williamson and W. F. Perbee {Rpt. Forest Admin. 

 Assam, 1912-13, pp. 2+34-\-53-\-3, pi. 1). — A report similar to the above relative 

 to the administration and management of the state forests in the Eastern and 

 Western Circles of Assam for the year 1912-13. 



Progress report of forest administration in Coorg for 1912—13, H. Tireman 

 (Rpt. Forest Admin. Coorg, 1912-13, pp. 3+11+13). — A report similar to the 

 above relative to the administration of the state forests in Coorg for the year 

 1912-13. 



Conservation of the forest (Rpt. Conserv. Com. La., Sept., 1912-Apr., 1914, 

 pp. 33-45, figs. 3). — A brief summary of forest conditions in Louisiana, includ- 

 ing recommendations for their conservation, based upon a survey made by the 

 Forest Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (E. S. R., 28, p. 146). 



The text is also given of a timber conservation contract entered into between 

 a large lumber company and the Conservation Commission of Louisiana. 



On afforestation and the planting of fruit trees in the dry lands of Chile, 

 S. IzQUiERDo (Jour. Roy. Hort. Sac. [London], 39 {1914), No. 3, pp. 581-589, 

 pis. 4). — A brief account of methods of planting forest and frait trees in the 

 dry lands of Chile. 



Torest fires, W. G. Howard {N. Y. Conserv. Com.. Bui. 10 {1914), pp. 52, 

 pis. 8, figs. 2). — In this bulletin the author reviews the most serious forest 

 fires in the past ; discusses the nature and causes of forest fires, protective and 

 preventive measures, fire fighting, and progress in legislation ; and describes 

 the present fire protective system maintained by the state cpnservation depart- 

 ment, Including cooperative assistance under the Weeks law (E. S. R., 24, 

 p. 498). 



Some Irish, larch, plantations, ,7. H. WaddIngham {Jour. Bd. Agr. [Lo7idon], 

 21 {1914), No. 2, pp. 116-123, pis. 2).— The statistics here presented were col- 

 lected with the object of determining the volume of timber produced by larch 

 at different ages and the effect of density on the volume. Sample plats of 



