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principles of taxation, and succeeding chapters discuss forest taxation laws in 

 the United States, forest taxation in the United States in practice, the effects 

 of taxation on the forests of the United States, the real economic problem of 

 taxation, principles of scientific forest taxation, and practical considerations 

 and problems of administration. 



Wood prescrvatioth W. F. Sherfesee and H. F. Weiss (pp. 658-667 ) .—The 

 authors trace the progress of wood preservation in the United States and dis- 

 cuss the relations of wood preservation to forest conservation. 



Forest planting, A. S. Peck (pp. 668-686). — A discussion of the opportunities 

 for and need of forest plantings. 



The remaining papers in the volume are as follows: Original Forests, by 

 R. S. Kellogg (pp. 179, 180) ; Standing Timber in Wood Lots, by W. Bradfield 

 (pp. 181-187) ; Stand of Timber, by H. K. Smith (pp. 188-190) ; Standing 

 Timber Owned by the States, by J. G. Peters (p. 191) ; Standing Timber in 

 Possession of the Federal Government, by J. M. Romans (pp. 192-195) ; Fox-est 

 Products, by R. S. Kellogg (pp. 196-202), noted from another source (E. S. R., 

 21, p. 444) ; Methods of Increasing Forest Productivity, by E. E. Carter (pp. 270- 

 279), noted from another source (E. S. R., 22. p. 450) ; Cost of Forestry in Differ- 

 ent Countries, by H. S. Graves (pp. 371-374) ; Extent to which Foreign Methods 

 of Forest Administration are Suited to Conditions in the United States, by 

 S. T. Dana (pp. 375-389) ; Waste and Reduction of Timber Supplies Caused 

 by Insects and Methods of Prevention and Control, by A. D. Hopkins (pp. 

 469-497) ; Conservative Turpentining, by G. B. Sndworth (pp. 498-511) ; Con- 

 servative Logging, by E. N. Clapp (pp. 512-546) ; Waste in Milling, by L. Mar- 

 golin (pp. 545-567) ; Waste in Use of Timber, by M. Cline (pp. 568-.580) ; Reduc- 

 tion of Timber Sui)ply Through Abandonment or Clearing of Forest Lands, by 

 W. B. Greeley (pp. 633-644) ; Utilization of Wood Waste by Chemical and Other 

 Means, by H. S. Bristol and L. F. Hawley (pp. 645-657) ; Water Circulation 

 and Its Control, by B. Willis (pp. 687-710) ; Methods which should be Adopted 

 by Private Owners to Insure the Perpetuation of our Timber Supply, by C. S. 

 Chapman (pp. 711-724) ; What the States should do to Perpetuate the Forests, 

 by F. Roth (pp. 725-747) : and Past and Present Prices of Forest Products, by 

 H. S. Sackett (pp. 748-758). 



Forest conditions in Ohio, C. E, Thorne, AV. J. Green and E. Secrest {Ohio 

 ma. Bui. 211, pp. 171-212, figs. 17).— In addition to brief reports by the director 

 and by the state forester relative to progress in forestry work during 1909, an 

 account is given of the reconnaissance forest survey work conducted during the 

 past season and which as in previous surveys (E. S. R., 21, p. 739) consisted 

 of an examination of existing conditions in the native forest stands, as well 

 as in various iilantations established by landowners in cooperation with the 

 station. The territory here rei)orted on includes the counties of Wayne, Greene, 

 and Washington. In addition to the discussion of existing conditions, plans 

 are suggested for the improvement of wood lots. 



Reforestation of the marg-inal lands of the Wachusett reservoir of the 

 metropolitan water works, Boston, Mass., E. R. B. Allardice (Jour. Assoc. 

 Engin. Soc, U (1910), No. 1, pp. 71-93. figs. 5; abs. in Engin. News, 63 (1910), 

 No. 15, pp. J,17-J,20, figs. 5).— This paper consists of a detailed account of the 

 work undertaken by the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board in reforesting 

 marginal lands of the Wachusett reservoir. Considerable data on this work 

 has been previously noted (E. S. R., 20, p. 1040). 



The Riding' Mountain forest reserve, J. R. Dickson (Dcpt. Int. Canada, 

 Forestry Branch Bui. 6, pp. 1,2, pis. i.'J).— The purpose of this bulletin is to 

 outline the field work done in the Riding Mountain forest reserve, located in 

 Manitoba, to report conditions found, and to suggest tentative lines of manage- 



