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FORESTRY. 



Annual report of the forestry bureau, C. R. Pettis (Ann. Rpt. Cmscrv. 

 Com. N. Y., 4 (WU), pp. 65-179, pJ.^. i5).— This comprises a report of the 

 activities of the New York State Forestry Bureau for the fiscal year ended 

 September 30, 1914. The report deals with the administration of the forest 

 preserve, forest fire protective work, forest legislation, forest products, forest 

 extension, and reforestation. Appended to the report is an account of a forest 

 survey of a parcel of state land by A. B. Recknagel and B. II. Paul (pp. HO- 

 IST), and a report upon the resources of the forest preserve by C. R. Pettis (pp. 

 139-179). 



Report of the director of forestry for the year 1914, R. H. Campbell et al. 

 {Dept. Int. Canada, Rpt. Dir. Forestry, 1914, pp. 133, figs. 29).— A report of the 

 work of the forestry branch for the year 1913-14, to which are attached the 

 reports of the officers in charge of the various subdivisions, including the tree- 

 planting division, the forest reserves in the various Provinces, fire ranging, and 

 the forest products laboratories of Canada. A report on wood bison is also 

 included. 



Annual report of the director of forestry of the Philippine Islands for the 

 fiscal year ended December 31, 1914, W. F. Shekfesee (Ann. Rpt. Dir. 

 Forestry P. I., 1914, PP- 7S). — The usual progress report on the administration, 

 investigation, and reconnaissance work in the Philippines for the fiscal year 

 ended December 31, 1914. 



Data showing applications for the homestead purchase and lease of the 

 public lands, timber cut by species, revenues, timber licenses, utilization of 

 forest products from public and private forests, exix>rts and imports of forest 

 products, etc., are appended. 



Progress report of forest administration in the Andamans for the year 

 1913-14, J. L. Baker {Rpt. Forest Admin. Andamans, 1913-14, pp. 3+VI+35, 

 pi. 1). — ^This is the customary report on the administration of the state forests 

 of the Andamans, including a financial statement for the year ended June 30, 

 1914. The more important data relative to forest areas, working plans, forest 

 protection, miscellaneous work, revenues, yields, etc., are appended in tabular 

 form. 



Reforestation on the Black Hills National Forest, P. T. Smith {Ames 

 Forester, S (1915), pp. 5-9). — A summary of progress made in reforestation 

 work on the Black Hills National Forest during the last ten years. 



Range reconnaissance on the Wallowa National Forest, E. H. Steffen 

 (Ames Forester, 3 (1915), pp. 10-28, pis. 2, figs. 2). — An account of the system- 

 atic examination and study of the range on the Wallowa National Forest. 



The Abney hand level and the chain on intensive forest surveys, C. R. 

 Anderson (Forestry Quart., 13 (1915), No. 3, pp. 338-343) .—The author calls 

 attention to the poor results secured with the aneroid barometer in mapping on 

 intensive surveys and gives directions and data for the use of the xVbney hand 

 level and the chain, which equipment has given rather general satisfaction in 

 mapping forest surveys. 



Rules of thumb for volume determination, F. R. Mason (Forestry Quart, 

 13 (1915), No. 3, pp. 333-337). — The author here presents some rules of thumb 

 for volume determination which are believed to be applicable for trees of vari- 

 ous species. 



A windfall problem, G. T. Baker (Forestry Qtiart., IS (1915), No. 3, pp. 

 317-324, fig. 1). — The study here reported was conducted to ascertain if possible 

 the cause of the considerable windfall occurring in the virgin woods on the 

 Snow Creek watershed of the Olympic National Forest. 



