150 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



t>l(l and avoracoil 292 to tbe acre, alive and dead, whereas the average number 

 of trees per acre in a New England white jilne grove of this age is estimated at 

 4(i(t. In the inipi-ovemeni Iliinnlngs made, ni.soo ft. of Inmiter and V>~) ft)rds 

 of wood were removed, which netted the owners .$3r)4..55, or .$44.32 per acre. 

 From the data given it ajipears that after cnlting. about 200 trees iter acre were 

 left standing. 



Condition of cut-over long'leaf pine lands in Mississippi, .J. S. Holsiks and 

 .T. H. FosTKR ( r. .S. Dcpf. Af/r.. Forest Hciv. Virc. ly.l, mt. <S). — This circular, 

 which is based on a study of the forest conditions of Mississippi recently jointly 

 conducted by the Forest Service of this Department and the Mississippi State 

 Geological Survey, contains a brief survey of the conditions of cut-over lands 

 in the longleaf pine regions of that State, together with suggestions for the 

 imiirovement of these lands. 



Owing to the wasteful lumbering methods, together with destruction by fire 

 following lumbering, more than half the longleaf pine land of the State has 

 been converted into a blackened and barren waste. It is estimated that the 

 supply in the State will be practically exhausted within a quarter of a century. 



Some data are given to show that where fire is kept out, natural reproduc- 

 tion of the pine forests is a comparatively simple process, and the conclusion 

 is reached that the first step in the solution of the [troblem of reforest- 

 ing waste cut-over longleaf pine land is to provide a law which shall not 

 only prevent fire, but shall carry wi-th it adequate provisions for its strict 

 enforcement. A statement is given of the provisions which such a law should 

 include. 



Mexican timber, A. B. Btjtman {Daily Consular and Trade Rpts. [V. S.], 

 1!)(IH. \o. SORS. PI). f)-12). — According to data here given there are from 20,(X)0.000 

 to 25.000.000 acres of first-class timber in Mexico. The heaviest stands of pine 

 and oak are found in the States of Chihuahua. Durango. .Talisco, Michoacan. and 

 (Juerrero, and are said to compare favorably with similar stands in this counti'y 

 as i-egards quality, diameter, and length of clear body. In addition to the 

 open pine stands there are said to occur some 2.") varieties of hardwood not 

 well known to the lunilter markets. Descriptive notes are given of the wood 

 of many of these varieties, together with data on the chicle industi-y, trans- 

 portation developments, rating and prices of wood, cost of logging and manu- 

 facturing, and statistics of the lumber trade with the United States for the 

 years 100.^) and 1900, and a list of wholesale prices of American lumber f. o. b. 

 Mexican (Mty. 



Austria's wood industry and lumber trade, A. von Engel (Ostcrrcirhs 

 Holz-Tiidustric and IloJzhandel. yienna, 1907. vols. 1, pp. X-\-37-'i; 2, pp. 

 VI+.'i02. pis. 9, figs. 213). — This work consists of technical, economic, and sta- 

 tistical information for manufactui'ers in the various wood using industries, 

 lumber dealers, foresters, etc. 



In volume 1 an account is given of the methods of exploiting timber in the 

 different I'egions of Austria, including felling operations, methods of transpor- 

 tation, and the utilization of lumber in the sawmill and factory and in the vari- 

 ous industries. Methods of wood preservation are described and a list is given 

 of schools offering courses in the various wood working industries. 



Volume 2 gives an account of the local wood industries in different parts of 

 Austria, specifications for the preparation of lumber for various government 

 pur]ioses. numerous considerations relative to the Hnnber trade. :ind statistical 

 data relative to forests, lumber production, and the lumber trade in various 

 l)arts of Austria. 



