1040 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Second annual report on forest conditions in Ohio, W. J. (Jrkkn (Ohio Sta, 

 Kill. ,>in). iij). lOl-Liil. mail I}. — This is a ii'iioit on the progress made by the 

 station ill forestry work durniK ltM».S, together witli a {ieiieral discussion of 

 forest i>roblenis to he met in Ohio. The two principal lines of work c()nducted 

 durin;: the year were the propa^'ation and distribution of forest tree seetllings 

 and the niakiny of a i»reliminary forest survey through portions of some of the 

 central counties of the State. During 1907 and 1908, 1,2S7 woodlots aggre- 

 gating iol.Oss acres were examined and suggestions made for improvement. 



Forest survey of Litchfield and New Haven counties, Connecticut, A. F. 

 Hawks and I{. (.'. Hawlky (Coinirciicut t<f(tte Sta. Jiul. Ui.i, pp. S-'/T, pix. (>). — 

 The surveys here reported were made with the chief object of arousing interest 

 in the forest lands of Litchlield and New Ilaveu counties witli a view to lead 

 to the adoption of better methods of treatment. The counties are described 

 relative to their location and physiograi)liic features, agricultural and forest 

 lands, forest types, estimates of timber consumption and production, and local 

 market conditions. 



Notes are also given showing the forest conditions of the individual towns 

 of each county. Three principal forest types are recognized in the survey : The 

 mixed hardwoods, white pine, and abandoned field types. General suggestions 

 ai-e given for the management of each of these types, as well as for protection 

 against fire and grazing. 



Seventh report of the forest commissioner of the State of Maine, E. E. King 

 [Rpt. Forest C'onir. Maine, 7 (190H), pp. 103, pis. 6). — This report includes a 

 resume of the forest fires of 1907-8, with conclusions and recommendations for 

 future control, an article on white pine blight in Maine, by W. J. Morse, which 

 is noted on page 1047 of this issue, the text of a decision of the State supreme 

 court to regulate the cutting of trees, and a historical account of the wild lands 

 of Maine relative to their acquisition and disposal. The report concludes with 

 an extensive list of Maine islands conveyed by Maine and earlier by Massjichu- 

 setts, showing the name of the island, situation, and date of conveyance to 

 private parties. 



Fifth annual report of the State forester of Massachusetts, F. W. Rane 

 {Ann. Rpt. Utatc Forester Mass., 5 (lUOS), pp. J/S, jiis. 8). — This is a progress 

 report on forest operations in Massachusetts for 1908. It contains the text of 

 recent forest legislation in Massachusetts, information on the examination of 

 woodlands, and the practical assistance given owners, distribution of nursery 

 stock, activities along forest educational lines, fire protection, publications 

 issued, etc. Data are also given on the forestry work done by the Metropolitan 

 Water and Sewerage Board in connection w'ith the construction of the Wachu- 

 sett reservoir. 



This work was begun in 1898. In all, 1,330 acres were planted to coniferous 

 and deciduous- trees up to .Tanuary 1, 1909. The cost of raising the trees from 

 seed, preparing, planting, and protecting the lands planted until the trees were 

 planted in the field, was .$14.92 per thousand trees, or .$18.98 per acre (1,390 

 trees per acre). The annual charge for maintaining efficient fire protection 

 is estimated at 31 cts. per acre. The cost of an improvement thinning is $6 

 per acre, and it is calculated that such a thinning must be made twice during 

 the first 10 years, after which time the trees should care for themselves. 



Annual progress report upon state forest administration in South Australia 

 for the year 1907-8, W. Gill (Ami. Rpt. State Forest Admin. So. Aust., 1901-8, 

 pp. 11, pis. 6). — A brief review is given of the year's planting and other forest 

 operations conducted by the woods and forest departments for the year ending 

 •Tune .30, 1908. The data given are similar in character to that contained in 

 previous reports (E. S. R., 19, p. 1148). 



