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preservivtive diissolved in \v:vtt'r should l)e piled after treatment for several nionthn to 

 allow the water forced into the wood to evajKirate. Under no circumstances should 

 timber freshly treated with the water solution be exposed to weather conditions. 



Forestry in the United States, W. Schlich [Xature [London'], 67 {1903), No. 

 1737, pp. 353, 354). — A review is given of the forestry situation in the United States 

 and an account presented of the organization of the forest schools, the policy of the 

 Government as illustrated in the Forestry Bureau of this Department, and the forest 

 reservation system of the Interior Department, and brief accounts of a number of 

 the more recent publications relating to forestry in this country. The author highly 

 recommends the beginnings that have been made, but points out that what has thus 

 far been done will in no wise supi^ly the threatening deficiency in forest products. 

 On this account the author believes that more reservations should T)e esta))lished and 

 greater care exercised in exj)loiting the forests yet remaining. 



Eighth annual report of the chief fire warden of Minnesota, 1902, l'. C. 

 Andrews {St. Paul: 1903, pp. 132, p^s. 22). — The author submits his annual report 

 giving in some detail the results of the fire-protection system of Minnesota. During 

 the year covered by this report forest fires were less destructive than formerly, due 

 in part to the wet summer and autumn as Avell as to the more efficient patrol and 

 suppression of incipient fires. The number of forest fires reported was 34, in which 

 the damage is estimated at $!3,820, and 46 prairie and field fires were reported in 

 which the loss was estimated at $12,318. The location of these different fires, the 

 area burned over, and the causes of fire as far as known are given. The reports of 

 the various county officers, who are made fire wardens under the law, are l)riefly 

 given and the modifications of the law passed by the last legislature are shown. The 

 condition of forests in a number of parts of the State is briefly described, and the 

 report concludes with a review of European forestry, different countries being dis- 

 cussed in some detail. 



The forest policy of Pennsylvania, (t. H. Wirt {Jour. Fraidiin Inst., 155 {1903), 

 No. .5, pp. 341-355). — In this paper, which is a lecture delivered before the Franklin 

 Institute, January 23, 1903, the author, who is State forester of Pennsylvania, out- 

 lines the forest policy of the State. This policy consists in aiding private forestry to 

 become profitable and in promoting public forestry by acquiring the forest about 

 the headwaters of principal streams. These forests are managed for the protection of 

 the watersheds as well as for working out other forest problems. 



Report on the forest administration in the Andamans, 1901-2, (1. Kogers 

 {Forest Dept., Andaman J.^lands, India, lipt. 1901-2, pp. 46). — A progress report is 

 given of the forest operations imder the direction of the writer, and general state- 

 ments are given regarding the regulation and management of the state forests, the 

 operations of the year, the preparation (jf working plans, and the exploitation of 

 forests and cdllection of forest products. 



Report on the forest administration of the Lovrer Provinces of Bengal, 

 1901-2, J. H. Lace {Forest De2)t., Bengal, India, Ejjt. 1901-2, pp. 48 + IX). — Dur- 

 ing the period covered by this report but slight changes have been made in the 

 forest area. The area under the control of the forest department June 30, 1902, was 

 13,579 square miles of re.served, protected, and unclassified forest. A detailed 

 account is given of the management of the state forests, the working plans discussed, 

 and other administrative features presented. The improvement of forest growth by 

 natural rei)roduction, artificial reproduction, thinnings, and various forms of cuttings 

 are descriVjed at some length. A special report is given on the experiments being 

 conducted with rubber-producing trees, and while the number of plants is somewhat 

 limited the experiment with some species seems to be sufficiently promising to war- 

 rant its continuance. More than 42,000,000 cu. ft. of timber were removed by the 

 various cuttings during the i^eriod covered b)' the report. 



