I02 Forestry Quarterly. 



A forester has been engaged, Mr. George H. Wirt, trained by 

 Dr. Schcnck, a forest nursery established, and plans for a forest 

 academy matured ; in other words, Pennsylvania is now in a 

 pcsition to do something besides issue reports. 



Several .separate papers also appear in this report among them 

 being, " The Chestnut Harvest " and " Manufacture of Che.stnut 

 Meal " ; a selected translation from the ' ' Mouografia del Cas- 

 tagno," by Lodovico Piccioli, and the " Propagation of Forest 

 Trees Having Commercial Value and Adapted to Penn.sylvania," 

 by George H. Wirt. It is an excellent little bulletin well fulfill- 

 ing the intention of the author, " to present in a brief and clear 

 way .such facts and methods as will bring reasonable success to 

 the inexperienced planter, without making necessary' any large 

 expenditure of money." 



The Forests of Rhode Island. By Fred W. Card. Bulletin 88. 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston, R. I. Pp. 39. 

 Fig. 24. 



The bulletin gives a good idea of the forest conditions of the 

 state. " A surprisingly large part of Rhode Island, when the 

 population of the state is considered, is covered with tree growth. 

 A very large part of this growth possesses no real value for timber 

 purposes." " Few states have less to expect from forests in the 

 way of influence upon climate and water flow. Rhode Island has 

 no mountains, and few high hills. Danger from floods is com- 

 paratively slight. Close proximity to the ocean insures a humid 

 atmosphere. The wind-breaking effect of the forest is therefore 

 of less consequence than in regions subject to drying winds, where 

 this is often of the greatest importance. All these influences have 

 some weight, even in Rhode Island, but the question is primarily 

 an economic one. Will it pay in dollars and cents to foster the 

 forests ? ' ' 



Report of the New York State College of Forestry. 1903. Pp. 

 32. 



This recent report of the College shows several gratifying con- 

 ditions. The students now number seventy, and in addition 

 quite a large number from other Colleges of the University have 

 profited by its courses. Attention is called to the imperative need 



