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surface. He finds that not only the poorly developed seed but also 

 those which are wormy do come to the top. When they are removed 

 practically all of the remaining seed are of good quality. When the 

 heavy walnut and hickory are sown, it has been Mr. Beam's experience 

 that nearly all of them will sprout. The same is not always true with 

 the oaks. Some of the heavier oaks do not sprout. 



Provision kor a Forest Experiment Station in Arizona 



The establishment and maintenance of a Forest Experiment Station 

 in Arizona under the direction of the Forest Service is provided for 

 in a bill (S. 4776) recently introduced in the United States Senate by 

 Senator Ashurst of Arizona. The bill carries an appropriation of 

 $30,000. 



This is a good indication of the awakening interest of the people in 

 the Southwest in the value and the need of perpetuating their local 

 timber resources. Already the region is not self-supporting in timber 

 and wood products and the demand is certain to increase with the rapid 

 agricultural development on irrigated lands. A forest experiment 

 station will work out the best methods of protecting, reproducing, and 

 increasing the productiveness of one of the most important natural 

 resources of the Southwest. 



The Secretary of the New York Section, Nelson C. Brown, writes 

 that the members located in and about New York City are meeting 

 regularly the first Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Yale 

 Club for luncheon and that all foresters that happen to be in New 

 York the first Thursday of each month are indeed welcome to join 

 them, if they will kindly notify or telephone the Secretary at 506 

 Hudson Terminal, 30 Church Street, New York (Courtlandt 1556). 

 The following foresters have been meeting heretofore and some excel- 

 lent discussions have been held : J. E. Rothery, B. Moore, E. A. 

 Sterling, H. P. Baker, and R. S. Kellogg. 



