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esters by the formation of its Committee on American Forest Research 

 anticipated this request, and in fact anticipated the formation of the 

 Research Council itself. 



Earle H. Ceapp, Chairman. 



Walter Muleord. 



J. W. TOUMEY. 



Clyde Leavitt. 



E. A. ZlEGLER. 



Report of the Board of Editors for the Year 1!)T.> 



The literary contents of the Journal for 1!)11» have reflected the 

 trend of thought of our forestry world in regard to the subjects ac- 

 centuated. While in the preceding volume hardly 16 per cent of its 

 pages were devoted to discussions of subjects of a political character, 

 the volume for 1919 gives nearly 40 per cent to such discussions, ex- 

 changing position with silvicultural subjects. 



Undoubtedly the proposition of a national forest policy, set in motion 

 by Colonel Graves, explains this fact. 



Leaving 146 pages of notes and Society affairs unassorted, we find 

 that the 868 pages of articles, reviews, and comment, roughly classified, 

 share as follows in the contents: 



Politics, education, and legislation 3:!6 



Management, mensuration and finance 19() 



Silviculture, protection, and extension 12.5 



Utilization, market, and technology !)(> 



Botany and zoology :>.') 



Forest geography and description :i?> 



Soil, water, and climate 24 



Miscellaneous 2:; 



During the year the ])rinters, Judd and Detweiler, after having first 

 increased the price of publishing the Journal about 30 per cent, finally 

 refused to handle the Journal altogether. This necessitated the loca- 

 tion of a new printer. Bids were submitted by Washington and out- 

 side printers and finally the one submitted by Milans was accepted. 

 The cheapest rates which we could secure are still about 30 per cent 

 higher than they were a year ago, and the regularity of the appearance 

 of the Journal is by no means guaranteed. With the high cost of 

 publication and the budget for printing remaining practically stationary, 

 it will be necessary to keep each issue of the Journal within a 100- 



