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theft," which was systematically organized and carried out. M. Goblet 

 estimates the loss as follows : 



(1) Ten thousand three hundred and seventy-eight acres of state 

 forest destroyed, of which 2,471 acres was in the forests of Hertogen- 

 wald and Griinhaut, and 1,977 in the forest of Ardenne. 



(2) The communal and institution forests were heavily cut, 

 especially at Virton, Floreville, Palisoeul, Bertrix, Libin, Chimay, and 

 Tournai. 



(3) Private forests suffered heavily, and at Sainteode it will take 

 three years to log the trees felled. 



(4) In Flanders there are no merchantable conifer stands left. 

 Military operations destroyed 6,178 acres of forest in this department 

 alone. 



(5) The direct damage is more than 19 million dollars, based on 

 1914 prices! With the indirect damage to soil, coppice, roads, and 

 young stands, the total loss is estimated at close to 193 million dollars. 



All this serves to illustrate that it will take years to restore normal 

 forest conditions incident to destruction and over-cutting. 



The two volumes include a description of the species, the silvics of 

 trees, system of management, sowing and planting, thinning, damage 

 and protection, logging methods from the standpoint of silviculture, as 

 well as chapters on forest working plans and forest law. There are 

 no less than 120 illustrations. Judging by the footnotes much has 

 been borrowed from French sources, but imagine an American estate 

 •owner writing a similar treatise ! But it is essentially a popular book 

 for estate owners and not a text book for technical foresters. 



T. S. W., Jr. 



