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mention is made of the devastation which has occurred in the 

 Michigan fields, and forestry is recommended in future treat- 

 ment. Emphasis is made of the fact that no State is better 

 adapted for timber growth than Michigan. The importance of 

 the hardwood industry in Michigan is evident from the fact that 

 in 1904 the total output approximated 552,178,000 board feet. 



' ' The Status of Lumber Conditions of today in the Maine 

 Forests" is an article very similar to the preceding one on 

 Michigan, containing detailed statistics. The article deals 

 largely with spruce and is very optimistic as to future supplies. 



' ' Cuba's Forestry Resources and Timber Trade' ' and ' ' Growth 

 and Changes in the Lumber Trade of the Philippine Islands" 

 are articles of decided interest to the forester and should be read 

 by everyone interested in those islands. Both subjects are 

 treated from the statistical standpoint. 



" City Parks and Their Use as Forest Reserves " is the sub- 

 ject of a short article in the September 2nd number. It ad- 

 vocates combining the idea of large recreation grounds with that 

 of an arboretum of scientific value and a forest to be treated 

 along well-defined silvicultural lines and as a source of revenue. 



The Southern Lumberman also publishes many articles of de- 

 cided value to the forester. In the May 25th issue there is an 

 excellent article on "The Tennessee Red Cedar Belt," which 

 has been characterized as the finest bodj^ of Red Cedar in the 

 United States. This stand of Red Cedar made this species of 

 first importance to the State, and it was mostly cut over between 

 1845 to i860, the product being used for nearly all general pur- 

 poses. Since then the area has largely re-grown with greatly 

 inferior stock which, however, is bringing as much revenue as 

 the unrivaled material of earlier days. " At the shipping points 

 are huge piles of knotty poles from eight to thirty-six feet long 

 and often longer, which in old times would not have been ac- 

 cepted for stove wood or for the charcoal pits. ' Barn ' poles, 

 thirty- six feet long and of good size, have sold for $6.00 apiece 

 delivered at the cars." Two examples of durability are cited, 

 in which the timber is stated to have been used since 1808 and 

 1835, respectively. 



In the July 25 issue there is mention of a new and interest- 

 ing use for Red Gum. Mr. Edward Olcott of London, Eng- 

 land, had just shipped 75,000 tons of Red Gum from Mississippi 



