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The mutual interests of Canada and the United States are given 

 much more prominence in The Canada Lumberman than in any 

 of our own journals. A very general interest is also displayed 

 in the work of our Forest Service, forestry associations, and 

 private foresters. The management has also embraced the idea 

 of a "Forestry Department." Most of the numbers at hand 

 ontain interesting items, and especially some very pertinent 

 editorial notes. 



The lyondon Timber Trades Journal oi July 10, prints a very 

 strong three-column article on " Afforestation in the United 

 Kingdom," which is worthy of the attention of every reader in- 

 terested in British forestry. Articles of a similar nature are 

 "The Swedish State Forests" (June 17) and "The Timber Re- 

 sources of Liberia " (September 2). Quoting from the July i 

 edition, — " The account given of the number of trees planted 

 upon the Brocklesby and Manby estates of the Earl of Yarborough 

 from 1787 to 1905, makes the total number of trees planted 

 23,260,887 in the 119 years, made up of 157 different timbers. 

 We make bold to say that few, if any, private land owners can 

 show such a record as this." Other articles of note are 

 ' ' Structural Timber ' ' and the ' ' Felling of White Wood in 

 Russia" (July 29). 



The devotion of a page or section of a lumber publication to 

 news and items of forestal interest seems to be the logical out- 

 come of the interest in articles of pure forestry value. In this 

 connection it is interesting to note that Wood and Iron, of San 

 Francisco, has already embraced this idea, devoting most of its 

 space to reprints and articles of interest to Californians. 



The Hardwood Record is following an excellent practice in 

 giving silvical and botanical descriptions of most of our common 

 commercial hardwoods and devoted on an average two well-illus- 

 trated pages to each tree. The September number contains by 

 far the best editorial on and reprint of the proceedings of the 

 Michigan Forestry Association meeting last August. 



