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ing system which has been the means of saving so much timber 

 throughout the Dominion and urged that it be extended ; urged 

 that special means be taken for the preservation of forests on 

 watersheds, especially of that on the eastern watershed of the 

 Rocky Mountains, which has such an intimate relation to the 

 irrigating works in Southern Alberta ; urged the encouragement 

 of tree planting in the prairie regions by means of education and 

 of facilities for obtaining nursery stock suitable for afforestation ; 

 called attention to the danger of loss by fire incident to the con- 

 struction of projected railways through coniferous forests and 

 recommended the requirement that such railroads furnish the 

 equipment and control necessary to prevent fire ; recommended 

 the making of such regulations as will prevent the loss which 

 follows the cutting of trees after the season of snow and in using 

 the ax instead of the saw, the latter not only increasing the scale 

 from 6 to lo per cent, but diminishing the risk from fire due to 

 the chips ; expressed its opinion that the retention of rough 

 areas under wood and the replanting of areas unsuited for agri- 

 culture would be encouraged if some action in the direction of 

 relieving the same from taxation could be put into effect by the 

 IvOcal Government and the Municipalities. 



An international agricultural congress is to be held in Vienna 

 in 1906 or 1907, at which forestry is to have prominent represen- 

 tation. Besides a special section (VIII) with four subsections : 

 forest production, forest engineering, forest management, forest 

 administration and forest politics, there are provided subsections 

 in the sections on education, experimentation, industries, and 

 water management. 



The great need for trees on the plains of Texas, and the failure 

 of the farmer to secure a full measure of success by individual 

 effort, has resulted in the formation of a tree planting association 

 at Amarillo, Texas. It is known as the Panhandle Forestry As- 

 sociation, and at present has a membership of about 600, most of 

 whom are landowners who need trees as shelter belts or for fuel 

 and post production. The organization was effected last Septem- 

 ber, and the plans have been given wide publicity through the 

 local press. A representative of the Forest Service met with the 

 Association in January and gave recommendations for the con- 

 templated forest planting. The service will continue to keep in 



