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western forest conditions, and to see as much as possible of the 

 practical operations in forestry during a period of from six to 

 eight weeks. 



The Bihmore Forest School has recently returned from its 

 winter quarters in Germany for its summer sojourn in America. 

 Following the well-known precepts of the Director, the students 

 have participated in silvicultural and utilizational operations in 

 the forest in the neighborhood of Darmstadt, estimated timber 

 in the Black Forest and have studied conditions and operations in 

 Saxony and in Bavaria, (in the latter in the Gramschatz Forest), 

 and in the Spessart mountains. In certain of the Bavarian 

 forests single white oak logs sometimes sell for $400 per M for 

 veneering purposes, and 400-year old trees have an average 

 ftumpage value of $178 per M. Many saw-mills and wood-work- 

 ing establishments were visited, giving an opportunity to compare 

 ( icrman with American methods, and observations were made on 

 the behavior of numerous American species planted in Germany. 



Nursery inspectors in the employ of the State Department of 

 Agriculture of New York, report to have found German blister 

 rust in three year old white pine transplants imported from J. 

 Heins' nurseries. These trees were imported this spring and 

 arrived in New York in March. Six trees with orange spores 

 were found in a single thousand. It would appear from this that 

 th J,?nger from importing German white pine is not passed. 



Quebracho lands in Paraguay are sold for $6,000 to $7,000 per 

 square league (4,644 1/8 acres). Most of the capital invested is 

 from Argentine. The quebracho trees are so irregularly scattered 

 that it is deemed necessary to acquire 50 to 100 square leagues in 

 order to get a fair average amount per league. The stands are 

 so scattered that the investor usually engages in the cattle business 

 also. No basis so far has been determined for valuation of 

 Quebracho lands. The number of trees per league is a mere 

 guess. The handling of labor seems to govern the returns from 

 investment. 



Water transportation is essential, for freight rates are very 

 high. Quebracho logs are quoted in Hamburg at $22.50 per 1,000 



