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Forest Fires in North Carolina during ipi2, and National and 

 Association Co-operative Fire Control. By J. S. Holmes. 

 Economic Paper No. 33, North Carolina Geologic and Economic 

 Survey. Raleigh, N. C. Pp. 64. 



The author states that the forest fires during the year 1912 

 caused more than twice as much financial loss as has occurred 

 in any previous year for which statistics have been gathered 

 ( 1909 was the first year) . In the mountain counties the damage 

 done by fires exceeded the total tax assessed against the region. 

 The total loss in the state is estimated to be in excess of one 

 million dollars. No direct connection could be discovered be- 

 tween the drought periods and the periods of worst fires in 

 1912. The chief source of fires as reported from about one- 

 half of the counties were "hunters," "incendiary," and those 

 attributed to "loafers, trespassers, etc." 



The author reviews at some length the subject of fire protec- 

 tion in the National Forests, National Forest Fire Laws, Federal 

 Co-operation with States, and the history and activities of the 

 more important timberland protective associations. The appen 

 dix contains an article on spark arresters by R. C. Hawley. 



R. C.'b. 



Wood-Using Industries of Ontario. By R. G. Lewis, assisted 

 by W. G. H. Boyce. Bulletin 36, Dominion Forestry Branch. 

 Ottawa, Canada. 1913. Pp. 127. 



Ontario is the foremost province in the Dominion in the num- 

 ber and variety of establishments manufacturing merchandise 

 from wood. This bulletin gives a very detailed analysis of the 

 information gathered from some 1200 of such wood-using firms. 



These firms last year used more than 800 million feet board 

 measure of raw material costing nearly 20 million dollars; this 

 being home-grown to the extent of some 80 per cent. Of this 

 large quantity the sash and door industry used 31 per cent; the 

 pulp industry 15 per cent; boxes, 9.5 per cent; hardwood floor- 

 ing, 6.5 per cent ; wth the cooperage, household furnture, agri- 

 cultural implement, and vehicle industries next in order. 



A total of 34 different kinds of wood was reported as being 

 used. Pine and spruce (about equal quantities of each) are 



