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two-thirds of the stem, and should not commence before the stand 

 is ten years old. 



A saw has been found to be the most effective tool to cut with 

 and the best results are obtained when a stump not more than two 

 centimeters long is left. Where a cut is made into the sapwood 

 incrustations of pitch follow which spoil the technical qualities 



of the wood. 



K. W. W. 



Baumdslung. Forstliches Centralblatt, Aug. and Sept., 1914, pp. 434-443. 



Dr. Eberhard reviews an interesting 

 Protection address by Inspector Burri of the Swiss 



Forests along railroads before the Swiss forestry associa- 

 Railroads tion. The forest on steep slopes along rail- 



road tracks is both a safeguard and a menace. 

 It is a safeguard in that it prevents avalanches and earth-slides 

 and moderates the effects of cloudbursts. On the other hand, it 

 is a menace in that, during logging, trees and rocks may fall on the 

 right-of-way. Since, however, the protective belt of forest must 

 be maintained along the railroad, the latter must protect itself 

 against this possible menace. 



This may be done in two ways: (1) through regulation of the 

 lumbering operations, leaving the ownership of the forest as it is; 

 (2) through pvirchase of the forest by the railroad and adapting 

 the management so as to secure the maximum of protection from 

 the forest with corresponding safety to the traffic. 



The second case occurs if: (a) The safety of the railroad cannot 

 be secured by regulations, or by other protective measures; (6) if 

 these measures are more costly than direct purchase of the tract. 



A. B. R. 



''Die Behandlung der Gebirgswdlder im Bereich von Eisenbahnen." AUge- 

 meine Forst- und Jagd-Zeitung, September, 1914, pp. 300-301. 



At the 40th meeting of the Prussian 

 Border Cuttings Forestry Association (1913), Oberforster 

 in Schering reported on the possible applica- 



Scotch Pine tion of Wagner's " Blendersaimischlag " in 

 the Prussian pineries and reached the con- 

 clusion that it could be used successfully but at unwarranted 

 sacrifices. It is far more expensive than the Clear Cutting 



