OTHER CURRENT LITERATURE 



Instructions for the Scaling and Measurement of National 

 Forest Timber. U. S. Department of Agriculture. Contribution 

 from Forest Service. Washington, D. C. 1915. Pp. 91. 



In addition to routine instructions for measuring forest pro- 

 ducts, the book contains the Scribner Decimal C Log Rule; the 

 following tables: cull for rectangular defects; cull for squared 

 defects ; solid cubic contents of logs, from 4 to 40 feet in length 

 and from 3 to 60 inches in diameter board feet; contents of 

 standard sizes of timber, standard converting factors ; converting 

 factors — telephone poles; areas of circles; taper; sample pages 

 from scale books showing how records should be kept ; commer- 

 cial log grading rules for Douglas fir, and suggested rules for 

 Western Yellow pine. 



Tests of Wood Preservatives. By H. F. Weiss and C. H. 

 Teesdale. Bulletin 145, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Con- 

 tribution from the Forest Service. Washington, D. C, 1915. 

 Pp. 20. 



A partial report upon a series of tests to determine the proper- 

 ties and merits of various wood preservatives, 30 preservatives 

 having been investigated. 



Forest Planting in the Eastern United States. By C. R. Tillot- 

 son. Bulletin 153, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, 

 D. C. 1915. Pp. 38. 



This bulletin discusses opportunities for forest planting in the 

 region, present status of forest planting, establishment and care 

 of plantations, and individual species suited for planting. 



The European Pine-Shoot Moth; a Serious Menace to Pine 

 Timber in America. By A. Busck. Bulletin 170, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. 1915. Pp. 11. 



Discusses a recent importation from Europe that is a constant 

 menace to pine forests abroad and is likely to become so here 

 unless prompt measures for its suppression are taken. So far the 

 pest has been found in this country only in nurseries and private 

 parks supplied by these infested nurseries. 



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