54 Forestry Quarterly. 



Some Notes on the Yellozv Pine Forests of Alabama. By R. 

 C. Bryant. Vol. IV, No. i. 



The figures on the growth of longleaf pine and the facts concerning 

 lumbering clearly show the impossibility of forestry for private owners 

 of longleaf pine land. Thorough silvical studies would apparently be use- 

 less since there is no government land in Alabama on which the findings 

 could be applied, and conditions in Florida are somewhat different. The 

 silvicultural systems suggested are interesting, but would carry more 

 weight if based on more silvical facts. 



The Selection System. By Hetity S. Graves. Vol. V, No. i. 



In this article Mr. Graves brings together much useful information 

 about the system of silviculture with which he has had much experience. 

 It is the system he recommended in his Adirondack Working Plan. The 

 last part of the article is particularly interesting, for he refers to the 

 modification of the selection system known as the "group selection sys- 

 tem" and now widely applied on National Forests bearing uneven aged 

 stands. 



Management of Loblolly and Sh^rtleaf Pines. By W. W. 

 Ashe. Vol. V, No. i. 



The author combines scientific information and practical application to 

 a marked degree. He gives specific and fairly detailed information of 

 ■considerable importance. The management, though a little crude, is 

 probably as good as conditions will allow. The article loses by poor 

 presentation some of the force which it otherwise would have. 



Strip Thinnings. By Theodore S. Woolsey, Jr. Vol. VI. 

 No. I. 



The author gives a method of thinning dense second growth spruce and 

 balsam stands in the northeast. The method is adapted only to certain 

 infrequent conditions and will probably not be widely used. 



Results of Cuttings on the Minnesota National Forest Under 

 the Morris Act of 1902. By Raphael Zon. Vol. VII, No. i. 



Mr. Zon's observations indicate very poor silvicultural results from the 

 cuttings under the Morris act. The seed trees left are wholly inadequate, 

 cutting was done in poor seed years, and the areas have grown up with 

 such rank vegetation as to prevent further reproduction, particularly of 

 white pine. His recommendation about clearing off the brush with fire 

 at the time of cutting is of great interest, but should be most thoroughly 

 tried out before being put into practice. 



Sihicultural Systems of Management for Central Rocky 



Mountain Forests. By Carlos G. Bates. Vol. VII, No. i. 



The author gives an interesting sketch of the determining silvical 

 conditions on each of the important Rocky Mountain types as far as these 

 conditions were known at the time of writing. On this basis he builds 



