62 Forestry Quarterly. 



Fire Problem on the Florida National Forest. By I. F. Eld- 



redge. Vol. VI, No. 2. 



The author gives a striking picture of the conditions on the Florida 

 National Forest, and shows the imoossibility of protecting the entire 

 Forest. He gives an alternate scheme for concentrating fire protection 

 on turpentined areas. The article is extremely instructive, particularly 

 for those unfamiliar with Southern conditions, and who would advocate 

 indiscriminate fire protection. 



XIII — Forest Infi^uejnces. 



Chaparral as a Watershed Cover in Southern California. By 



L. C. Miller. Vol. I, No. 3. 



This article is a study of chaparral itself rather than of the value of 

 chaparral as a watershed cover. The latter fact is assumed as established, 

 and the writer proceeds with his facts about the density of chaparral on 

 different slopes, and methods to retain and increase the cover. If his 

 premise be granted his article is an excellent plea for fire protection in 

 the chaparral covered watersheds of important streams. 



Striking Features of the Water Situation in California. By 



E. A. Sterling. Vol. II, No. i. 



The author gives a clear and interesting account of the water situation 

 in California, showing tlie vital importance of water, and the public un- 

 derstanding of the needs of the case. The article is, however, not scien- 

 tific in that it does not show what influence the forests have. It is pri- 

 marily of importance for its relation to forestry. 



Relation of Surface Conditions to Streamflozv. By William L. 



Hall and Hu. Maxwell. Vol. IV, No. 2. 



This is a strong article. It is logical, sound, impartial and scientific. 

 The point that increased runoff causes decreased evaporation and con- 

 sequently decreased precipitation is excellent. 



Forests and Streamflow — An Bxperimental Study. By Carlos 



G. Bates. Vol. VI, No. i. 



This article gives full details of the starting by the Weather Bureau in 

 co-operation with the Forest Service of the most complete experiment 

 which has ever been undertaken to determine the influence oi forests on 

 streamflow. Two forested watersheds of as similar character as pos- 

 sible have been selected. For a period of years all factors will be meas- 

 ured on each watershed, just as they now are, in order to obtain an ac- 

 curate comparison of the two. Then one watershed will be denuded and 

 the other left forested. The effect will be accurately noted and cannot 

 fail to yield the most accurate and convincing results. 



XIV — Economics. 



Hoiv Shall Forests be Taxed? By Alfred Gaskill. Vol. I, 

 No. 3. 

 This article is an expose of the important principles of forest taxa- 



