Other Periodical Literature. 291 



the Congress was unanimously in favor of protection for the 

 business of timber raising, these recommendations covered merely 

 the ways in which protection should be given. In general, the 

 purpose was to protect the lower grades of wood products from 

 competition, because of the necessity of furnishing a local market 

 for such material. The tropical hardwoods and other species' 

 which supply needs not to be filled by native woods would re- 

 quire no tariff. In the case of pine cones to be used for seed 

 extraction, it was recommended that the import duties be made 

 prohibitive, in order to insure the use of local seeds for reforesta- 

 tion. 



The Comrnittee on propaganda recommended activity along 

 the following lines : Co-operation between state and national 

 forestry associations ; collection of economic and technical data ; 

 student trips through the forests; press notices; local meetings. 



The question of reserve funds was discussed at length 

 apropos of the recent legislation in Wurttemburg. While a small 

 forest unit needs to make no distinction in the distribution of 

 such funds, the large state forests require separate funds for 

 cutting, improvements, and to produce normal stocking. The cut- 

 ting fund provides for carrying on the harvesting operations. 

 The second division covers the cost of road building, telephones, 

 and buildings. The fund for stocking is a form of insurance 

 against the accidents, like windfall and insects, which disturb 

 the normal condition of a forest. 



K. W. W. 



Die XXI Tagung dcs Dcutschen Forstwirtschaftsrates; Die XIV Haupt- 

 vorsammlung dcs Deutschen Forstvcreins in Trier. Forstwissenschaftliches 

 Centralblatt, January, February, 1914, pp- 44-S4r 97-ii6. 



OTHER PERIODICAL LITERATURE. 



American Forestry, XX, 1914, — 



The Panama Canul and the Lumber Trade. Pp. 81-91. 



The Torrey Pine. Pp. 92-100. 



The Sprag Industry of Eastern Pennsylvania. Pp. 142-145. 



