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total of forty-five pages out of the entire 616 is devoted to sub- 

 jects of direct value to the forester, while forty-five additional 

 pages are taken up with articles also of interest to the American 

 forester. The tables showing the areas of the National Forests, 

 and especially the tables showing the increase of 92,656 head of 

 cattle being grazed on the National Forests in 1915 over 1914, 

 and a decrease of 120,881 sheep, or a net equivalent increase of 

 32,435 head of cattle (on the ratio of four sheep equal to one head 

 of cattle) are of value. To the National Forest officer in the 

 West, Mr. Jardine's article on the " Improvement and Management 

 of Native Pastures in the West," is of extreme interest and value. 

 The part of the secretary's report devoted to the National Forests 

 includes thirteen pages and is a very clear, concise simimary of 

 accomplishments of the past year and future plans. Other 

 articles of direct interest to the forester to be found in this book 

 are : Pointers on Marketing Woodlot Products ; Improvement and 

 Management of Native Pastures in the West; Osage Orange 

 Waste as a Substitute for Fustic Dyewood ; and the tabulations by 

 National Forests to be found in the appendix. Of the articles of 

 indirect value, but of interest to the forest officer are the following: 

 How Engineering May Help Farm Life; Unprofitable Acres; 

 Animal Disease and Our Food Supply ; and Stories of the Atmos- 

 phere. 



J. D. G. 



Glimpses of Our National Parks. By R. S. Yard. Depart- 

 ment of the Interior. Washington, D. C. 1916. Pp. 48. 



This is an attractively illustrated and popularly written pam- 

 phlet on the eleven more popular and better known National 

 Parks of the United States. There is given on the inside cover a 

 chronological list of these parks, with the name, location, area in 

 square miles and, what is of most value to the sight -seer and 

 tourist, the distinctive characteristics of each of the eleven parks 

 covered. There are foiirteen National Parks in the United States, 

 as follows: Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, General 

 Grant, Mount Rainier, Crater Lake, Mesa Verde, Piatt, Glacier, 

 Rocky Mountain, and three smaller and of less popular interest, 

 Sully's Hill, Wind Cave, and Casa Grande Ruins. 



The Grand Canyon, although a national montmient, is included 



