ANNOUNCEMENT 



With this issue, the Forestry Quarterly completes its four- 

 teenth volume, and with it, concludes its existence. 



With the year 1917, it will begin a new life in amalgamation 

 with the Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters, under 

 the title "Journal of Forestry." The new magazine is to be 

 published in eight monthly issues, containing approximately as 

 many pages as the two original publications together, at a sub- 

 scription price of $3 per annimi. 



Since it is expected that for some time at least the chief editors 

 of the former two publications will have charge of the new maga- 

 zine, ,the character of the new journal will essentially remain the 

 same as the present publications, with an attempt at improving, 

 as opportunity is afforded, the good features of either. The 

 departments of the Quarterly will be kept up with little change. 



The Editor of the Quarterly wishes to take this opportunity 

 of extending heartfelt thanks to his co-editors for the generous 

 cooperation which they have shown in the fourteen years of 

 existence of the journal, giving unpaid service year after year — a 

 labor of love — ^without which it would hardly have been possible 

 to maintain the publication. 



From a modest student publication in 1903, of 176 pages, the 

 Quarterly has grown, until now a volimie of 700 pages can 

 hardly cover the ground adequately. The fourteen volumes 

 form a reference work of rare character recording the advance of 

 forestry science in all lands and the development, from all points 

 of view, of the profession in the United States and all other 

 cotmtries. 



To make it as useful as possible as a reference work, it becomes 

 necessary to have a complete Index to all volumes. Such an 

 index had been promised before to cover the first twelve volumes, 

 but since the amalgamation was then begun to be considered, it 

 appeared desirable to wait with its publication until the matter 

 was decided and the index could include the whole set of volumes. 

 We hope to be able within the coming year to issue such an index. 



The Editor bespeaks for the new Journal of Forestry the 

 generous support of the profession. 



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