1 66 Forestry Quarterly. 



Although intended primarily for the people of the state, the 

 survey will be of great interest to the professional forester as a 

 practical study of regional conditions. 



W. O. F. 



Eighth Annual Report of the State Board of Forestry of In- 

 diana. Indianapolis, 1908. Pp. 211. 



In this report there are a number of papers. One of the most 

 important is an account of the influence of deforestation along 

 the Wabash River by Messrs. F. A. Miller and E. E. Davis. 

 There is also an account of the work done during the year on the 

 State Forest Reservation and a general discussion of different 

 trees suitable for planting in Indiana. About one-third of the 

 book is made up with reprints of circulars of the United States 

 Forest Service. H. S. G. 



Report of the Michigan Forestry Commission for the years 

 1907-08. Lansing, Michigan, 1908. Pp. 126. 



The bulletin contains the biennial report of Prof. Filibert Roth, 

 in his capacity as State Fire Warden. This report is very illu- 

 minating in regard to the difficulties of forestry in Michigan. 

 In as much as the state reservation is very largely cut-over land 

 the problem of protection is and will be for a good many years 

 most important. Prof. Roth has been very successful in the 

 matter of forest fires, and considering the difficulties under which 

 he is working, the areas injured are remarkably small. The pro- 

 tection during the five years of administration has cost 2c. per 

 acre per year. A certain amount of planting has been done on 

 the reservation, altogether 440 acres having been completed. The 

 report is especially interesting to foresters having administrative 

 charge of state reservations. 



Mr. W. B. Mershon, a member of the Commission, has a' paper 

 on Private Forestry in Michigan. There is also a full account 

 of the Lake States Forestry Conference and a description of the 

 work of the Michigan Forestry Association for the year. 



H. S. G. 



