NEWS AND NOTES. 



The University of Wisconsin is rejoicing over the decision of 

 the United States Forest Service to locate there its new experi- 

 mental laboratory station. It means much to the University as 

 the laboratory will be available both to staff and students for in- 

 vestigative work, and lectures will be given by the station staff. 

 To the paper, lumber and railroad interests of the state it is of 

 great importance owing to the character of the investigations con- 

 templated. These will include woodpulp experiments, timber 

 tests, wood preservation tests, experiments in wood distillation, 

 etc. To the people of Wisconsin its economic value is evident. 



The University will erect a suitable building, while the Forest 

 Service will equip the laboratory at a cost of $14,000 and pro- 

 vide for the staff ($28,000 yearly). 



The School of Forestry in the University of Georgia has added 

 to its curriculum two summer terms for Junior and Senior years, 

 which are to be held in a woods camp for two months. For this 

 purpose a tract of 2,000 acres has been placed at its disposal. It 

 appears that only afternoons are given up to practice work and 

 excursions, and that the camp work is to be done by the students. 

 Others than students are admitted, but are expected to submit to 

 the same discipline as the students. 



Waste Land Planting in Prussia progresses at a rapid rate. 

 During the six years 1901-1906 Prussia bought or exchanged 

 300,000 acres of waste lands partly wooded together with 57,- 

 000 acres farmland, spending altogether $9,500,000. In 1907 

 20,000 acres, in 1908, 13,000 acres were added to those holdings 

 and around 25,000 acres were planted in these two years at a 

 cost of over $100,000. 



By the first of October, 1908, the government had waste lands 

 still unplanted of over 70,000 acres. 



The Pennsylvania Railroad is planning to set out this spring 

 more than 1,000,000 trees. This will make a total of 3,430,000 

 trees which have been planted in the last three years to provide 



