Current Literature. 257 



The bulletin is a result of the cooperation of the State and the 

 U. S. Forest Service. The forest conditions are described by 

 counties and then in general by forest types. The White Oak- 

 Black Oak type makes up the bulk of the timberlands of the 

 region. In an average stand the leading species occur about as 

 follows: White Oak 60%, Black Oak 23%, Hickory 10%. The 

 Black Oak, however, predominates on the drier, more stony situ- 

 ations, especially in the less deeply dissected portions of the 

 Ozarks. The scrub oak type, consisting chiefly of Black Jack 

 Oak and Post Oak prevails over the barren plateaus and ridges. 

 The shortleaf pine — hardwood type occurs in a large block in the 

 southeastern corner of the region. Black Jack and Post Oak be- 

 come dominant after the cutting of the pine, and on about 80% 

 of the area most of the pine has been removed. Only the defec- 

 tive trees are left from the lumbering operations, and as their 

 progeny is very generally killed by periodic fires or crowded out 

 by the more aggressive hardwoods the regeneration of commercial 

 pine, with a few exceptions, is at a standstill. 



The silvical characters of the principal species are given in 

 detail and the author makes the usual recommendations in regard 

 to forest protection and management. 



As a whole 60% of Missouri is covered by woodland, but only 

 a small per cent, of it consists of merchantable saw logs. The 

 character of the forest, however, is particularly adapted for the 

 products of the cooperage industry and the value of such pro- 

 ducts in 1905 amounted to 11.6 million dollars, somewhat greater 

 than the value of the saw timber. 



C. D. H. 



Eighth Annual Report of the State Forester of Massachusetts. 

 By F. W. Rane. Boston, Mass. Pp. 154. 



This report is similar in character to those of the last few years. 

 One advantage of this similarity is that the reader readily recog- 

 nizes the great and steady growth that is taking place in the work 

 of this office. The list of employees given on pages 10 to 21 

 inclusive, indicates the extent to which the organization has been 

 developed and the lines along which it is working. 



"General Forestry" and "Moth Work" still form the two main 



