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divisions and each is reported on separately. An improved forest 

 fire policy is considered the most important forward step in general 

 forestry. Under this newly established system the state is di- 

 vided into five forest fire districts each in charge of a district 

 forest warden, all reporting to the state fire warden. For dis- 

 covery of fires fifteen main lookout stations strategically distri- 

 buted to cover the entire state, have been located. Through tele- 

 phone connections with over 1,500 town forest wardens notice of 

 fires can be quickly given. Very few states, even those using the 

 same general method of protection, have such a well equipped 

 organization and as the different individuals become trained in 

 their duties, mastery of the forest fire problem is to be expected — 

 and this in spite of the fact that the forest fire hazard is unusually 

 great in Massachusetts. 



Under "Moth Work" the most interesting portion is that deal- 

 ing with "The Future of the Moth Work." While the conclusions 

 under this heading are not as definite nor as favorable as could 

 be wished, the impression is given that in Massachusetts the 

 moths can finally be brought under control, although their spread 

 westward, while being retarded, has not been stopped. 



It is shown that the situation in New Hampshire and Maine is 

 already serious, and the advance of the moths into other states is 

 hinted at. As the problem is evidently becoming of national or at 

 least of sectional rather than of state importance, great financial 

 support by the Federal Government is advocated. New methods 

 ■of fighting the moths, especially spraying with the aid of more 

 powerful apparatus, have been advised, greatly reducing the cost. 



R. C. H. 



The Wood-Using Industries of Illinois. By Roger E. Simmons, 

 U. S. Forest Service in Cooperation with Department of Agricul- 

 ture, University of Illinois, Urbana. 1912. Pp. 164. 



There are 1,216 wood-using industries in Illinois, consuming 

 annually more than one and three-quarter billion feet, board 

 measure, of wood costing over 51 million dollars. Over 84 per 

 cent, of the wood used was grown outside of the state while the 

 source of the remainder was not specified. Black oak is the only 

 species demanded by the wood-users which the forests of Illinois 



