312 forestry Quarterly. 



Other matters discussed show that the "insurgent spirit" has 

 taken possession of the German forestry world, and that not all 

 things are as they ought to be in the fatherland of forestry. 



Much is to be learned by us from these discussions. 



Die XII Hanptvcrsammlung des Dcutschen Forstvereins. Forstwissen- 

 schaftliches Centralblatt. January, 1912. Pp. 27-47. 



As a result of the above cited discussions the forest academy 

 Eberswalde instituted a trial continuation course of six days 

 duration, namely from the loth to 15th July, 191 1. It consisted 

 of only five set three-quarter-hour lectures and the rest of the 

 time was devoted to excursions under proper guidance, provo- 

 cative of discussions. The gist of the lectures has been briefed 

 and printed in separates. It was found that to be successful the 

 maximum number of forty hearers must not be exceeded, and that 

 those attending should be advised beforehand, at least a week 

 before, and in detail of the questions that will be discussed, by 

 means of a printed guide ; also that too much was crowded into 

 the six days. Otherwise, the undertaking was a great success, 

 and attendance being non-compulsory, the interest did not flag. 

 Theory and practice were bridged, as Dr. Moeller put it in his 

 welcome, by having practitioners meet with the professors. 



The lectures were, each by an expert: Rainfall distribution in 

 North Germany and its causes; Wood import and its relation to 

 general economic conditions; Old and new methods of securing 

 mixed stands ; New methods in soil investigation ; Influence of 

 time on plant growth. At the excursions the aim was to have 

 definite problems brought to view and to discussion after a short 

 statement of the surrounding conditions. 



From the printed abstracts we may brief elsewhere only a few 

 points of interest under their appropriate headings. 



Der Fortbildungskursus der Forstakademie Eberswalde. Zeitschrift fiir 

 Forst-u. Jagdwesen. February, March, 1912. Pp. 77-105; 161-170. 



Experience in German forest administra- 



Forester tions, according to Schilling, has shown that 



a auctioning woodsales does not produce 



Merchant. proper market prices on account of "rings" 



among bidders : the forester must make the 



price ! Hence he must know general trade condtions — the market 



