DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 339 



Studies and experiments to show the fuel value of various woods as 

 compared with that of hard and soft coals. 



TREE PLANTING. 



Extensive forest measurements will be made in the planted wood- 

 lands of New England and the Eastern States, and additional facts 

 will he collected in the plantations already studied in the Middle 

 West. The study of forest encroachment on The Plains will be con- 

 tinued, with Nebraska as one of the principal fields. As many pre- 

 liminary examinations for planting ]3lans as possible will be made. 

 Some of the applications are for very large tracts, notably one of 

 8,000 acres in Wisconsin and one of 160,000 acres in Washington. 

 The demand for work in tree planting has already far outgrown the 

 resources of the office, and is still increasing. 



