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been taken in countries such as France, India, the Philippine 

 Islands and Japan to deal with their problem, and indicates 

 how the example of these countries might to some extent be 

 applied to Chinese conditions. There is evidence, however, that 

 the Government of China has at last awakened to the importance 

 of the forestry problem. A Department of Agriculture and 

 Commerce, which includes a Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 has been established ; a School of Agriculture and Forestry has 

 been instituted at Pekin, and a course in forestry is given in a 

 number of agricultural colleges. At Moukden, the capital of 

 Manchuria, a forest school has been in existence since 1907, and 

 the Government has set aside about 25,000 acres for forest- 

 planting in that province. Following the Government's example, 

 various private owners, and mining and railway companies, have 

 also made some progress with the planting of the lands belonging 

 to them. In addition to other matter, the book contains a 

 general description of the forests in each province, notes on 

 Chinese forest trees, appendices regarding rafts and rafting, and 

 notes on the timbers used by the railways, an index of place 

 names, and a general index. 



Pocket Register of Woods and Plantations. By James W. 

 Mackay. Published by The County Gentleman's Associa- 

 tion, Ltd. 



This little book is of a convenient size for the pocket, and 

 in it columns and spaces are provided whereby notes can 

 be readily jotted down, on the spot, concerning the methods of 

 planting, rate of growth, fencing, etc., together with the cost of 

 these various operations. Spaces are also reserved for records 

 of beating up, cleaning and thinning. If such notes were 

 systematically entered in this little pocket register, they would 

 in time become of considerable interest and value, as the various 

 entries would ultimately give a complete history of the planta- 

 tions to which they refer. Sufficient space is provided for any 

 additional notes which may be found necessary. The principal 

 value of this useful little register lies in the fact that it makes 

 possible the recording of information in its proper place and at 

 the proper time, and in such a form as to be readily available on 

 any future occasion. 



