FOREST NOTi:S 12/15/13 



The forest products laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin, 

 has made 4,000 tests on the strength of Anerican woods. 



The gathering ancl selling of acorns is a new indus- 

 try, in Arkansas, to suppljr eastern nursery firms . ith material 

 for forest planting, 



Thirty different wood preservatives are in commercial 

 use in the United States; many of them utilize creosote of one 

 sort or another; others require chemical salts. 



Last year the forest service distributed 116,000 bas- 

 ket willow cuttings: 15,000 to forest schools, 20,000 to agri- 

 cultural experiment stations, and 81,000 to individuals. 



I Jo re than 800,000 horsepower has been developed from 

 streams on national forests under government regulation. This 

 represents the output under conditions of lowest streamflow. 



Florida buttonwood, a tree confined largely to the 

 keys along the south coast, is very highly prized for use in 

 cooking on ship's galleys. It burns slowly with an even heat 

 and makes but little smoke or ash. 



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