UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 FOREST SERVICE 



2/21/14 



The state of ITev; Yoric has just published, a com- 

 prehensive report of its wood-using industries, 



Canada has p, society of for eft engineers. Dr . 

 B. E. Fernow, of Toronto, is president, and Mr. F, 77. H. 

 Jacombe, of Ottawa, is secretary. 



Of the three Pacific eop.st states, Oregon and 

 Washington far outstrip California in the work done by 

 private o\vners for forest protection. 



The development of quicksilver mines promises to 

 make large demands for cordwood and construction timbers 

 on the Tonto national forest, Arizona. 



Manufacturers of greenhouses and makers of boxes 

 are getting in touch so that the latter may use for box 

 cleats the cypress T/aste from the greenhouses. 



Lodgepole pine seed sovn broadcast on the snow 

 in southern Idaho last spring germinated v-hen the snow 

 melted, and as many as 60 little traes v;ere c our. t eel to 

 the square foot. The . summer v;&,s so dry, hov-/ever , that 

 moot of the plants died, except where sheltered by brush 



or logs* 



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