Connecticut has one and a half million acres cf tim- 

 berland, mainlj'' in farriers 1 T;oodlots. 



India is developing an important turpentine indus- 

 try, though it does not yet supply the hone market. 



Only one v/ood, Spanish cedar, ( C e dr e 1 a o d o r a t a ) is 

 commonly used for cigar boxes. Sometimes a cheaper v/ood may 

 form the basis of the box, with paper-thin veneers of the 

 tropical cedar over it. 



It has been suggested that certain kinds of timber 



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on the national forests be reserved .Cor the needs 01 the 

 navy, This recalls the fact that the first forest reserva- 

 tions in this country v/ere made for naval material. 



The department of agriculture is trying to eliminate 

 the danger to cattle from poisonous plants on national forest 

 ranges o Of these plants, larkspur loco v/eed, death canas , 

 and v/ater henlock are the most poisonous. Larkspur does the 

 most harm, because it is so v/idely distributed and is particu- 

 larly bad for cattle* Ordinarily, horses *.vill not eat lark- 

 spur, and sheep can eat it without apparent injury. 



