FOREST NOTES 10/22/14 



Because of drouth conditions there is considerable fire 

 danger in the forests of the east this fall. 



Pennsylvania and lie?; Jersey lead all other states in the 

 quantity of v/ood used for making tobacco pipes, and utilize 

 apple wood, French brier, ebony, birch, red gum, and olive wood. 



Cherry is the wood most used as a backing for the metal 

 plates from which illustrations are printed in magazines and 

 periodicals. It is chosen above all others because it holds 

 its shape, does not warp or twist, works smoothly and does 

 not split. 



Two governors, those of Oregon and Massachusetts, have 

 suspended the hunting season this year because of increased 

 danger of forest fires when the woods were exceptionally dry. 



The position of city forester is now offering a new field 

 for men with a technical training in forestry. Fitchburg, Mas- 

 sachusetts, is one of the latest towns to secure an official of 

 this sort* 



Because of extreme drouth, the fire risks on the national 

 forests in the Northwest have been greater this season than in 

 any other since 1910, the worst year since the forests were 

 created. I/Inch less damage was done this year because experience 

 in fire fighting v/as gained in the fires of 1910. 



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