Shore of Loon Lake into which Lac la Croix flows, Northern boundary of Minnesota, 

 showing character of land the Forestry Board has asked to have granted to the'State 

 iby Congress 'for forestry purposes. Photographed July, 1905. 



In the Black Forest near the City of Freudenstadt in western part of Wurtemberg, Ger- 

 many. Railroad right-of-way planted with maple and locust trees to guard against setting fire 

 by sparks from locomotives. These woods on the right-of-way are cleared twice a year of 

 combustible material, such as sticks, leaves, etc. 



