Angora goats have been used with profit to keep fire lines 

 clear of inflammable vegetation on national forests in California. 



The New York state forest nurseries have a capacity of 

 twenty-eight Million young trees a year. 



Approximately 750 acres on the Oregon national forest were 

 planted with young trees this spring. 



It is said that the best times of day to locate forest fires from 

 lookout stations are jus,t after daylight and just before sunset. 



The state of Pennsylvania celebrates two arbor days each year 

 one for spring planting and one for the fall in April and Oc- 

 tober respectively. 



Last year the fire loss on the Canadian timber reserves was the 

 smallest ever known, only one-fiftieth of one per cent of the area 

 being burned over. 



The forest service has been requested to co-oporatc with the 

 port authorities of Coos Bay, Oregon, in planting to control 

 shifting sand dunes. % 



The agricultural experiment statioti at Pullman, Washington, is 

 establishing an arboretum in which it is proposed to grow a 

 group of each of the important timber trees of the temperate 

 zone. 



Students of the Oregon agricultural college are working at the 

 forest nursery on the Siuslaw forest. The arrangement is said 

 to be mutually satisfactory since the students gain experience in 

 forest nursery practice and their assistance lowers the cost of 

 nursery work. 



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