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equal to that of hay, especially when mixed 

 with molasses and compressed into cakes. 

 The leaf powder may also be used as a 

 combustible. For this purpose it may be 

 compressed into briquettes, either with or 

 without being previously mixed with char- 

 coal powder. 



Madam Bramson recommends however, 

 the practice of dry distillation, by means 

 of which she obtained a comparatively pure 

 porous charcoal rich in calories (6,500 to 

 7,000 cal.), and easy to agglomerate. The 

 process also yielded an excellent tar, having 

 all the qualities of the so-called Norwegian 

 tar, having tar, as well as acetone, and pyro- 

 ligneous acid. One thousand kilograms of 

 the leaves yielded 250 kilograms of pure car- 

 bon (or 500 kilograms of edible powder) 30 

 kilograms of tar, one kilogram of pyro- 

 ligneous acid and 600 grams of acetone. 

 According to a recent estimate by the Di- 

 rector of the School of Grignon, France 

 produces annually between thirty and forty 

 million tons of dead leaves. It is calculated 

 that only four million tons would be required 

 to furnish the paper pulp required in an av- 

 erage year. The economic importance of 

 the question is evident from the fact that 

 in 1913 France paid $20,000,000 for the 

 paper pulp imported from the Central 

 Powers. 



It is believed that the collection of the 

 leaves can be done by women, children and 

 war cripples. The leaves can be trans- 

 ported to the paper mills in compressed 

 blocks, but it would be better to build fac- 

 tories on the borders of great forests so as 

 to eliminate the cost of transportation. 



WANTED A graduate of one of the leading 

 Forest Schools desires a new position. Eight 

 years experience and best of references. Age, 

 33 years. Address Box 295. 



Let Gravity Do It! 



Save time, labor and money in handling your lumber by using 

 Dow Gravity Carriers. Simple, Strong, Efficient. They save their 

 cost in a few months. Easy to put up and take down. Let us tell you 

 how to cut down your handling costs and increase your profits. 



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SPECIFICATIONS 



Made in any length sections, lO'-O" sections are standard. 



Style "A" Suitable for handling lumber in lengths of 4'-0 B or longer; built of 

 steel, angle frame with ball-bearing steel rollers turning on case-hardened 

 steel pins. 



Style "B" Same as style "A" except style "B" has rollers spaced to handl* 

 shingles and laths as well as lumber. 



Style "A" will operate on a grade of 1-2" to the foot. 

 Style "B" will operate on a grade of 2-3" to the foot. 



DOW WIRE & IRON WORKS 



Incorporated. 



Louisville, Kentucky. 



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WRITE TO THE BOYS "OVER THERE" 



ADVISORY BOARD 



Representing Organizations Affiliated with the 

 American Forestry Association 



Rational Wholesale Lumber Dealer!' Association Boston Paper Trade Association 



W. CLYDE SYKES, Conifer, N. Y. 5: -Ml JOHt&UaeiAn. Maine. 



N. Y. 

 R. L. SISSON, Potsdam, N. Y. 

 JOHN M. WOODS, Boston, Mass. 



Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association 



C. A. SMITH, Coos Bay, Ore. 

 WILLIAM IRVINE, Chippewa Falls, Wis. 

 F. E. WEYERHAEUSER, St. Paul, Minn. 



North Carolina Forestry Association 



E. B. WRIGHT, Boardman, N. C. 

 HUGH MacRAE, Wilmington, N. C. 

 J. C. SMOOT, North Wilkesboro, N. C. 



National Association of Box Manufacturers 



B. W. PORTER, Greenfield, Mass. 

 S. B. ANDERSON, Memphis, Tenn. 

 ROBT. A. JOHNSON, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Carriage Builders' National Association 



H. C. McLEAR, Wilmington, Del. 



D. T. WILSON. New York. 



C A. LANCASTER, South Bend, Ind. 



JOHN E. A. HUSSEY, Boston, Mass. 

 ARTHUR L. HOBSON, Boston, Mass. 



Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Ass'n 

 J. RANDALL WILLIAMS, JR., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 FRED'K S. UNDERHILL, Philadelphia, Pa. 



New Hampshire Tlmberland Owners' Association 

 W. H. BUNDY, Boston, Mass. 

 EVERETT E. AMEY, Portland, Me. 

 F. H. BILLARD, Berlin, N. H. 



Massachusetts Forestry Association 

 NATHANIEL T. KIDDER, Milton, Mass. 

 FREDERIC J. CAULKINS, Boston, Mass. 

 HARRIS A. REYNOLDS, Cambridge, Mass. 



Lumbermen's Exchange 

 J. RANDALL WILLIAMS, JR., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 FREDERICK S. UNDERHILL, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 R. B. RAYNER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Camp Fire Club of America 

 WILLIAM B. GREELEY, Washington, D. C. 

 O. H. VAN NORDEN, New York 

 FREDERICK K. VREELAND, New York 



Empire State Forest Products Association 



FERRIS J. MEIGS, New York City 

 RUFUS L. SISSON, Potsdam, N. Y. 

 W. L. SYKES, Utica, N. Y. 



California Forest Protective Association 



MILES STANDISH, San Francisco, Cal. 

 GEO. X. WENDLING, San Francisco, Cal. 

 GEO. H. RHODES, San Francisco, Cal. 



Minnesota Forestry Association 



W. T. COX, St. Paul, Minn. 

 PROF. D. LANGE, St. Paul, Minn. 

 MRS. CARRIE BACKUS, St. Paul, Minn. 



American Wood Preservers' Association 



M K. TRUMBULL, Kansas City, Mo. 

 A. R. JOYCE, Chicago, 111. 

 F. J. ANGIER, Baltimore, Md. 



Southern Pine Association 



J. B. WHITE, Kansas City, Mo. 

 J. E. RHODES, New Orleans, La. 

 HENRY E. HARDTNER, Uranie, La. 



