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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Photographs by courtesy of the Davey Tree Expert Company 



BEFORE AND 



This is a close-up view of the wound in the big old elm in the yard of 

 the "Little Church Around the Corner" in New York, after the decayed 

 wood was removed and the interior disinfected and braced. 



holds moisture and the decay spreads until the branch 

 finally falls and is torn from the tree. This is exactly 

 what happened to the old elm in the yard of the Little 

 Church Around the Corner. 



The tree extends to a great height above the broken 

 crotch and was in danger of blowing over, causing loss 

 of life and damage to property, and the question was 

 what to do. Every one admitted that the tree added 

 greatly to the appearance of the place and that it would 

 l>e unfortunate if it had to be cut down. Tree experts 

 were called. A scaffolding of light material was quickly 

 erected for the workmen to stand on. All the decayed 



AFTER 



And this is the finished work of the tree experts a fine, clean job, done 

 in the most approved manner which resulted in saving for many years 

 to come the famous old elm. 



wood was removed, leaving only the sound wood exposed. 

 The interior of the cavity was disinfected, preventing 

 further decay. 



The tree was then thoroughly and substantially braced 

 with steel straps to prevent its blowing over in any 

 direction. The cavity was then filled with layers of con- 

 crete, so placed that the natural swaying motion of the tree 

 would not be interrupted, without breaking the cement. 

 The cement was laid in a manner to keep out all moisture 

 which might cause decay. In time the cement will be 

 entirely covered with bark, entirely healed, and the 

 tree saved. 



FREAK LIGHTNING FATAL TO SHEEP 



IGHTNING recently struck into a band of about 

 Lj 1,250 old sheep on the Wasatch Forest killing 504 

 head outright. About 400 head were yearlings and two- 

 year-old ewes. The lightning was forked and made two 



streaks of dead sheep across the bed ground, leaving a 

 space in the center where no sheep were killed. The 

 loss is estimated to be about $10,000. The herders who 

 were sleeping about 200 feet away escaped unscratched. 



The "Roster of American Foresters in Military Service" which has been published regularly in 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY during the period of the war, has been reprinted in its final form, with correc- 

 tions and changes received up to November 30th, and copies of this reprint will be sent on request. 



