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advantageously be devoted to this purpose. 

 The dedication of such areas to the protec- 

 tion of game would be purely a function 

 of land management, the State's control 

 over the game being unaffected. Several 

 excellent bills are now pending in Con- 

 -;ress. A law of this kind, generally appli- 

 cable to all National Forests, should be 

 enacted. 



"Supplementary to the establishment of 

 suitably located game refuges which would 

 serve as breeding places, there should be," 

 declares Col. Greeley, "definitely formulated 

 lans for wild life administration. The 

 <iaimal life of the forests that is, their 

 native population, beast, bird, and fish 

 should be regarded and handled in pre- 

 cisely the same way as their plant life, 

 their tree growth and forage growth. Un- 

 der skillful management the quantity pro- 

 duced <;an be increased, its kind regulated, 

 and its most desirable utilization secured. 

 Unregulated use means its impairment ; in- 

 tensive use, often its eventual destruction 

 as a resource." 



FISH 



INVESTIGATIONS SHOW 

 SOME OLDER LAKES CON- 

 TAIN LESS FISH. 



This may be due to untoward changes in 

 breeding areas. Is your lake deteriorating? 

 I examine, report and adjust. Literature 

 on request ERNEST CLIVE BROWN, 

 Box IM F, Station G, New York City. 



NEW YORK'S FIRE LOSSES 



A summarization of the statistics com- 

 piled by the Conservation Commission for 

 the past year, shows 1921 to have been the 

 most serious fire year since 1903 and 1908, 

 but the very effective protection accorded 

 kept the losses at a minimum. The figures 

 -how that with a total of 633 fires, and an 

 .vea. of 26,663 acres burned over, the total 



ss amounted to only $49,920, and the en- 

 ire expenditure for fighting fire for the 

 ear came to $62,812.88. 



STANDARDIZATION OF WOOD- 

 TESTING METHODS 



The American Society for Testing Ma- 

 terials and the U. S. Forest Service have 

 Keen designated by the American Engineer- 



ng Standards Committee as joint sponsors 

 I'or the development of uniform standard 

 methods of testing wood. This action was 

 ;tken as the result of a canvass made of the 



rincipal national bodies concerned with the 

 : roposed project, from which it was ap- 

 i-arent that there is a real demand for the 

 work, and that the joint sponsorship here 

 indicated would be acceptable to the in- 

 dustry. 



14,000 FIRES IN PULPWOOD FORESTS 



There were 14,463 forest fires in the pulp- 

 wood regions of the United States during 

 1920, burning over 2,059,408 acres, accord- 

 ing to a report compiled by the Woodlands 

 Section of the American Paper and Pulp 

 Association, in co-operation with the United 

 States Forest Service. 



The tremendous losses by fire tremend- 

 ously handicap the paper manufacturers in 

 their efforts to determine a future forest 

 policy for this industry, for the problem 

 of artificially planting new forests would 

 be enormously minimized if the loss by fire 

 in growing forests could be eliminated. 



In the New England states alone there 

 were 2,419 fires, of which 1,619 were in 

 Massachusetts, 164 in Maine, 542 in New 

 Hampshire, 54 in Vermont and 40 in Rhode 

 Island. The area burned over in Maine 

 was the largest of this group, being 39,803 

 acres. Fires this year have done even 

 more damage, though no figures are yet 

 available, and the same is probably true of 

 New York. Here there were 479 fires in 

 1920, burning 35,176 acres. 



In the group of states including Penn- 

 sylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West 

 Vii^inia, North Carolina and. New Jersey 

 there were 4,928 fires, of which 1,597 were 

 in Pennsylvania and 1,644 'n North Caro- 

 716,863 acres. 



In the lake states of Michigan, Wisconsin, 

 Minnesota, there were 776 fires, burning 

 Una. The total area burned over was 

 597,910 acres, and in the great forest states 

 of Washington, Oregon and California, 

 there were 4,861 fires, burning 646,648 acres. 



The total damage by these fires through- 

 out the country was $6,319,641. 



Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief Forester of 

 the United States Forest Service, has said 

 that if the forest fire menace could be 

 eliminated, the problem of future forests 

 for the country would be greatly simpli 

 fied. 



QUARANTINE AGAINST SATIN 

 MOTH 



A Federal quarantine, effective January 

 I, against New Hampshire and Massachu 

 setts to prevent the spread of the satin 

 moth, a dangerous insect pest newly dis- 

 covered in this country, has been announced 

 by the Federal Horticultural Board, Unit- 

 ed States Department of Agriculture. The 

 action by the department follows a hearing 

 held here in December, when various 

 phases of the situation were discussed. 



WANTED 



Pine Cones, green or brown, still on the trees 

 and closed, containing seed. Will pay $3.00 a 

 bushel picked and sacked; extra for bags; Hem- 

 lock and spruce less in proportion. Telephone 

 Elmsford 1710 or write P . O. Box 281, White 

 Plains, N. Y. 



ATTENTION, FORESTERS 



AMERICAN FORESTRY will print, free 

 of charge in this column, advertisements 

 of foresters wanting positions, or of per- 

 sons having employment to offer foresters. 

 This privilege is also extended to for- 

 esters, lumbermen and woodsmen, dis- 

 charged or about to be discharged from 

 military service, who want positions, or 

 of persons having emplojrment to offer 

 such foresters, lumbermen or woodsmen. 



POSITIONS WANTED 



POSITION wanted as Forester or Superintendent 

 on a private estate or otherwise, by a thor- 

 oughly practical, experienced, married man. 

 English. Competent to take charge of any for- 

 esters' post in every detail Can undertake the 

 control of a saw mill; building roads, nursery 

 work, landscape planting, tree work, and hand- 

 ling help. Good references. Address Box 3040, 

 care AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, 

 Washington, D. C. (1-3-22) 



FORESTER Experienced in cruising and gen- 

 eral woods work, also Aerial Photograph Inter- 

 pretation, would like position with Pulp or 

 Lumber Company. Address Box 3045, in care 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. (1-3-22) 



WINTER POSITION wanted with lumber com- 

 pany as time keeper or similar work. Gradu- 

 ate of high school and ranger course, 25 years 

 old, good references from previous employers. 

 Address Box 3030, care AMERICAN FOR- 

 ESTRY MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



(10-12-21) 



FORESTER-Graduate of Penn State, 28 years of 

 age, desires work in Forestry or allied lines. 

 Varied experience in Forestry and lumbering. 

 Served with 10th Engineers and with Wood 

 Supply Branch in France. Will consider any 

 outdoor work with a future. Address Box 3035 

 care AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE 

 Washington, D. C. (10I2-21) 



POSITION WANTED BY TREE SURGEON. 

 Ex-service man wishes employment with some 

 tree surgery company; 37 years old and can do 

 any kind of tree surgery work. Can handle 

 men and also understand landscape work Ad- 

 dress Box 3055, care AMERICAN FORESTRY, 

 Washington, D. C. (2-4-22) 



RECENT GRADUATE four-year forestry course, 

 aged 22, desires position with lumber company. 

 Address Box 3050, care AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. (2-4-22) 



BORESTER Has year's leave of absence from 

 teaching duties, beginning October 1, 1922. Wide 

 experience along Forestry lines cruising and 

 handling men, gained in the U. S. Forest Serv- 

 ice, teaching and in the A. E. F. Will go any- 

 where, Alaska preferred, and tackle difficult 

 proposition. Address Box 3060, AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



(2-4-22) 



YOUNG, 'Technically Trained Forester with ex- 

 perience in surveying, estimating, forest map- 

 ping, preparation of timberland reports, etc., de- 

 sires permanent position as forester on a pri- 

 vate estate (not necessarily large), the position 

 to allow considerable time for the practice of 

 timberland service or forest engineering to other 

 private owners or pulp concerns. In a favorable 

 locality salary could be made very reasonable. 

 Address Box 3065. AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. (2-4-22) 



WANTED 



FORESTERS, UNEMPLOYED OR EMPLOYED, 

 having executive ability and posesssing 

 the gift to lead others, to write us. Great 

 opportunity for those that qualify. State age, 

 reference (2) if employed. School graduated 

 from (years). Confidential. Rangers also an- 

 swer this Address Box 66-66, AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



