CURRENT LITERATURE 



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Studies of Species 



Troup, R. S. Pinus longifolia, Roxb. ; a 

 sylvicultural study. 126 p. pi., diagrs. 

 Calcutta, Supt. of government printing, 

 1916. (Indian forest memoirs, Sylvi- 

 culture series, v. 1, pt. 1.) 



Silviculture 



Planting and nursery practice 



Chittenden, A. K. Christmas tree planta- 

 tions. 8 p. il. East Lansing, Mich., 

 1916. (Michigan Agricultural experi- 

 ment station. Special bulletin no. 78.) 



Tourney, James W. Seeding and planting ; 

 a manual for the guidance of forestry 

 students, foresters, nurserymen, forest 

 owners, and farmers. 455 p. il. N. Y., 

 J. Wiley & sons, 1916. 



Forest Protection 



Insects 



Blackman, M. W. & Ellis, W. O. Some in- 

 sect enemies of shade trees and orna- 

 mental shrubs. 123 p. il., pi. Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y., 1916. (New York state 

 college of forestry. Bulletin v, 16, 

 no. 26.) 



Garman, H. The locust borer, Cyllene 

 robinis, and other insect enemies of 

 the black locust. 35 p. pi. Lexington, 

 Ky., 1916. (Kentucky Agricultural 

 experiment station. Bulletin no. 200.) 



United States Dept. of agriculture Bureau 

 of entomology. Work of the insect 

 that is killing the hickories. 4 p. il. 

 Wash., D. C, 1916. 



Fire 



Pennsylvania Chief forest fire warden. 

 Report for the year 1915. 182 p. Har- 

 risburg, Pa., 1916. (Pennsylvania 

 Dept. of forestry. Bulletin no. 13.) 



Forest Administration 

 United States Congress House Commit- 

 tee on public lands. Colorado and Pike 

 national forests, Colorado; report to 

 accompany H. R. 15287. 7 p. Wash., 

 D. C, 1916. (64th congress 1st ses- 

 sion. House report no. 734.) 

 United States Dept. of agriculture For- 

 est service. July field program, 1916. 

 29 p. Wash., D. C, 1916. 



Forest Utilization 



Lumber industry 



Simmons, Roger E. Lumber markets of 

 the west and north coasts of South 

 America. 149 p. pi. Wash., D. C, 

 1916. (U. S. Dept. of commerce 

 Bureau of foreign and domestic com- 

 merce. Special agents, series no. 117.; 



United States Federal trade commission. 

 Conference with West Coast lumber 

 manufacturers' association of Seattle, 

 Wash. 137 p. diagr. Seattle, Wash., 

 1915. 



Wood-Using industries 



Ekblaw, K. J. T. Grain storage buildings. 

 16 p. il. Chicago, 111., 1916. (National 

 lumber manufacturers' association 

 Trade extension dept. Farm bulletin 

 no. 2.) 



Ekblaw, K. J. T. Implement sheds, il. 

 (National lumber manufacturers' asso- 

 ciation Trade extension dept. Farm 

 bulletin no. 1.) 



Paul, C. E. Heavy timber mill construc- 

 tion buildings. 66 p. il. Chicago, III, 

 1916. (National lumber manufacturers' 

 association Engineering bureau. Engi- 

 neering bulletin no. 2.) 



Wood Technology 



West Coast lumbermen's association. Struc- 

 tural timber hand book on Pacific Coast 

 woods, by O. P. M. Goss and Carl Hein- 

 miller. 289 p. il. Seattle, Wash., 1916. 



Wood Preservation 



Buehler, Walter. Creosoted wood block 

 paving. 4 p. Chicago, 111., 1916. (Na- 

 tional lumber manufacturers' associa- 

 tion Engineering bulletin. Technical 

 letter no. 1.) 



Schrenk, Hermann von, and Schrenk, 

 Arnold von. Tests of fire retardents, 

 with special reference to the shingle 

 roof. 4 p. il. Chicago, 111., 1916. 

 National lumber manufacturers' asso- 

 ciation Engineering bureau. Techni- 

 cal letter no. 2.) 



Sterling, Ernest A. The preservative treat- 

 ment of farm timbers. 16 p. il. 

 Chicago, 111., 1916. (National lum- 

 ber, manufacturers' association Trade 

 extension department. Farm bulletin 

 no. 3.) 



Auxiliary Subjects 



National parks 



United States Dept. of the interior. The 



Mount Rainier national park, season of 



1916; general information. 43 p. maps. 



Wash., D. C, 1916. 

 United States Dept. of the interior. The 



Glacier national park, season of 1916; 



general information. 45 p. maps. 



Wash., D. C, 1916. 



Industries and resources 



Lowe, E. N. Mississippi : its geology, ge- 

 ography, soils and mineral resources. 

 335 p. il. Jackson, Miss., 1915. (Mis- 

 sissippi Geological survey. Bulletin 

 no. 12.) 



Physical geography 



Martin, Lawrence. The physical geography 



of Wisconsin. 549 p. il., pi., maps. 



Madison, Wis., 1916. (Wisconsin 



Geological and natural history survey. 



Bulletin no. 36.) 



Soils 



Bouyoucos, George J. Soil temperature. 

 133 p. East Lansing, Mich., 1916. 

 ( Michigan Agricultural experiment 

 station. Technical bulletin no. 26.) 



Sanford, F. Hobart. Michigan's shifting 

 sands; their control and better utiliza- 

 tion. 31 p. il. East Lansing, Mich., 

 1916. (Michigan Agricultural experi- 

 ment station. Special bulletin no. 79.) 



% 330,000,000 Feet \ 

 National Forest Timber 

 For Sale 



Location AH the merchantable 

 and dead timber standing or 



Amount down and all the live 

 timber marked or desig- 

 nated for cutting on an area embrac- 

 ing about 7020 acres in Twps. 1 S., 

 Ranges 8, 8^ and 9 E., W. M., West 

 Fork Hood River watershed, Oregon, 

 National Forest, Oregon, estimated to 

 be 330,000,000 feet, B. M., more or 

 less, of Douglas fir, western hemlock, 

 amabilis fir, western red cedar, noble 

 fir and western white pine timber, 

 approximately 72 per cent Douglas fir. 



Stumpage Lowest rates considered, 

 Prices $1.20 per M for Douglas 



fir, western red cedar 

 and noble fir, $2.50 per M for western 

 white pine, and $0.50 per M for all 

 other species. Rates to be readjusted 

 every three years. 



Deposit With bid $10,000, to ap- 

 ply on purchase price if 

 bid is accepted, or refunded if 

 rejected. Ten per cent may be 

 retained as forfeit if the contract and 

 bond are not executed within the 

 required time. 



Final Date Sealed bids will be 

 For Bids received by the District 

 Forester, Portland, Ore- 

 gon, up to and including September 

 27, 1916. 



The right to reject any and all bids is 

 reserved. Before bids are submitted 

 full information concerning the 

 character of the timber, conditions of 

 sale, deposits, and the submission of 

 bids should be obtained from the 



District Forester or the 

 Forest Supervisor, Portland, Oregon. 



