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THE FORESTER. 



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Recent Publications. 



Biennial Report of the Yosemite Valley and 

 Mariposa Big Tree Grove Commission. This 

 pamphlet shows the careful attention to the de- 

 tails of the work imposed upon this Commis- 

 sion. Despite the small appropriations for 

 needed improvements and the meagre allow- 

 ance for traveling expenses necessarily in- 

 curred by the members of the Commission, a 

 most commendable showing is made. The 

 Commissioners urge the establishment of free 

 roads and an increase in the protective patrol 

 force on the part of the General Government. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture has 

 just issued Farmers' Bulletin No. 92, under the 

 title of " Experiment Station Work, IX." The 

 subjects included treat of Sugar Beets on Al- 

 kali Soils; Planting and Replanting Corn; Im- 

 provement of Sorghum; Improved Culture of 

 Potatoes ; Second-Crop Potatoes for Seed ; Cold 

 v. Warm Water for Plants; Forcing Head 

 Lettuce; The Date Palm in the United States; 

 The Codling Moth ; Jerusalem Artichokes for 

 Pigs; Feeding Calves; Pasteurization in Butter 

 Making; Gassy and Tainted Curds, and Pure 

 Cultures in Cheese Making. 



Experiment Station Record, Vol. X., No. 

 8, just issued by the Department of Agri- 

 culture, contains a description of the Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station in Alaska; the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Twelfth Annual Convention of 

 the Association of American Agricultural Col- 

 leges and Experiment Stations; a review of 

 recent work in agricultural science, and other 

 valuable information covering a wide field of 

 usefulness. 



Bulletin No. 152 of the New York Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station (Geneva) is very 

 timely. It tells how to meet at every stage a 

 pest which was very much in evidence in or- 

 chards last year. The bulletin gives a full 

 account, illustrated, of the life-history of the 

 apple-tree tent-caterpillar, with concise direc- 

 tions for recognizing and fighting it when in 

 the egg, as larva, or in the cocoon. Notes are 

 also given upon spraying experiments against 

 the spring canker-worm; and two new insecti- 

 cides are recommended as both better and 

 cheaper than Paris green. Orchard owners 

 will be furnished free copies of the bulletin 

 upon making request to the Experiment Station. 



The report of the Director of the New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station (Geneva) has 

 been issued as Bulletin No. 153. It will be 

 found of much interest, as it shows what one 

 State institution is doing and trying to do for 

 agriculture. The extension of the buildings, 

 and the different lines of investigation under 

 way during the year are summarized and the 

 most important results noted. Well executed 

 half-tone plates add much to the appearance of 

 the pamphlet. Bulletin sent free upon request. 



A review of the experiments made in Long 

 Island in 1898 to determine the amount of fer- 

 tilizer, per acre, which could be used profitably 

 in potato growing, has been published in Bulle- 

 tin No. 154 of the New York Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station (Geneva), while the sugar- 

 beet industry of the State is reviewed in 

 Bulletin 155. Any of the bulletins of this 

 Station will be sent free upon request. 



NOTE. 



The edition of The Forester for November, 

 1898, having been exhausted, it has been found 

 necessary to have a new one printed. Mem- 

 bers of the Association and subscribers who 

 may need copies of that issue (No. n, Vol. IV,) 

 to complete files for binding, will be supplied 

 if they notify the publishers to that effect. 



A limited number of complete copies of Vol. 

 IV of The Forester are offered for sale. Price 

 $1.00. Previous volumes are out of print. 



