1902. 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



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adult, the egg, diflPerent stages of the larva, 

 the pupa, and recenth' transformed beetles, 

 were observed and studied. 



The first indication of attack is the red diist 

 or borings lodged in the loose bark and fallen 



Courtesy Div. of IJntoniology. 



MARKS ON SURFACE OF WOOD WHEN THE 

 BARK IS REMOVED. 



around the base of the tree. The next and 

 more conspicuous evidence is the presence of 

 numerous small masses of pitch or so-called 

 pitch tubes on the outer bark at the mouth of 



the entrance burrows ( see accompanying illus- 

 trations). In this bulletin Dr. Hopkins also 

 suggests methods for preventing losses from 

 the attacks of the pine-bark beetle. 



Irrigation Farming. A handbook for the prac- 

 tical application of water in the production 

 of crops New edition, revised, enlarged, 

 and rewritten. By Lucius M. Wilcox. 

 Illustrated. Pp. 500, cloth. Orange Judd 

 Company, New York. Price, postpaid, $2. 



Since the publication of the first edition of 

 " Irrigation Farming " so many important im- 

 provements in irrigation have been made and 

 new and better methods been introduced that 

 in order to keep abreast with the times a new 

 edition of this work has been issued. Realiz- 

 ing this need, tlie author has prepared this 

 volume, which has been largely rewritten, en- 

 tirely reset, and considerably enlarged so as to 

 present in systematic sequence and concise 

 form everything pertaining to the most mod- 

 ern irrigation methods. 



As the author has devoted much of his life 

 to practical irrigation work, the statements 

 made in this book are based on practical ex- 

 perience. 



One strong position taken by the author all 

 through the work is the importance of con- 

 sistent and scientific cultivation in connection 

 with all irrigation operations. While the first 

 edition was primarily written tor our western 

 farmers and farms, this new edition also de- 

 votes some attention to irrigation in humid 

 regions. The principal chapters treat very 

 fully of the advantages of irrigation ; relations 

 of soils to irrigation ; treatment of alkali ; 

 water supply ; canal construction ; reservoirs 

 and ponds ; pipes for irrigation purposes ; 

 flumes and their structure ; duty and measure- 

 ment of water ; methods of applying water ; 

 irrigation of field crops, the garden, the or- 

 chard, the vineyard, and small fruits ; all about 

 alfalfa and windmills and pumps. The vol- 

 ume is appropriately illustrated. 



PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



It gives us pleasure to call attention to the 

 Oilman School for Girls, now one of the best 

 known and most successful institutions of its 

 kind in New England. It had its origin in 

 the personal need of the founder's family 

 It was originally intended to be a neighbor- 

 hood class ; but as the theory became better 

 known pressure to admit pupils was so great 

 that a school proved a necessity, and in re- 

 sponse to this demand, in 1886, the Oilman 

 School came into being 



In the limited space at our disposal we can 

 <lo little more than call attention to the work 

 this school is doing. Mr. Arthur Oilman, its 

 founder, is too well known as an author and 

 educator to need an introduction to readers of 

 this magazine. As the editor of the " vStory 

 of the Nations" series, for which he wrote 



the volumes on "The Romans" and "The 

 Saracens," we have conclusive proof of his 

 ability as a writer and historian. The splendid 

 success of his school testifies to his work as a 

 leader in the field of education. 



At the Oilman School arrangements are 

 made for all ages of pupils as follows : for 

 girls under eight years of age ; for girls be- 

 tween the ages of eight and twelve ; for young 

 ladies who do not expect to enter college, who 

 may take a "cultivating" or "finishing" 

 course, broadening their work in a way that 

 is not practicable for those who are fitting for 

 admission examinations ; for young ladies who 

 are fitting for college ; and for young ladies 

 who have passed the age for admission to col- 

 lege but wish to continue advanced work. 



The Oilman School, with its excellent corps 



