390 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



September, 



been issued. The first edition of this book, 

 which numbered io,ooo copies, was published 

 by the Minnesota Forestry Association. That 

 such a large edition should be exhausted in so 

 short a time testifies to the favor with which it 

 has been received b)' the public. 



This volume is used as a text-book in a num- 

 ber of colleges, and normal and high schools. 



Seventh Annual Report of the Chief Fire Warden 

 of Minnesota for the Year 1901. Pp. 135. 

 Illustrated. 



This report, which in contents and appear- 

 ance is fully up to the high standard set in 

 previous years by General Andrews, contains 

 an account of forest fires in Minnesota during 

 the year 1901. It shows that the number of 

 forest fires reported bj' fire wardens was fifty- 

 five. These burned over an area of 58,395 acres, 

 and did damage to the amount of $42,140. 

 There were nineteen prosecutions for causing 

 fires and seven convictions. 



This report also contains a series of articles 

 on European forestry, and the whole is hand- 

 somely printed and illustrated. 



There are a number of articles in the Septem- 

 ber magazines that are likely to interest readers 

 of Forestry and Irrigation. The World's 



Work contains articles on ' 'A Typical Irrigated 

 Community" and " World Wide Lessons from 

 Kansas Farms." In the Atlantic Monthly 

 " Going Into the Woods " and the " Kansas of 

 To-day ' ' are subjects of interest. The Review 

 of Reviews has a timely and important paper 

 on "The Migration to the Canadian North- 

 west. ' ' Outing, McClure's, and Scribner's all 

 contain pleasing articles on outdoor life. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Tennessee Forest Association. Proceedings 

 of the First Annual Meeting, held at Nashville, 

 Tenn. , November, 1901. 



Lands of the Colorado Delta in the Salton 

 Basin, Bulletin No. 140, University of Cali- 

 fornia. Pp. 51. 



The Pulp Indu.strv in Canada. Bv D. Lome 

 McGibbon. Pp. 16' 



Annual Report of the State Geologist of New 

 Jersey, 1901. Pp. 178 Illustrated. 



Measurement of Water for Irrigation. Bul- 

 letin 53, University of Wyoming Experiment 

 Station. Pp. 57. Illustrated. 



Report of the Horticulturist, 1901, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Canada. Pp. 87-135. 

 Illustrated. 



PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



Rawlings Institute, the well-known school 

 for young ladies, situated at Charlottsville, Va. , 

 issues an unusually handsome catalogue for 

 1902. The faculty is a large and competent 

 one and is headed b}^ Rev. H W. Tribble, 

 president, to whom all inquires concerning the 

 school should be addressed. 



Rawlings Institute offers special advantages 

 for the study of modern languages, art, music, 

 and elocution. 



Persons who have timber or mineral lands 

 for sale, or wish to purchase lands of this char- 

 acter, will do well to announce this fact in the 

 advertising pages of Forestry and Irriga- 

 tion. Among the readers of this magazine 

 there are many persons on the lookout for 

 business opportunities. An advertisement in 

 these pages will be read only by substantial 

 people. 



A school for boys that is attracting attention 

 is St. James School, located near Hagerstown, 

 Md. Much of the success of this school is due 

 to the efforts of its headmaster, Mr. J. Henry 

 Harrison He has shown unusual abilit}- in 

 directing its affairs, and a number of boj^s 

 have been prepared under his direction for 

 the leading universities. Altogether, it is an 

 institution that can be highly recommended. 

 For catalogue, address St. James School, 

 Hagerstown, Md. 



The University of the South, at Sewanee, 

 Tenn., offers unusually good advantages to 



students who contemplate taking up forestry 

 as a lifework. The university is situated in 

 the center of its woodland domain of 7,000 

 acres. In addition to the regular university 

 courses of stud}' students have an opportunity 

 to observe practical forest methods in opera- 

 tion, as the woods are being lumbered in a con- 

 servative manner, according to a working plan 

 prepared by the Bureau of Forestry. The 

 University of the South has a beautiful and 

 healthful location, and offers an especially at- 

 tractive field for the .study of forest and field 

 botany. Particulars may be had by address- 

 ing the Vice-Chancellor. 



The Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries, at Win- 

 chester, Tenn., make a specialty of peach trees, 

 and are carrying a stock of 3,000,000 trees. 

 Catalogue can be secured by writing to J. C. 

 Hale, proprietor. 



The American Plant and Seed Co. of Nash- 

 ville. Tenn., whose advertisement is printed in 

 this number, are publishing an interesting 

 little book on the growing of nut-bearing trees 

 for profit. 



Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas, proprietors of the 

 Maple Avenue Nurseries, West Chester, Pa., 

 are sending out an interesting catalogue de- 

 scribing their stock of trees and shrubs. 



A. Y. Cathcart, of Bristol, Indiana, is mak- 

 ing a specialt3'of growing Japan walnut trees. 

 His advertisement in this number is worth 

 noting. 



