1903 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



465 



cuttings, tells when, how, and why they should 

 be made, and sets forth the benefits to follow. 

 There are also suggestions 'for pruning, the 

 protection of forests against fire, grazing, in- 

 sect enemies, and storms, and a general dis- 

 cussion of New England woodlands and the 

 practicability of forestry. It can be said that 

 from this latter viewpoint that of practica- 

 bility this is one of the most important bulle- 

 tins recently issued by the government. 



PUBLISHERS' NOTES. 



The success of FORESTRY AND IRRIGA- 

 TION'S Real Estate Department has been so 

 marked that its management has felt justified 

 in greatly increasing the space devoted to it. 

 Some idea of its scope may be obtained by 

 glancing at the advertisement of its properties 

 among the back pages of this issue. The ready 

 reception which such a department has met is 

 due, we feel, to the fact that the magazine itself 

 guarantees honest treatment, and requires no 

 money unless sales are actually made. More- 

 over, all properties listed will bear out every- 

 thing claimed for them, and in most cases will 

 prove much more attractive than the brief ad- 

 vertising announcement proclaims them. Any 

 one interested in buying or selling real estate, 

 no matter where situated, will do well to corre- 

 spond with the manager of the Real Estate De- 

 partment, Lee M. Lipscomb, FORESTRY AND 

 IRRIGATION, Atlantic Building, Washington, 

 D. C. 



The Hardy Catalpa has been proved by long 

 experiment to be an excellent tree for timber 

 purposes, and this, with its remarkably rapid 

 growth, makes it valuable for plantations, 

 either as a source of domestic supply or for an 

 investment. George W. Tincher, at Wilsey, 

 Kansas, has had considerable experience in 

 growing this species, and reports remarkable 

 success. He can supply seedling trees in large 

 numbers for plantation purposes, or he will 

 take contracts for setting out plantations of 60 

 acres or more. Those who wish to grow the 

 Catalpa can correspond to advantage with 

 Geo. W. Tincher, Wilsey, Kansas, whose ad- 

 vertisement appears in this magazine. 



The general increase in interest in the prob- 

 lems of reforestation has an expression in an 

 advertisement in the present issue of FORESTRY 

 AND IRRIGATION. We refer to the announce- 

 ment of the Scandinavian Tree Seed Establish- 

 ment, conducted by Johannes Rafn, Copen- 

 hagen-F, Denmark, which appears among the 

 advertising pages and requests correspondence 

 with first-hand collectors of tree seeds, of both 

 conifers and hardwoods. There has been a 

 lately growing demand for American tree seeds 

 in Europe, both for ornamental and forest 

 purposes. 



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