34 2 FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION August 



The annual rainfall of about 55 inches college at Guelph, Ontario, and later 



is more than double the quantity neces- pursued graduate studies at Cornell 



sary to irrigate the land if it were planted University. Following this he was an 



in rice. Much of this water is undoubt- instructor in the New York State Col- 



eclly lost by flowing away in surface lege of Forestry up to the time of its 



streams to the gulf or by leaching out discontinuance. Dr. Clark made an 



into the gulf underground. Owing to excellent record while in the Bureau 



the fact that the main local streams of of Forestry, and he goes to his new 



southern Louisiana have never been position highly recommended by its 



gauged , the amount of water that reaches officials, 



the sea, even by surface streams, is not < 



yet known Without proper hydro- ToTestSeeck A circular recentl is _ 



graphic data, such as the United States sued , t h e u S De 



Geological Survey is accumulating in tment of Agriculture should go a 



many districts, it is impossible to even j tQward breaki the traffic 



approximately estimate the extent to in bad seedg- The drcular runs ^ fol _ 



which the total amount of rainfall may \ ows . 



be utilized here as deep- well water , , The act of Congress making appro . 



The topography and stratigraphy of iations for the Department of Agri- 

 southern Louisiana are discussed in con- culture fof the figcal year endj June 

 siderable detail by Professor Harris, who contains the following- 

 shows how they modify the character , T e Secret of Agriculture is 

 and the condition of the water hereb directed tQ obtain s in the 

 bulk of the paper consists of well statis market ks of seeds of cl 

 tics. Numerous wells throughout the Qr alfalf ^ tfae sam afl | if an such 

 various parishes are described and rec- seeds are found tQ be adulterated or mis . 

 ords are given where possible, of their branded or an seeds of Canada blue . 

 depths, the strata they penetrate, and (/) ^ com p ressa} are obtaine d 

 their flows. I he variation in flow and * nder & ^ ^ th&n Canada 

 pressure-head shown by wells east of the bl ras / or Poa com p rcssa , to publish 

 Mississippi and by those west of that he * esults of the ^ h with 

 river is discussed Professor Harris the n&mes of the fls b whom the 

 concludes with a chapter on well drill- eeds were offere( f for sale , 

 ing and pumping "Announcement is hereby made that 



In discussing the increased use of h co i lection and testing of seeds as 



underground waters m southern Louisi- directed by ^ ^ win | in July 

 ana, Mr. Fuller speaks of them as sources 



of town and domestic, of farm railroad, JAMES WlLSON 

 and manufacturing supplies. Extensive "'Secretary " 

 tables are given to show the extent and ^ 

 importance of the use of well and com- 

 bined well and bayou systems for the Forest Fires. It is interesting to note 

 irrigation of rice in Louisiana. The how conspicuous is the 

 method in which the water is applied absence of serious forest fires in several 

 and the land farmed is also described. states which have enacted forest-fire 



. laws and directed a rigid enforcement 



of the same. Realizing the import of 



Forester for Dr. Judson F. Clark the saying, 1< A stitch in time saves 



Ontario. leaves the Bureau of nine," several measures designed to 



Forestry during the prevent the occurrence of forest fires 



present month to become Provincial have been promulgated by the Ontario 



Forester of Ontario, Canada, a position government, and especially are these 



recently created by its government. regulations designed to safeguard Crown 



He will organize a Division of Forestry lands from damage by railroads. New 



in the Crown Lands Department. Dr. York State wardens have been vigorous 



Clark is a graduate of the agricultural this season in the matter of prosecu- 



