1904 FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 493 



A fourth course is being prepared a commercial forest. This will be the 

 as an elective for Civil Engineer stu- first instance of a city in the United 

 dents, a number of whom have asked States creating a forest. The prac- 

 that such a course be given. ,This tice is quite common in Europe, 

 work will be a study of summer and where the forest-parks have not only 

 winter characteristics of common contributed to the pleasure of the 

 trees, with a study of the structure and people, but have been more than self- 

 identification of woods found on the supporting through their timber out- 

 ordinary market. put. Under its cooperative offer the 



The work will be broadened and Bureau of Forestry had last summer 



strengthened by work in the Depart- at Los Angeles four of its experts, mak- 



ment of Entomology by Prof. H. E. ing a comprehensive planting plan for 



Summers, and in the Department of the forest. This plan was completed 



Botany by Prof. L. H. Pammel, bear- at the end of September. The idea 



ing directly upon the subject of For- is to convert a waste piece of land 



estry. into a productive forest, which will 



Half of Professor Baker's time will not only pay for its creation and care 

 be given to the work of the Experi- through the sale of mature timber, 

 ment Station, which is just beginning but will prove a constant source of 

 a series of experiments in co-opera- pleasure and recreation for the citi- 

 tion with the Bureau of Forestry in zens of Los Angeles. It is an entirely 

 methods of treating soft wood fence practical plan, and Los Angeles de- 

 posts, such as soft maple, willow, and serves credit for its progressive spirit, 

 cottonwood. From 800 to 1,000 posts Other cities could very profitably fol- 

 have been donated by farmers of the low this excellent example, 

 state, and the results are being watch- 

 ed with a great deal of interest. The The Pocono Manor 

 fence post problem is a big one in the Association of Penn- 



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state of Iowa, and immense numbers sylvama has 700 acres, 



of posts are used annually by the covered . principally with a dense 



farmers and stockmen at a large ex- growth of chestnut and chestnut oak 



pense. Exhibition plots of the vari- sprouts, which it intends to improve 



ous trees adapted to Iowa conditions by forestry. This Association has 



will be started next spring and various spent a large sum of money in erecting 



experiments in growing and handling buildings and improving the condi- 



tree seedlings will be carried on. tions of its grounds for the comfort 



and pleasure of its members during 



Forest work at the the summer months. The tract of land 



University of Michi- is on Little Pocono Mountain, about 



gan continues under 20 miles north of Delaware Water 



direction of Professor Roth, assisted Gap, and is at present in a very bad 



by Professor Davis. Under Professor condition. It was lumbered some 



Roth's direction the courses in forestry forty years ago, and has been burnt 



at this institution made an excellent over periodically about once every 



start, and with the larger result of four or five years since then. Its 



arousing throughout the state a much present tree growth is only brush from 



needed sentiment in favor of forest 6 to 10 feet high and not always that, 



preservation. The opening of the new Thinning must be done, and also some 



collegiate year finds the attendance at planting in the bare places. 



Michigan increased over that of last. The greatest need is protection from 



fires. At the Association's solicita- 



Los Angeles, Cal., has tion, the Bureau of Forestry, early in 



3,000 acres of brush 1903, made plans for the improvement 



land called Griffith and protection of the 700 acres. These 



Park, which it intends to convert into plans are now being put in opera- 



