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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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Twenty- first Annual Report of the Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station of the University 

 of Wisconsin. For the year ending June 

 30, 1904. Pp. 392. Illustrated with nu- 

 merous half tones. Madison, Democrat 

 Printing Co., 1904. 



To the annual report of the director of 

 the Agricultural Station is appended near- 

 ly a score of articles dealing with various 

 phases of agriculture, and designed to pro- 

 mulgate among Wisconsin farmers general- 

 ly the principles of practical agriculture as 

 founded on scientific facts. With the de- 

 velopment of agriculture that has come dur- 

 ing the last quarter of a century, its prac- 

 tice is gradually assuming a semi-scientific 

 character, and the publication of such a 

 volume as this, with its many valuable ar- 

 ticles, gives the up-to-date farmer the facts 

 and figures in a convincing manner. 



Report on the Condition of Treated Timbers 

 Laid in Texas, February, 1902. Bulletin 

 No. 51, Bureau of Forestry. By HERMAN 

 vox SCHREXK. Pp. 45. illustrated with 

 6 half tones. Washington, Government 

 Printing Office, 1904. 



This is a report on the present condition 

 of railroad tie timbers, variously treated 

 with certain preservatives which were laid 

 on the Beaumont division of the Gulf, Colo- 

 rado and Sante Fe Railway, and which have 

 been in use during a period approximating 

 eighteen months. Each tie was numbered 

 and a record kept of the particular preser- 

 vative process used, duration of same and 

 locality of treating plant, and thirteen kinds 

 of wood were made use of. The report gives 

 general deductions in the form of reading 

 matter, and specifies in tabulated form the 

 result to each particular tie laid. 



Report Upon the Administration of the 

 Public Works Department in Egypt for 

 1903. By SIP WILLIAM GARSTIX, G. C. M. 

 G. Pp. 430 Illustrated with numerous 

 maps and diagrams. Cairo; National Print- 

 ing Department, 1904. 

 Of most interest to American readers are 

 those portions of this volume which are 

 devoted to irrigation, although the entire 

 publication has many interesting reports 

 and articles which would attract the gen- 

 eral reader. The figures given illustrating 

 the increase in value of land in Middle 

 Egypt, ascribed to the influence of the Asyut 

 Barrage, the Aswan Dam and other irri- 

 gation works along the Nile, are convincing- 

 ly eloquent of the splendid services rendered 

 Egypt by the Public Works Ministry. 



Federal and State Forest Laws. Bulletin 

 No. 57, Bureau of Forestry. Compiled by 

 GEORGE W. WOODRUFF, A.B., LL.B. Pp. 

 259. Washington, Government Printing 

 Office, 1904. 



As the title indicates, this volume is a 

 compilation of the various Federal and 

 State statutes bearing on forestry, and Mr. 

 Woodruff has arranged them by States, in 

 alphabetical order, under the heads of Con- 

 stitutional Provisions ; Administration and 



Use; Trespass on Private Lands and Tres- 

 pass on Public Lands ; Forest Fires in Gen- 

 eral and Those Caused by Railroads ; Boun- 

 ties, Rebates and Exemptions ; Investiga- 

 tion, Education and Public Observance. 

 There is also included an appendix, with 

 a table with information concerning pres- 

 ent forest reserves, timber reservations, na- 

 tional parks, etc. The Bulletin is especially 

 intended to help the Federal and State of- 

 ficials who deal with forest questions, as 

 well as the layman who wishes informa- 

 tion concerning forest legislation. It is 

 one of the most helpful publications that 

 the Bureau of Forestry has yet issued. 



Methods Used for Controlling and Reclaim- 

 ing Sand-dunes. Bulletin No. 57. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. By A. S. HITCHCOCK. 

 Pp. 36. Illustrated with 9 half-tone plates 

 and 9 text figures. Washington, Govern- 

 ment Printing Office, 1904. 



On the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, on 

 the shores of the Great Lakes, and at num- 

 erous places inland,- there are areas of sandy 

 land, for the most part originally covered 

 by vegetation, but now denuded of plant- 

 growth through the too-prevalent Ameri- 

 can idea of utilizing everything in sight, 

 without thought for the future. Sand-dunes 

 have in many places proved a positive 

 menace, and Mr. Hitchcock gives an out- 

 line of the methods followed in the Nether- 

 lands, Denmark, Germany and France. 



Cost of Pumping for Irrigation. Bulletin 

 No. 49, University of Arizona Experiment 

 Station. By SHERMAN M. WOODWARD. 

 Pp. 12. Tucson, November 28, 1904. 



A very interesting little pamphlet, which 

 describes in a simple manner the construc- 

 tion of home irrigation systems, and details 

 cost of the same. 



Irrigation in the United States: 1902. Bulle- 

 tin No. 16, Bureau of the Census. Pp. 92. 

 Washington, Government Printing Office, 

 1904. 



This volume contains very valuable 

 statistical matter regarding irrigation in 

 this country, which is amplified upon and 

 made more interesting by historical and 

 descriptive reading matter on the subject. 



How Plant Life is Distributed in Canada and 

 Why. By A. T. DRUMMOND. Reprint. 

 Pp. 16. 



In this little phamphlet Mr. Dummond 

 discusses in an interesting and popular way 

 the causes which influence distribution of 

 plant growth in Canada and summarizes 

 briefly the general aspects of vegetation 

 in the various groups readily distinguish- 

 able, noted as the Canadian, Forest, Mari- 

 time, Eastern Coast, Erie, St. Lawrence, 

 Boreal, Ontario, Prairie, Western Plains, 

 Rocky Mountain, British Columbia, South- 

 ern British Columbia, Cascade, Arctic, and 

 European. In estimating the age of Cana- 

 dian flora, Mr. Dummond says there are 

 certain species which have existed since the 

 early Eoncee Era. 



