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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A surveyor-general of woods was ap- 

 pointed to see that this provision of the char- 

 ter was carried into effect. Near the coast 

 all white pines of suitable dimensions were 

 marked with the "broad arrow" three cuts 

 across the bark with an ax, like the track of 

 a crow. This was the King's mark. 



Long after the Revolution had obliterated 

 the royal authority men who had been taught 

 in boyhood to respect the King's mark hesi- 

 tated to cut such trees. 



In felling a tree it was necessary to "bed 



it" to prevent its breaking. This was done by 

 cutting the small growth and placing the 

 small trees across the hollow, so that there 

 should be no strain upon one section more 

 than upon another when the monster pine 

 struck the ground. 



The mast was hauled out of the woods on 

 one strong sled, whether in winter or sum- 

 mer, and so many oxen were required that 

 the hind pair were often choked in crossing 

 a hollow, being hung up in their yoke by the 

 pulling of those ahead of them. 



FIRE NOTICES TO TEACHERS 



The State Forestry Department of Minnesota lias mailed 15,000 circulars to superin- 

 tendents of high schools and public school teachers of the State, calling attention to Fire 

 Prevention Day. Approximately seven circulars will be given each teacher, and observation 

 of the day is asked in the public schools of the State. 



The circulars sent out by the State Forester call attention to the danger of fires, and 

 ask an observance of rules for the prevention of serious conflagrations. 



"Minnesota has suffered more than any other State through forest fires." the circular 

 reads. "Hundreds of our people have been burned to death. Untold millions of dollar? 

 worth of property has been consumed." 



CURRENT LITERATURE 



MONTHLY LIST FOB OCTOBER, 1912. 



(Books and periodicals indexed in the 



Library of the United States 



Forest Service.) 



Forestry as a Whole 



Gaylord, F. A. Forestry and forest resources 

 in New York. 5S p. pi. Albany, N. Y., 

 1912. (New York Conservation com- 

 mission Division of lands and forests. 

 Bulletin 1.) 



Hay, R. D. General principles of forestry. 

 2 p. Sydney, 1912. (New South Wales 

 Department of forestry. Bulletin 1.) 



Proceedings and reports of associations, 

 forest departments, etc. 



India Bengal Forest dept. Annual prog- 

 ress report on forest administration in 

 the lower provinces of Bengal for the 

 year 1910-1911. 51 p. Calcutta, 1911. 



India Eastern Bengal and Assam Forest 

 dept. Progress report of forest admin- 

 istration for the year 1910-1911. 91 p. 

 Shillong, 1912. 



Russia Lyesnoi department (Forest dept.) 

 Ezheghodnik (Yearbook), 1910, v. 1-2. 

 St. Petersburg, 1912. 



Forest Aesthetics 



Hurst, Charles. The book of the English 

 oak. 196 p. pi. London, Lynwood & Co., 

 1911. 



Street and park trees 



St. Louis City forester. Annual report for 



the fiscal year ending April 11, 1912. 8 



p. St. Louis, Mo., 1910. 



Forest Education 



Graves, Henry Solon. The profession of 

 forestry. 17 p. Wash., D. C., 1912. (U. 

 S. Dept. of agriculture Forest service. 

 Circular 207.) 



Forest Legislation 



British Columbia Legislative assembly. An 

 act respecting forests and crown timber 

 lands, and the conservation and preser- 

 vation of standing timber, and the regu- 

 lation of commerce in timber and prod- 

 ucts of the forest. 52 p. Victoria, 

 B. C., 1912. 



Forest Description 



Maryland Geological survey. Prince 

 George's county. 251 p. pi. and atlas. 

 Baltimore, 1911. 



