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THE IRKIGATION AGE. 



FORESTRY NOTES 



Connecticut has one and a half mil- 

 lion acres of timberland, mainly in 

 farmers' woodlots. 



Canada has a society of forest en- 

 gineers. Dr. B. E. Fernow, of Toron- 

 to, is president, and Mr. F. W. H. 

 Jacombe, of Ottawa, is secretary. 



Of the three Pacific coast states, 

 Oregon and Washington far outstrip 

 California in the work done by pri- 

 vate owners for forest protection. 



The development of quicksilver 

 mines promises to make large de- 

 mands for cordwood and construc- 

 tion timbers on the Tonto national 

 forest, Arizona. 



Manufacturers of greenhouses and 

 makers of boxes are getting in touch 

 so that the latter may use for box 

 cleats the cypress waste from the 

 greenhouses. 



Only one wood, Spanish cedar, 

 (Cedrela odorata), is commonly used 

 for cigar boxes. Sometimes a cheap- 

 er wood may form the basis of the 

 box, with paper-thin veneers of the 

 tropical cedar over it. 



It has been suggested that certain 

 kinds of timber on the national for- 

 ests be reserved for the needs of the 

 navy. This recalls the fact that the 

 first forest reservations in this coun- 

 try were made for naval material. 



A California firm is selling eucalyp- 

 tus charcoal at $24 a ton, as against 

 $20 a ton for oak charcoal. Since 

 most of the California-grown euca- 

 lyptus does not make good lumber, 

 uses for other products of the tree 

 are being sought. 



Lodgepole pine seed sown broad- 

 cast on the snow in southern Idaho 

 last spring germinated when the snow 

 melted, and as many as 60 little trees 

 were counted to the square foot. 

 The summer was so dry, however, 

 that most of the plants died, except 

 where sheltered by brush or logs. 



Fifteen small sawmills are cutting 

 timber from the Powell national for- 

 est in southern Utah, more than 100 

 miles from the nearest railrciad. They 

 are run by settlers* during time that 

 can be spared from the crops, and 

 supply local needs since there is no 

 opportunity to ship timber in or out. 



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