BOOK NOTICES. 



ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY. 



This is the title of a book written by Dr. 

 B. E. Fernow, editor of the Forestry De- 

 partment of Recreation and director of 

 the Cornell College of Forestry. It is a 

 reference book for students of political 

 economy and professional and lay students 

 of forestry. 



This work covers the subject of forestry 

 from the standpoint and for the use of the 

 student of political economy. It is not a 

 mere popular discussion of the theme, but 

 brings together with professional complete- 

 ness and accuracy all that a student of 

 economics needs to know, and should 

 know, of this branch of soil-culture and of 

 the significance of the forest resources in 

 the household of the nation, with a view 

 to formulating a forest policy for the State. 



The forest and water supplies, declares 

 President Roosevelt, are, perhaps, the most 

 vital internal questions in the United 

 States. It may readily be seen how the 2 

 go hand in hand. Stirred by the splendid 

 results from scientific forestry, obtained 

 in Germany and other countries, the Fed- 

 eral Government is, at last, fully awake to 

 the situation. Already it has 40,000,000 

 acres of forest reservation ; while the move- 

 ment is spreading to private estates and 

 preserves. What lends added prospect of 

 forest salvation is the fact that owners of 

 forest properties who hold them only for 

 commercial profit are beginning to see that 

 the forest is not a mine to be exhausted, 

 but a wood farm to be sown as well as 

 reaped. 



The present volume contains an entirely 

 new and thorough discussion of the whole 

 history and practice of forestry. The au- 

 thor having been for 12 years in charge of 

 the Federal Forestry Division in Wash- 

 ington during the period of its gradual de- 

 velopment, which has made its present ex- 

 pansion into a Bureau possible, and as an 

 active officer of the American Forestry As- 

 sociation during its entire existence, has 

 had unusual opportunities to speak from 

 personal observation and active participa- 

 tion in the development of these policies. 

 He was a member of the Prussian Forest' 

 Department 8 years, so that his knowledge 

 of the technical side of the subject and of 

 the condition of European forestry comes, 

 also from a wide personal experience. 



The subject is discussed in 12 chapters, 

 amplified by notes at the end of the volume. 

 First comes an introductory chapter on 

 "The Relation of the State to Natural Re- 

 sources." The chapter on "The Forest as 

 a Resource" is a summing up of the char- 

 acter of this national asset, "which is sec- 



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ond only to agriculture in its importance." 

 Other suggestive titles are: "Methods of 

 Forest Crop Production"; "Forest Econo- 

 my" ; "Forest Policies of Foreign Nations" ; 

 and "The Forestry Movement in the United 

 States." 



There is no other book in the English 

 language which treats the subject in this 

 comprehensive manner. 



This book is of immediate importance 

 not only to students of economics, but also 

 to every thoughtful citizen in this country. 

 The preservation of our national resources 

 must go hand in hand with our prosperity 

 and vigor as a nation. A wakeful intelli- 

 gence, therefore, in public measures such 

 as this is a prime necessity. The book is 

 published by Crowell & Co., 426 West 

 Broadway, New York, and sells at $1.50. 



Major E. S. Farrow, of the U. S. Army, 

 who served many years in the Indian 

 campaigns of the Northwest, and who for 

 a time was detailed in command of Indian 

 scouts in the Department of the Columbia, 

 has written a book entitled "Camping on 

 the Trail." He tells many of his interest- 

 ing and thrilling experiences while serving 

 on the frontier, and gives a great deal of 

 valuable information as to how to outfit 

 for such work, how + o live in camp, and 

 how to get the greatest possible com- 

 fort and enjoyment out of any hunting, 

 mountain climbing or exploring trip. The 

 book is published by the American Arms 

 Co., of Philadelphia, and sells at $1.50. 

 Every man interested in hunting or moun- 

 tain travel should have a copy of it. 



Every man who likes a good horse, and 

 that means nearly every sensible man, will 

 be interested in a book just published by 

 Little, Brown & Co., Boston, entitled First- 

 Hand Bits of Stable Lore. The author, 

 Mr. Francis M. Ware, is evidently a lover 

 of horses and a good judge of horse qual- 

 ity. He is a fluent and pleasing writer and 

 has put into this work a great deal of val- 

 uable teaching. The book is handsomely il- 

 lustrated with photographs, and beautifully 

 printed and bound. 



"A Nature Wooing" is the name of a 

 r book written by W. S. Blatchley and pub- 

 lished by the Nature Publishing Co., of 

 Indianapolis. This book is a journal of a 

 winter's experiences and observations in 

 Florida, and deals largely with the animal 

 life which Mr. Blatchley found and studied 

 there. Any nature student will therefore 

 find in this book a great deal of interesting 

 information. 



