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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



FORESTRY NOTES 



From the State Board of Forestry. 



Studies of eucalyptus jointly conducted by the Federal Forest 

 Service and this office and embodied in a bulletin in December 

 fail to bear out assertions regarding growth made by promotion 

 companies. Companies have claimed 100,000 board feet grown in 

 ten years. The best yield shown by our measurements was 57,820 

 board feet in a grove thirty-two years of age. The bulletin 

 serves as a check on exaggerated statements. 



The State Forester's biennial report asks for an appropriation 

 of $50,000 to be expended in fire protection after the organization 

 of a system of co-operation between State, counties, and individ- 

 uals. The money will be expended in providing patrols and in 

 paying the State's share of expenses in combating fires. 



Two companies of coast artillery from the Presidio at San 

 Francisco did splendid work in fire-fighting at Foresthill, Placer 

 County. They were the first troops moved from a distant point 

 to a fire in this State. 



The Legislature will be asked to pass laws enabling this office 

 to take charge of forest areas where fire danger is acute. The 

 burning of slashing will be closely regulated if this provision is 

 made. 



The Third Biennial Report of the State Forester of Cali- 

 fornia, Mr, J. M. Homans, is a creditable piece of work. The 

 problems of forest protection and management are discussed 

 in a very interesting way. Numerous excellent photographic 

 illustrations give emphasis to the text. A copy of the report may 

 be obtained by addressing the office of State Forester, Sacra- 

 mento, Cal. 



From the United States Forest Service. 



The very disastrous forest fires of last autumn have aroused 

 renewed interest in the problem of forest protection. Probably 

 the best treatment of the subject which has appeared will be 

 found in the form of a series of articles in American Forestry, 

 by Henry S. Graves, U. S. Chief Forester. 



A lumber company engaged in cutting National Forest timber 

 in the Sierra has recently agreed to cut all unmerchantable, dis- 

 eased trees and old snags in the line of their operations. In con- 



