Forestry Notes. 



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Out of fourteen Deputy Supervisors, or the men next in rank, 

 ten are Californians, one is a native of an Eastern State, and three 

 are from Rocky Mountain and other Western States. With a 

 total summer force of 360 rangers and guards, taking care of 

 the 28,000,000 acres of forest area within this District, 344 were 

 appointed from Cahfornia, two from the Eastern States, and 

 fourteen were transferred or appointed from other Western 

 States. Most of the transfers mentioned were made when the 

 organization of the Service was begun in this State, and were 

 for the purpose of filling vacancies where experienced forest 

 officers were needed. 



Wood-using In co-operation with the State Board of Forestry, 

 Industries. the Forest Service is making a statistical study 

 of the wood-using industries in California. In 

 this study the following information concerning each industry is 

 being collected: (a) Products manufactured and field of trade; 



(b) Kinds of wood used in the manufacture of each product; 



(c) Approximate amount used annually; (d) Approximate cost 

 f . o. b. the factory; (e) Source of the raw material (whether 

 produced in or out of the State) ; (f) Form in which the raw 

 material is required at the factory; (g) Grades of material desired 

 for the different uses; (h) Smallest size of each class of material 

 which can profitably be purchased. This information will be 

 compiled into a full and concise report and will be pubHshed 

 as a State bulletin. 



An investigation of this character will be of value in a number 

 of ways : To the State it will be of considerable assistance in 

 forming an intelligent forest policy and in presenting the ad- 

 vantages the State offers to wood-using industries to locate in 

 it; the timber owner and even the rancher who has a few 

 scattered trees to sell can learn from this report where a market 

 can be found ; to the saw-mill operator it may suggest a use for 

 wood which he previously considered of little commercial value ; 

 to the manufacturer who is under the necessity of looking beyond 

 his own State for all or part of the lumber needed, it will furnish 

 a source of fairly accurate information concerning a region most 

 likely to supply his needs ; the merchants throughout the country 

 who handle wood products can study to advantage the report 

 of what California has to sell or wishes to buy; for people at 

 large it has a statistical value and gives much general informa- 

 tion ; it gives valuable information concerning the forms, uses, 

 and grades in which the factories desire lumber and also the 

 woods most suitable for particular purposes. 



Cards are being sent out indicating the information desired 

 from the various factories. Reports from individual firms will. 



