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Show FOREST NOTE3 I There Is a flourishing forest school In tho Philippines and 'JS muti vero graduated with the class of 1013. Tho so called Scotch plno Is tho principal tree hi the Prussian force tH Its w'ood Is much llko thnt of tho western jellow plno of thu United Stntes. In general it may bo stnted thnt tho most dnngeroiiH forest flro periods In tho west nro In mlddlo mid Into summer; sum-mer; In thu east they are hi the spring" nml fall. Becauso of tho Importanco of forestry for-estry nt tho annual conservation congress con-gress In Wnshlnglon November 18 to 20 nn extra dny Is added to tho sessions ses-sions Monday tho 17th. It haa been suggested that guajtican a very hard wood of Central America may furnish shuttlo blocks to supplement supple-ment dogwood nma persimmon now most used and In danger of becoming exhausted , Under forest regulations in Columbia Colum-bia rubbor gatherers nro required to glvo tho trees H rest period In tapping them for gum. Tho slzo mumbor mid iocattou of tho Incisions aro regulated fiB bj law. In tho United States similar I HB regulations nro Ih forco in tho tap- I B I ping of pines for turpentine on tho ' B I Flordla national forest. H |