There are said to be 150 kinds of Guatemala wood which are commercially valuable, and the number of species exceeds 400. The timber area includes the littoral forests in a narrow belt along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts; the humid forests mixed with the prairie fields which cover the plains from the foot of the Andean Cordilleras to the Pacific; the moist forests of the hot zone and the temperate zone found along the foothills of the volcanic chain and in the northern and eastern parts of the country; the humid forests of the cold zone; the pine and oak forests in the upland plains; the savannas and chaparral consisting of small trees and bushes; the savannas with pines along the Atlantic coast and the savannas of the cold zone on the highest tablelands of the mountain. In the report of the Intercontinental Railway Survey Lieutenant Hill gives a list of trees found in southeastern Guatemala which is another illustration of the varied timber resources of the country. The list is as follows: Aconacaste, conacaste, guanacaste--a light brown wood rather soft and resembling inferior walnut. Amarillo--yellowish, hard, plentiful, strong; lasts well in water or ground; used for pillars and girders in native houses. Cedro--reddish, easily worked; used much for boards, not very strong, warps easily. Caoba--mahogany. Chichipate--hard, fine-grained; used in wagon-making. Chiche--straight grained; lasts well above ground. Chico--straight grained; takes high polish. Granadillo--dark brown, strong, plentiful; good for construction. Guachipilin--good for construction. Guapinol--hard, resembles oak in texture. Jicaro--bears gourdlike fruit; plentiful on llanos, used in making saddle-trees. Laurel--resembles chestnut; used for furniture. Madre cacao--hard, takes fine polish; good for posts. Mario or Palo Colorado--a fine wood somewhat like mahogany. Matilishuate--grows large and straight; used for wagon boxes. Mora--dyewood. Jocote de Fraile--handsome wood, takes high polish. Ronron--fine, hardwood, takes high polish. Tempisque--reddish, resembles mahogany in weight and texture. Volador--fine tree, tall, straight trunk; good for bridges and roofs. With such a vast wealth of timber the importance of the railway projects which open up the forest regions and make the markets of the United States and Europe accessible will be appreciated. ENCOURAGEMENT TO LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES. Cattle raising and dairy farming are among the most profitable agricultural industries of Guatemala, while horse-breeding also can be made to pay unusually well. The native horse is small but very strong and is tireless. The race horses and others obtained through the crossing with foreign breeds imported from the United States and from Spain, England and South America have given most satisfactory results.