CANADIAN DEPARTMENT 



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CANADIAN DEPARTMENT 



BY ELLWOOD WILSON 



PRESIDENT, CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FOREST ENGINEERS 



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T^HE Canadian Forestry Association is 

 just sending on the road, for the sec- 

 ond season its "Forestry Car." This is a 

 special car fitted with all sorts of fire fight- 

 ing apparatus, a miniature nursery, samples 

 and pictures of wood manufactures, mov- 

 ing picture apparatus and lectures. This 

 car is sent to regions which have large 

 timberlands or industries and also stops 

 for lectures in the larger cities. Audiences 

 of 600 at one meeting are not uncommon. 

 This kind of propaganda has proved most 

 efifective, especially in districts which have 

 been foci of forest fires in the past. Mr. 

 Black, the Secretary, is to be congratulated 

 on his cleverness in devising novel propa- 

 ganda methods in the efficient way in 

 which he has carried them out. 



Sales of timberlands in Ontario, recentli 

 made by the Government have realized the 

 highest prices ever paid, in one case 

 $22.00 per thousand feet, standing. 



The Government of New Brunswick has 

 again advanced the dues on timber cut on 

 Crown Lands by one-third and has put into 

 force new cutting regulations. This will 

 mean an increase in revenue of $150,000 if 

 the cut is the same as last year. Spruce, 

 pine, tamarack and cedar will pay $3.50 per 

 thousand instead of $2.50; hemlock, fir and 

 poplar $3.00 instead of $2.00. Spruce and 

 white pine shall be cut not less than 12 

 inches in diameter measured inside the bark 

 not less than 12 inches from the ground. 

 Jack pine, or "Princess Pine" as it is called 

 locally, not less than 10 inches. Fir not 

 less than 9 inches. A fine of $50.00 per tree 

 in addition to the regular stumpage is im- 

 posed. Trees must be utilized to a six 

 inch top and a penalty of $7..50 per thou- 

 sand will be imposed for all usable ma- 

 terial left in the wood in contravention o 

 the regulations. In case of fire or blow 

 down the Government may compel the li- 

 censee to cut and remove such timber be- 

 fore it becomes unusable. If he does not 

 remove such timber he must pay the stump- 

 age in any case. Trees killed by fire or 

 budworm shall only pay two-thirds the 

 stumpage of sound trees. New Brunswick 

 is advancing rapidly along forestry lines 

 and should be heartily congratulated. 



The Brown Corporation has bought a 

 hydroplane for mapping their timber lands 

 and has decided to undertake planting 

 operations on their holdings in the United 

 States, planting four trees for every one 

 they cut. They are undertaking this as a 

 patriotic duty. We hope there will be more 

 like them, and venture the statement that 



after fifteen or twenty years they will be 

 very thankful that they were so patriotic 

 and far sighted. 



In traveling through southern Quebec 

 and northern Maine much damage to 

 balsam and spruce by budworm was 

 noticed. 



Plantations of Scotch Pine in Quebec are 

 showing damage from white pine weevil, 

 from a fungous disease and from a rust. 

 Several trees are showing this years shoots 

 falling oflf and it looks as if the damage is 

 due to mice. Altogether this species does 

 not seem to be a good one to plant. 



Norway spruce plantations are doing re- 

 markably well, growth this year being in 

 many cases from two to three feet. Planta- 

 tions made in 1914, four year old stock, 

 are now six feet and over on fair soils. 



Fires in the Prairie Provinces have been 

 disastrous this summer and have been 

 very difficult to control. Northern On- 

 tario has also suffered quite a little. 



Arrangements are being made by Dr. 

 Howe of the Commission of Conservation 

 with a number of the large paper and lum- 

 ber companies to have certain areas cut 

 this next winter under regulations drawn 

 up by him and under the supervision of his 

 men. This will mean some additional 

 slight cost of logging but will furnish very 

 important information in regard to the ef- 

 fect of different systems of cutting. Such 

 co-operation is very valuable and should be 

 encouraged and as widespread as possible. 



AIRPLANES FIND FOREST FIRES 



"P EPORTS to the Forest Service, United 

 States Department of Agriculture, 

 from the national forests in California, 

 where Army aviators are making daily 

 flights in search of forest fires, indicate 

 that the innovation has been decidedly 

 successful and that air patrols of the 

 forests will prove so valuable that they 

 will eventually become a permanent part 

 of the work to shield the great woodlands 

 from conflagrations. Numerous fires have 

 been discovered in their early stages by the 

 aviators and have been reported immedi- 

 ately to the forest rangers. It is believed 

 that considerable loss has been prevented 

 by such early discovery. Lack of suitable 

 landing places in this rugged country has 

 proved a handicap in some instances and 

 has caused a belief in certain quarters that 

 dirigible balloons will finally be found 

 more suitable than airplanes for forest 

 flying. 



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