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lem in forest protection to-day. That it can be solved is evi- 

 denced on the lands under management by the United States 

 Forest Service. 



For the prevention of forest fires, what is needed more than 

 anything else is the whole-hearted support of the public. We 

 are only just beginning to realize the value of fire protection 

 from the standpoint of standing timber; from the standpoint of 

 the future growth that realization is still farther ofif. The de- 

 struction will go on till lumber prices reach the cost of production. 



The remainder of the bulletin is given up to a synopsis of the 

 official information regarding the season's fires in the diflferent 

 provinces, and extracts from the provincial fire laws. A total of 

 1,134 fires was reported, burning over 435,000 acres, destroying 

 timber nominally valued at $210,400. The returns are admittedly 

 much below the reality, and in some provinces, notably Ontario 

 and Quebec, no records are available. J. H. W. 



Forest Products of Canada: igop: Lumber, Lath, Square Tim- 

 ber and Shingles. By H. R. MacMillan. Bulletin 11, Forestry 

 Branch. Ottawa, Canada. 1910. Pp. 30. 



The statistics presented are based upon schedule reports made 

 directly to the Forestry Branch by 2,085 irniUs as compared with 

 1,409 mills in 1908. They are the first highly accurate detailed 

 statistics issued in Canada, and of the many interesting facts we 

 give the following. 



The total lumber cut reported was 3,814,942 M bd. ft. (one- 

 tenth the annual cut in the United States) valued at about 63 

 million dollars. Ontario is easily the first province in lumber 

 production, contributing 40 per cent, of the total. In British 

 Columbia the cut of fir and cedar was greatly increased over that 

 in 1908 so that now the province stands second, producing 21 

 per cent, of the whole. Quebec stands third with 17 per cent., 

 a decrease of 7.5 per cent, from that of 1908, despite the fact 

 that reports were received from 451 mills as compared with 277 

 mills the previous year. New Brunswick furnished 10 per cent, 

 and Nova Scotia 7 per cent. 



Of the species lumbered, spruce formed 29.5 per cent., white 

 pine 27.4, Douglas fir 12.3, hemlock 7.9, cedar 5.0, and red pine 

 4.4 per cent. 



