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Some million and a half more pieces of cedar were cut in 1910 

 than in 1909, and the amount for this species of seventy million 

 pieces made up one-twelfth of the total. Prices ranged from 

 $1.25 for yellow pine to $3.18 per thousand for poplar. 



Over nine-tenths of the two billion shingles produced in Canada 

 during 1910 were of cedar and over one-half of these were 

 western cedar cut in British Columbia. The consumption of 

 spruce and White Pine, for shingles has decreased suddenly in 

 1910, eighty-two per cent, less of the former being made than in 

 1909, and scarcely one-fifth the usual amount of white pine being 

 produced. Nova Scotia and Quebec cut most of the spruce 

 shingles. The White Pine shingles are mostly of the species Pinus,. 

 monticola and are cut in British Columbia. Nearly three million 

 more of hemlock shingles were produced in 1910 than during the 

 year previous and of the total of fifteen million pieces, over nine- 

 tenths was produced in Ontario and Quebec. The above four 

 species furnished over ninety-eight per cent, of the wood used in 

 shingles. Balsam, Dougles Fir and Jack Pine, although of less 

 importance, were used during 1910 in increasing quantities and 

 for the first time ; tamarack and red pine were reported as shingle 

 wood. There was less fluctuation in the value of the species than 

 formerly. Balsam shingles were the cheapest at $1.48 per thou- 

 sand and tamarack the most expensive at $2.49. 



The Commission for the Investigation and Control of the Chest- 

 nut Blight in Pennsylvania has issued very rigid instructions to 

 all nurserymen and common carriers in regard to the inspection 

 of all chestnut nursery stock. The instructions provide that no 

 shipments shall be made until the stock has been examined by 

 the Commission, and no trees can be forwarded which do not con- 

 tain a certificate of inspection. Uninfected stock will be per- 

 mitted to go out after it has been dipped in an approved fungi- 

 cide, preferably Bordeaux mixture ; while diseased trees will 

 be burned. 



The question of scientific management is at present receiving 

 a great deal of attention from engineers and the administrative 

 heads of industrial concerns, and its principles will no doubt even- 

 tually be given consideration in connection with forest manage- 



