STATE OF ARBORICULTURE IN NORTH LANCASHIRE, 195 
them by existing plantations in the amelioration of the climate. 
Previous to planting his land a proprietor will always consider what 
return he is to get from the land so occupied. Arguments in favour 
of reclaiming waste land by planting have been pressed upon pro- 
prietors for many years in the public press and otherwise, and 
although much has been done much more yet remains to be done. 
It is calculated that there are 80,000 acres of shore land in Lanea- 
shire, of which it is estimated that 40,000 acres are reclaimable. 
Where could we find a wider field for experiment, and at the same 
time get a better test for all timber trees that would stand the sea 
breeze? This of course would be a consideration for Government. 
The length of time that must necessarily elapse before any return is 
received for money laid out in planting forms the chief objection to 
its being more generally carried out, and I am much afraid the 
prices we are receiving at the present time for timber are far from 
encouraging landed proprietors to invest largely in planting ; but 
as we are constantly hearing of the timber resources of America 
failing, | hope to see landed proprietors aroused to the subject of 
planting. And with a special Parliamentary Committee to inquire 
into the state and condition of forestry in this country, I expect to 
see the planting and management of our woodlands receiving more 
attention in the future than they have received in the past, both by 
landed proprietors and the nation at large. 
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