ADVANTAGES OF AFFORESTATION 



But there are other advantages to be de- 

 rived from a well-organised scheme of tree- 

 planting, not the least important being the 

 greater facilities that would be afforded for 

 disposing of the timber. In many outlying 

 districts all over the country that are far 

 removed from road and rail it is difficult to 

 dispose of the small amount of timber that is 

 periodically cut down, but, were larger quan- 

 tities and a continuity of supply forthcoming, 

 I feel certain that timber merchants would be 

 prompted to make special transit arrange- 

 ments. More than once I have been asked by 

 Irish landowners to recommend buyers of 

 good larch and oak timber, but, after nego- 

 tiating, I have invariably been told by the 

 merchant that the quantity offered was far 

 too small to allow of special facilities for 

 delivery being entered into, the timber, too, 

 being far removed from road and rail. They 

 stated, however, that if a specified number of 

 cubic feet of good timber could be guaranteed 

 annually for a number of years, they were quite 

 prepared to buy, especially oak and larch, 



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