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spruce will proabbly average six to seven 

 inches and is of very slow growth indeed. 



'Examinations showed that it took balsam 

 from seventeen to twenty-seven years to 

 make one inch, black spruce from seventeen 

 to fifty years to make one inch. There is a 

 very large burnt area but reproduction is 

 good. 



'The St. Maurice Fire Protective Associa- 

 tion has had a very successful year. Over 

 275 forest fires were extinguished with prac- 

 tically no damage; seven lookout towers 

 have been constructed and telephone lines 

 have been commenced. The success of co- 

 operative forest fire protection has been es- 

 tablished beyond a doubt.' 



NUT GROWING. 



The National Nurseryman of Rochester, 

 New York, gives considerable attention to 

 nut growing in the northern states. In a 

 recent issue it recommends for planting in 

 these states the American chestnut, the 

 shagbark hickory, the American black wal- 

 nut, the butternut and the American hazels. 

 The English walnut has been little tried, 

 but there are several very successful planta- 

 tions in Pennsylvania. Nearly all of these 

 do well in the Maritime Provinces and in 

 southern Quebec and southern Ontario, but 

 so far very little has been done in develop- 

 ing this industry. 



Developments in British Columbia. 



CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



Mr. MacMillan, Chief Forester for the far 

 western province, writes: 



'We have recently succeeded in putting 

 into effect here one of the recommendations 

 of the Canadian Forestry Association, that 

 is, that all land before settlement should be 

 examined by the Forest Branch to determine 

 whether it should be opened up for settle- 

 ment or reserved for timber purposes. Be- 

 fore applications for land are dealt with in 

 the Coast District they are now referred to 

 the Forest Branch for examination. We 

 anticipate that this policy will not only save 

 a great deal of wasted effort and misery by- 

 preventing people from settling on non-agricul- 

 tural land but will also prevent the taking up 

 of valuable merchantable timber under the 

 guise of settlement. 



'At the present time the members of the 

 Forest Board are spending a great deal of 

 their time in the investigation of the royalty 

 situation. As you know the Government is 

 now arranging to revis'e the royalties paid on 

 timber held under license with a view to 

 adopting a policy which will ensure that the 

 pubhc will receive, when the timber is cut, 

 a fixed proportion of its stumpage value.' 



Mr. F. W. H. Jacombe,in charge of the library 

 of the Forestry Branch at Ottawa, has 

 accepted the appointment of head of the 

 Canadian responsibility district (or. for 

 short, 'district head for Canada') of the 

 Special Libraries Association. The mem- 

 bership of this association includes represen- 

 tatives (to the number of some three hun- 

 dred) of the libraries of Canada and the 

 United States connected with banking, in- 

 surance, manufacturing and other industrial 

 concerns^ government departments and 

 commissions, municipal and legislative refer- 

 ence libraries and various other classes of 

 libraries. 



The Canadian Forestry Association is the 

 organization in Canada for the propagation 

 of the principles of forest conservation. 

 This it does by means of conventions, meet- 

 ings, lectures and literature. 



It is a popular organization supported by 

 the fees of members, assisted by some gov- 

 ernment grants. 



There is a vast field of work before the 

 Association which is only limited by the 

 funds at the disposal of the Association. 



Those who are not already members are 

 invited to join and assist in the work. The 

 membership fee is one dollar per year, and 

 this entitles the member to attend and vote 

 at all meetings and to receive the Annual 

 Eeport and the Canadian Forestry Journal. 

 Women as well as men are eligible for mem- 

 bership. 



Applications for membership and requests 

 for literature and information may be ad- 

 dressed to 



The Secretary, 

 Caandian Forestry Association, 



Canadian Building, Ottawa, Can. 



Objects of the Association. 



(1) The exploration of the public domain, 

 so that lands unsuitable for agriculture may 

 be reserved for timber production. 



(2) The preservation of the forests for 

 their influence on climate, soil and water 

 supply. 



(3) The promotion of judicious methods 

 in dealing with forests and woodlands. 



(4) Tree planting on the plains and on 

 streets and highways. 



(5) Reforestation where advisable. 



(6) The collection and dissemination of 

 information bearing on the forestry problem 

 in general. 



