'52 



Canadian Forestry Jou'ual, 



Courtesy "Sunshine," Montreal. 



In the Woods: On the Road to the Dump. 



Cost of Forestry in different Countries* 



(By H. S. Graves Chief Forester, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, in the Eeport of the 

 U. S. National Conservation Commission.) 



A comparison of the expenses of 

 forestry in different countries is 

 necessarily unsatisfactory, because 

 the forests differ in character and 

 there is a very wide difference in 

 economic conditions. In Europe 

 systematic forest management was 

 introduced many years ago. The 

 forests are thoroughly organized, 

 and the expenses of administration 

 represent their maintenance, pro- 

 tection, and operation. In this coun- 

 try the work of forest organization 

 has only just been started. Even 

 our National Forests have only been 

 roughly explored, and we have only 

 estimates of the standing timber 

 p'rowing in them and its value. 

 There are almost no roads, only a 



few satisfactory maps, insufficient 

 demarcation of boundaries, very few 

 fire lines, and the work of construc- 

 tion of headouarters, ranger cabins, 

 telephone lines, etc., remains as yet 

 to be carried out. Almost no work- 

 ing plans have been made for our 

 National Forests, and the life his- 

 tory of the trees must be more com- 

 pletely studied before satisfactory 

 methods of silviculture can be de- 

 vised. Practically all of the work 

 of organization of the forests re- 

 mains to be done. 



Other conditions enter in also to 

 affect a comparison of expenses. In 

 America and India there is great 

 danger from fire, and large sums of 

 money must be spent on providing 



