TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction 5 



The Utility of Forests 7 



Capital Employed 



Precipitations or Rainfall 9 



Evaporation 9 



Mechanical Effect of Forests 11 



Hygienic Effects of Forests , 12 



Deforestation in Russia . . - = 14 



A Plea for Planting : 16 



Trees for Shelter 17 



Forestry Bye-products 18 



Geographical Distribution of Forest trees of Canada 26 



Levels of the Ottawa, Mattawa, Lake Nipissing, etc 29 



Forest Protection and Tree Culture on Water Frontages 34 



Systematic Management of Forests 39 



Forestry in the Colonies and India 47 



Notes on Forest Management in Germany 62 



Forest Destruction, its Causes and Results 79 



United States Consular Reports on European Forestry 91 



Forestry in France 113 



Timber Resources and Timber Trade of Canada 154 



Recent and Existing Timber Regulations in Canada .- 191 



Ontario Fire Act and Fire-ranging System 206 



Rocky Mountains Park of Canada 212 



The Adirondacks and Adirondack Park, etc 220 



The Yellowstone National Park 249 



California Public Park 253 



Ancient Forest Laws 254 



Forest Lands of the United States . . . 262 



