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tlic mature pine, spruce and cedar are already largely destroyed; (b) to the open- 

 ing up of spots in the forest through the falling of diseased balsam, etc., which 

 give free sweep to the wind, resulting in great losses of healthy timber from 

 windfall; (c) to the littering of the floor of the forest with fallen highly com- 

 bustible materials which serve as fire traps. Estimates of windfall timber in the 



A corner of a balsam and pine stand destroyed by butt rot. 



Reserve run up to many millions of feet. Trees in advanced stages of butt rot 

 fall over of their own weight or are easily blown over; in many places, especially 

 where balsam predominates, there is an extensive acreage of this type. It would 

 seem highly important that attention should be drawn to the conditions resulting 

 from diseased balsam so prevalent in the Temagami area. 



