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rather expensive as compared with the broad leaf varieties. The 

 evergreen, however, is a tree especially suited to a country where 

 the winters are so long and where thick windbreaks are such an 

 advantage, so that the cultivation of this class of trees should 

 be encouraged as much as possible. Nowhere in the west have 

 conifers been extensively planted, but there is no doubt that 

 several varieties will prove quite hardy and also profitable. 



During the past five years something over 5,000,000 

 seedlings have been distributed from the nurseries of the Forestry 

 Branch. In the future it is the intention to grow all the 

 stock that may be required on the new nursery station at Indian 

 Head which is now well equipped for the purpose and will in 

 a very few years be well sheltered by the trees already planted 

 for windbreaks. Any varieties hardy to the Northwest can 

 then be grown from seed without fear of damage being done by 

 the strong wind storms which at certain seasons of the year 

 are extremely violent. 



In the report of the Boer Delegates, Messrs. Jooste, Lane 

 and Rood, on the agriculture and stock farming of Canada, Aus- 

 tralia and New Zealand, which has recently been published 

 under the title of "Agriculture within the Empire," they have 

 the following to say in regard to Forestry when summarizing 

 their conclusions: — 



"The planting of trees for shelter for stock and for future 

 farm requirements should not by any means be overlooked. 

 In fact this is a very important factor in successful farming. 

 We recommend Cypresses, Pines and Wattles and any of the 

 many varieties of Australian Eucalypts or Gum trees, all of 

 which grow rapidly. Gum trees are especially desirable for 

 fence posts, farm buildings, sheep and cattle pens, &c. It is 

 a good plan to plant small groves of trees here and there about 

 the farm, because a sheltering clump of trees will break the 

 cold winds of winter and afford shade during the hot summer 

 months, besides adding greatly to the beauty of the homestead. 

 We noticed everywhere on our travels that progressive farmers 

 always laid out small plantations, and the results were invari- 

 ably found to fully repay the trifling initial cost and trouble. 

 For garden hedges the Cypress pine will be found to answer as 

 well as any, being very dense and hardy and standing both 

 extremes of heat and cold." 



