Service des Agents Forestiers. 



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At the time of planting all of the 

 above varieties were about 18 inches 

 high except spruce and pines, which 

 would not average more than 9 inches. 

 The trees were planted 3 feet by 3 feet 

 in the case of evergreens, and 4 feet by 

 4 feet in other varieties. 



This table is of value only as showing 

 the relative growth of the varieties for 

 the first three or four seasons. The 

 Cottonwood, willow and Russian poplar 

 make the greatest growth in these early 

 years, while the ash, elm, spruce and 

 pine do not grow so fast at the start, 

 but later on make a larger annual 

 growth. 



The chief point is this, that the 

 varieties making a rapid growth in the 

 early years can be established in plan- 

 tations far more cheaply than those of 

 slower growth. For example, our plots 

 of Cottonwood, Cottonwood and maple 

 and Russian poplar set out in 1906 now 

 require no further hoeing or cultiva- 

 tion; whereas the ash and elm planted 

 in the same year will require cultiva- 

 tion for probably two seasons yet. 

 This is a very important point in de- 

 termining what varieties to plant. 



All we can be absolutely sure of, then, 

 from our present results is that a farmer 

 can establish a thriving plantation of 

 Cottonwood, maple, willow, Russian 



poplar, or any mixture of these four at 

 a labor outlay, extending over a period 

 of three years, equivalent to $24.00 per 

 acre. At the end of the third season he 

 should have a plantation averaging from 

 7 to 10 feet high and likely to make an 

 annual growth of from 18 inches to two 

 feet for the next few years. 



Such a plantation properly situated 

 on the farm could be made to serve the 

 dual purpose of shelter and fuel supply. 

 There is no investment that can be 

 made on a farm that is likely to prove 

 so profitable as the setting out of a well- 

 arranged plantation. Buildings cost 

 large sums and deteriorate in value. 

 Plantations cost comparatively little 

 and increase in value at a surprising 

 rate. On the prairies we must take into 

 consideration not only the actual value 

 of the wood produced — which in Europe 

 is ail that really counts in a commercial 

 plantation — but also the added home 

 comforts and the very materially in- 

 creased sale value a good plantation 

 means on any western farm. 



Every prairie farm should have from 

 ten to twenty acres planted to trees. 

 Do not trv to do too much in one season. 

 One or two acres well planted and 

 properly cultivated will be worth more 

 than twice the area carelessly looked 

 after. 



Service des Agents Forestiers de la Province de Quebec. 



Par G. C. Piche, Ingenieur Forestier, Dept. drs Terres 

 et forets de quebec. 



Dans le numero de decembre dernier 

 de ce journal, j'ai publie une courte 

 notice detaillant le travail commence par 

 les preiniers agents forestiers de la 

 Province de Quebec. J'esquissais egale- 

 ment le programme des travaux de 

 I'hiver qui commencait; il sera peut-etre 

 int^'ressant aux lecteurs du Journal 

 forestier de savoir les resultats que nous 

 avons obtenus de nos agents, et cela 

 d'autant plus qu'il a paru dans le 

 Forestry Quarterly de mars 1909, sous 

 la signature de Mr. EUwood Wilson, un 

 article critiquant le Service exterieur de 

 la Province de Quebec. 



Ainsi que je I'ecrivais en decembre 

 dernier, les trois eleves que I'on m'avait 

 confies re^urent des instructions tres 

 s^veres concernant la surveillance des 

 exploitations confines a leur charge. lis 



devaient faire observer a la lettre les 

 reglements de la Branche des Bois et 

 Forets. De plus, pour forger les 

 exploitants a exercer plus de vigilance 

 sur leurs hommes, j'avais reussi a faire 

 emettre la circulaire suivante par le 

 Departement des Terres et Forets: 



Circulaire auv Porteurs de licexces 

 L 16761-'08. 



Ministers des Terres et For^ts 



Comme on rapporte a ce Departement 

 de nombreuses infractions aux regle- 

 ments des bois, quant k la maniere 

 d'exploiter la foret sur les Terres de la 

 Couronne, j'ai I'honneur d'attirer votre 

 attention sur la pr^sente circulaire et de 

 vous prier de vous y conformer. vous- 

 memes et vos employes. 



