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Canadian Forestry Journal, April, 1918 



These areas are to be found scattered 

 over the part cf the Province north 

 of a line located approximately from 

 the mouth cf the Severn River 

 to Sharbot Lake, and thence along 

 the height of land northwestward 

 and westward to the Manitoba bound- 

 ary line. It goes on to say that 

 "Of such lands, fit for the ranching 

 of beef cattle and in some places 



also of sheep, there are many millions 

 of acres that ought to be seeded 

 for a new crop of pine, and should, 

 during the next half century, be 

 devoted to the production of beef, 

 mutton, venison and the flesh of 

 the moose, with the very finest 

 of freshwater fish in the usands of 

 lakes and streams which abound 

 perennially with water." 



Settlers Still a Great Fire Factor 



A striking fact in the Annual 

 Report of the Ottawa River For- 

 est Protective Association for 1917 

 is that out of 108 fires, no fewer 

 than 40 were caused iDy settlers. 

 As the result of special measures 

 to be taken this year, however, 

 there promises to be a reduction 

 in this class of fires. The Ottawa 

 River Association, Eastern Section, 

 experienced 74 fires in May and 

 17 in September. Fires burned over 

 5,270 acres in the limits and 3,599 

 acres on private lands the most 

 of it on old burns and cuttmgs. 

 In addition there occurred on the 

 western section of the Association, 

 damage to standing timber estimated 

 to be less than 30,000 board feet 

 partly scorthed. Only 28 fires were 

 encountered on the western section 

 seven of which required extra labour 

 to extinguish. The western section 

 shows a total of 305 acres burned 

 over on limits and private lands. 



The total area patrolled by the 

 Ottawa River Association is now 

 20,967,529 acres. The total net cost 

 of patrol was $22,264 . 



BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN 



The circulation of "Twenty Can- 

 adian Trees," a book for school 

 children or their seniors, issued about 

 two years ago by the Canadian 

 Forestry Association for free dis- 

 tribution, has reached its seven- 

 teenth thousand and will soon be 

 over the twenty-thousand mark. Re- 

 cently, Boards of Education have 

 been purchasing extensive editions 



of this little book for presentation 

 to the senior children. The School 

 Board of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., 

 ordered 1200 copies. 







A modern lookout tower on the Abitibi Pulp 

 Limit in Northern Ontario. This tower is typical 

 of the excellent work being done this year and 

 last by the Ontario Department of Lands, Forests 

 and Mines in extending forest fire protection. 



