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Canadian Forestry Journal, April, 1918 



The Pine Tree Overseas 



A pamphlet called "The Pine 

 Tree" was issued by the Canadian 

 F'^restry Association some weeks ago, 

 containing items of information 

 regarding Canada's needs and pro- 

 gress in forest conservation. This 

 was designed for the overseas mem- 

 bers of the Forestry Battalions and 

 a first edition of 1000 copies was 

 sent to Y.M.C.A. camps, foresters, 

 etc. in England and France. The 

 aim of the pamphlet which wdll 

 be followed up by others; was to 

 give the rank and file a better idea 

 of the forestry situation in their 

 own Dominion so that what they 

 witnessed in the forests of Europe 

 might be properly related to home 

 conditions. 



, An officer writes as follows from 

 the 76th Co. C.F.C. in France: 

 "I can assure you that such literature 



is thoroughly appreciated by the 

 personnel of this company and I 

 trust we may be favored further 

 by your kindness apd thoughtful- 

 ness. 



"The first leaflet of "The pine 

 Tree" is an introduction and there 

 can be no doubt of the great value 

 to this and other forestry companies 

 of further supplies of information." 



Another officer in France writes: 

 "The Pine Tree is very interesting 

 and I have circulated copies where 

 I thought they would do most good." 



From Captain Douglas Weir, 

 (for Director of Timber Operations) 

 London : "Copies have been for- 

 warded to the various officers in 

 charge of districts for distribution 

 among the reading huts of the camps.' 



FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ! ! 



Head Off the Fire Season This 

 Year by Employing These 

 Lantern-Slide Sermonettes 

 In Your Local Motion- 

 Picture Theatre. 



The Canadian Forestry Association 

 is sending out to a large number 

 of motion picture theatres in or 

 near timbered districts educational 

 films (dealing with forest fire pre- 

 vention) and educational lantern 

 slides. 



We cannot cover the whole country. 

 You know your district best. Sup- 

 pose you order a dozen of the slides 

 for your local use! They can be 

 had at the slide-maker's price, 20 

 cents each. Or we will gladly pre- 

 pare new reading matter applicable 

 to your own territory, without any 

 charge to you. 



Any motion picture theatre will 

 gladly utilize these slides between 

 the reels of film, thus bringing sharply 



to the attention of the audience the 

 needfor care with fire. 



Your local theatre will show a 

 new Slide every night if you keep 

 it supplied. 



ENGLISH WALNUTS FAIL 



The Persian or so-called English 

 walnut is of commercial importance 

 in this country only in the far 

 Western States. In the South, it 

 has thus far failed altogether. In 

 the North and East it has held out 

 gleams of hope, first bright then 

 dull, for more than a century. There 

 is no way of telling the number 

 of three of this species which have 

 been planted in the northeastern 

 section of this country but let us 

 imagine it to have been 60,000. 

 Of these, fully 50 per cent, have 

 succumbed to climatic conditions; 

 25 per cent, have been bjut semi- 

 hardy, and possibly 25 per cent, 

 have attained the bearing age. A 

 part of each of the last two classes 

 have borne crops of commercial size 

 for a number of years. 



