Canadian Forestry Journal, July, 1918 



1785 



Canada's Piilpwood Resources 



The following table shows the aj)- 

 j)roxiniatc amounts of certain classes 

 of pulpwood material now standini* 

 in the several provinces of Canada. 

 All sizes of the species named are 

 included; It represents, to some 

 extent, a compromise between the 

 guesses made by various individuals 

 or organizations in the past, and in- 

 formation relatin^g to the partial areas 

 based upon investigations actually 

 made in the field. 



Cords 

 Nova Scotia 30,000,000 spruce 



and balsam. 

 New Brunswick 33,000,000 spruce 



and balsam. 

 Quebec 300,000,000 spruce 



and balsam- 

 Ontario 200,000,000 spruce 



and balsam. 



Total for Eastern 



Canada 563.000,000 cords. 



Prairie provinces .. 85,000,000 spruce 



and balsam. 



Prairie provinces .100,000,000 poplar 



British Columbia .285,370,000 Sitka 



spruce, western 



hemlock, balsam 



and Cottonwood. 



Total for Western 



Canada 470,370,000 cords. 



Total for all 



Canada 1,033,370,000 cords 



In considering this table certain 

 allowances must be made in arriving 

 at commercial possibilities. In the 

 first place, vast amounts of materials 

 of suitable size for pulpwood are so 

 situated as to be commercially in- 

 accessible. In other cases, bodies of 

 timber of limited size are so scattered 

 as to make profitable operation im- 

 practicable. Further, balsam does 

 not float readily for long distances, 

 and heavy losses result from sinking 

 where long drives are necessary. 



Another factor, sometimes over- 

 looked, is the heavy demand upon 

 these forests for pur])6ses other than 

 the cutting of pulpwood. The 



greatest of these is for the manufac- 

 ture of lumber, for which very large 

 amounts of spruce and balsam are 

 used annually in eastern Canada. 



KILLING FARM WOODLOTS 



( Kitchener ''News Record") 

 In the past Waterloo county, like 

 all other counties in older Ontario, 

 has been prodigal in its cutting of 

 trees in its woodlands. Were proof 

 of this needed, the annual ilood 

 and batches of complaints from in- 

 undated' municipalities along the 

 Grand River furnish it. 



There is presently a strong temp- 

 tation offering all owners of bush 

 land to cut down trees for firewood, 

 owing to the scarcity of coal. This 

 demand cannot be wholly ignored. 

 Yet ])efore the comparatively few 

 remaining patches of woods are 

 levelled, the best forestry practise 

 should be followed. 



Those who "kill the goose thai 

 lays the golden egg," are frequently 

 quoted. Alongside of them should 

 be placed those who have indis- 

 criminately cleared their bushlands. 



Had a wiser policy been pursued, 

 they would have obtained greater 

 money returns from their bushlands 

 and still have them. Conservation 

 and reforesting would have wrought 

 this gain. 



MR. POWER'S ANNIVERSARY 



Mr. William Power, of Quebec, 

 is celebrating thev 60th anniversary 

 of his connection with the well-known 

 lumber firm of W. & J. Sharpies, of 

 which organization he has been 

 President for many years. Mr. 

 Power is a former President of the 

 Canadian Forestry Association. 



