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Canadian Forestri/ Journal, Mar.-Apr., 1912. 



l)uil(liii;4s ^vheIl tlioy arc )ii(itccti'<l li.v 

 slu'ltiM- belts of trees. 



A woodlot also slielters and funiislies a 

 nestiiiii' place for many birds tliat are so 

 valuable in tlie fields and orchards. It 

 also adds beauty to the landscape; and 

 what is more refreshinu' and beautiful 

 than the trees in leafy June or the varied 

 colors of the trees in October.' 



On my own farm F have a hed,ue of 

 everji'reens on the W(»st side of the. orch- 

 ard. Along the central lane through the 

 farm the cedars are extending on each 

 side from the woodlot on the west to the 

 concession line on the east side of the 

 farm. These in time will ])robably make 

 a continuous avenue and windbreak. Be- 

 sides there are many trees in the fences 

 over the cleared part of the farm, afford- 

 ing shade to the stoclc in hot weather. 



If one would have a jiermanent wood 

 lot he must fence it and kee]i the stock 

 out, as cattle eat the little seedlings of 

 deciduous trees and injure the roots of the 

 large trees by treading on them. Cattle 

 and fire are two of the worst enemies of 

 the woodlot. I would suggest as helps to- 

 ward improvement in the woodlots on 

 farms that the Report of the Depart- 

 ment of Forestry for Ontario be dis-trib- 

 uted through the Farmers' Institutes, 

 as in this way a greater interest in 

 Farm Forestry and also in National 

 Forestry would be created. Also that 

 woodlots u]) to a certain iirecentage on 

 each farm in well settled districts, under 

 certain conditions, be exeiniit from taxa- 

 tion. 



The large tree in the illustration is a 

 tall, clean stick measuring four feet 

 through at the base. This tree is a rent- 

 paying sort, since it is a maple, and is 

 tapped in two places each year. It is on 

 Mr. Payne's farm. 



The lodgepole pine of the we; t is used 

 chiefly for mining tindjers and props, and 

 occurs, fire-killed, in vast areas on the moun- 

 tain slopes of Alberta and British Columbia. 

 It cannot l;e used for lumber, on account 

 of checking, and, if untreated, it lasts only 

 about fifteen years when ur-ed for railway 

 ties. At pref^ent this wood f-tands dead and 

 perfectly feafoned and would take chemi- 

 cal treatnent readily, after which it would 

 make lasting and economical ties. By the 

 uf e of such inferior qualities of timber, rail- 

 way com])anies would assist conservation 

 anil at the same time decrease the cost of 

 raihvav niaintenan( e. 



British Forestry Notes. 



The Right Hon. Walter Kunciman, M.l'., 

 President of the Board of Argriculture and 

 Fisheries, has ai)]iointed a Committee to ad- 

 vise the Board on matters lelating to the 

 development of forestiy. References will 

 be made to the C'onimittee from time to time 

 as occasion arises. The Committee will be 

 asked in the first instance: (1) to consider 

 and alvite upon ]iroposa!s for a forestry 

 survey; {'!) to iliaw up plans for experi- 

 ments in sylviculture, and to report upon 

 questions relating to the selection and lay- 

 ing out of forestal demonstration aieas, and 

 (;>) to advise as to the provision re(iuired 

 for the instruction of \\oodmen. The Com- 

 mittee is constituted as follows: Sir Staf- 

 ford Howard, K.C.B. (Chairman) ; Mr. F. 

 D. Williams-Drummond ; Sir S. Eardlev- 

 Wilmot, K.C.LK.; The Right Hon. R. V. 

 Munro-Ferguson, !M.P. ; Lieut. -Col. D. Prain, 

 C.M.G., ('.I.E., F.R.S.; Mr. E. R. Pratt, 

 President of the Roval English Arborieul- 

 tural Societv: Profes-sor Sir W. Schlich, K. 

 C.I.R., F.R.S. ; Professor Wm. Somerville, D. 

 Sc. ; The Hon. Aithur L. Stanley. Mr. R. 

 L. Robinson, of the Board of Agricultui'e 

 and Fisheries, will act as Secretary. 



Sir E. Stafford Howard has teudere<l his 

 resignation of the office of one of the Com- 

 missionei's of His Majesty's Woods and For- 

 ests. His resignation will take effect as 

 from March 31st next. No new appointment 

 of a Commissioner will be made to fill the 

 office he vacates, ami there will be a fresh 

 allocation of the Commissioners" duties be- 

 tween the two remaining Commissioners, Mi'. 

 Runciman, the President of the Board of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries, and Mr. G. G. 

 Leveson-Gower. The supervision of the 

 Crown Forests other than Windsor and, of 

 the more important Crown Woods will now 

 be committe I to Mr. Runciman, with the ob- 

 ject of l)i'inging their administration into 

 closer co-o]ieratioii than has hitherto been 

 jiossible with the work of the Boa.rd in re- 

 gard to the development of sylviculture and 

 forestry. 



— JounuiJ (if 1li( Board (if AgricullHre. 



The valre of the cooperage imiustrv in 

 Canada in 1910 was !j;1.740,709. Slack 

 cooperage made up .tl..'^95,.54n of this, or 

 .$200,000 less than in 1909. Tight cooper- 

 age amounted to $.')4.'5,1()4, whi(di is .^100, 000 

 n.ore than in 1909. 



A new firm of forest engineers has i-ecent- 

 ly opened offices in Philadeljihia under the 

 name of Clark, Lyford & Sterling. The 

 members are Ju<lson F. Clark, of Vancouver, 

 B.C., C. A. IJ^■ford, of Montreal, Que., and 

 E. A. Sterling, of Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. 

 (lark and Mr. Lyford are also identified 

 with the well known firms of Clark & Ly- 

 ford, Vancouver, B.C., and Lyford, Clark &• 

 Lyford, Montreal. Qne. ]\Ir. Sterling ha* re- 

 signed as Forester of the Pennsvlv.ania Rail- 

 road, \Ahich he has held for the past five 

 years. This organization is making a spe- 

 cialty of tinil er estiirates and forest maps, 

 and is prepared to examine and report ou 

 timber ]uo]!erties anywhere. 



