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agriculture was more or less affected. There were localities 

 in Canada where forests had been wholly destroyed, where 

 now they were unable to raise the same kind of grain as in 

 former years ; therefore it was evident that the total clearing 

 of forests was injurious to agriculture. He was very glad that 

 this paper had been read, because it would now be spread 

 abroad and carry authority with it, and would no doubt 

 do a vast deal of good. In his opinion, forests were useful 

 in filtering the water which passed into the stream. The 

 trees themselves filtered it, and so did the leaves on the 

 ground, and the water was more pure than when it fell 

 direct on the soil and ran straight into the river. There 

 was no need to interfere with cultivated land, but rows 

 of trees might be planted by the side of streams, which 

 would not affect farming operations, and would conduce 

 to the growth of fish. There was no doubt that the 

 greater amount of forests on the face of the earth the 

 greater the rainfall. Last year the legislature of the 

 province of Ontario passed an Act incorporating a forestry 

 association, the object of which was to set out trees for the 

 benefit of the country, and preventing the destruction of 

 those around the fields and along the sides of the roads. 

 The vote of thanks having been passed unanimously, 

 The CHAIRMAN said he had had much pleasure in 

 taking the Chair, and he begged to acknowledge the 

 kindness with which he had been received, not only there, 

 but on every occasion since he had come to England as 

 Danish Ambassador. 



