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Canadian Forestry Journal, June, 191' 



ENGLISH WOMEN CUTTING MINE BOOMS. 

 These war workers not only use the saw but carry and pile the logs. 



seedlings being so very small. The Dutch hoe was used between the rows 

 later on, to prevent a further crop of weeds making headway. Towards 

 autumn, the beds were hoed as often as possible, in order to cultivate the soil 

 between the growing seedlings, and, by preventing caking of the soil-surface, 

 leave it open to weathering. The large area of paths considerably increased 

 the difficulty of keeping the ground clean; rough hand-picking was periodically 

 necessary until a weed-killer was used, which effectively cleaned the paths. 

 During the three summer months, on an average 7 girls, and for a shorter 

 time a number of school-children, were employed in tending the seed-beds. 

 The employment of women in this work, was eminently suitable as it required, 

 speed and careful manipulation to carry it outwith minimum amount of damage. 



War Aviators for Forest Guarding 



The St. Maurice Forest Protective 

 Association is trying to arrange for a 

 test of an aeroplane for locating forest 

 fires, and if this proves successful it 

 hopes to introduce the aeroplane as a 

 part of its mechanical equipment. 

 There seems no reason to doubt that 

 such a patrol would be much cheaper 

 and more effective than the present 

 ranger system, and if it should prove 

 possible to land near a fire and ex- 

 tinguish it without calling for addi- 



tional labor, the cost of fire protection 

 would be very materially decreased. 

 A meeting was held recently in 

 Montreal for the formation of a Mon- 

 treal section of the Imperial Aero 

 League and the question of the em- 

 ployment of these machines in com- 

 mercial work of all kinds was dis- 

 cussed. Many aviators will be free 

 after the war and they could be em- 

 ployed in carrying fast mail, forest fire 

 protection, and many other services. 



