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Canadian Forestry Journal, December, 1917 



diameter of the trees taken within the trees from 4 inches to 8 inches in 



past 15 to 20 years. The actual diameter already present on the 



reduction, however, is doubtless average acre. They wilt furnish 



greater, since the measurements re- another crop of pulpwood material 



cord the present diameters of the in time, but here again the time is 



stumps without making allowance long. The growth tables show that it 



for reduction in size by decay in the will require about 70 years for the 



past two or three decades. "^ 4-inch trees and about 50 years for 



The tallying of the stumps on the the 8-inch trees to reach the 12-inch 



sample plots showed the following diameter limit. The larger balsam 



increase in the proportion of balsam however, will be merchantable in 10 



cut for pulpwood. years or less. 



On areas lumbered earlier than 15 {From report of Committee on Forests, 



years ago no balsam was cut. In Commission of Conservation.) 

 cuttings from 10 to 15 years old, 65 



per cent, and 35 per cent, respec- CANADIAN AIRPLANE OUTPUT 



tively were spruce and balsam. In The factories operated in Eastern 



cuttings five to 10 years old 45 per Canada bv the Imperial Munitions 



cent, of the stumps were spruce and Board for" the manufacture of air- 



55 per cent, balsam, while in cuttings planes now has a monthlv output of 



less than five years old the proportion ^yell over a hundred machines, ac- 



is 22 per cent, spruce to 78 per cent, cording to word recently received 



balsam. here. The spruce used in making 



Young Trees Present the airplanes is cut in British Co- 



So far as numbers are concerned, lumbia, and a market for a consider- 

 this culled-over forest is well supplied able quantity of British Colbumbia 

 with young growth of potential pulp- Coast spruce, which otherwise might 

 wood^material. The condition of the not be used for commercial pur- 

 average acre is represented in the POses, has now been found, 

 columns beloM^^^^^^ ^^^ FOREStS7"pROFESSION 



Seedhngs, treesup to 1 in. diameter, 635 Says "American Forestry" con- 

 Saplings, 1 in. -4 in. diameter 99 cerning "Forestry as a Profession": 



Poles 4 in. -8 in. diameter 30 "In Germany a forester cares for 



Trees over 8 in. diameter 6 about 10,000 acres of forest and 



BALSAM usually has two to four assistants. 



Seedlings, trees up to 1 in. diameter On this scale we would need a body 



;. 3,972 of 50,000 foresters and about 200,000 



Saplings 1 in. -4 in. diamter 161 assistants, besides a large body of 



Poles 4 in. -8 in. diameter 59 specially trained labor, to care for 



Trees over 8 in. diameter 6 our woods as they should be cared for. 



The casual observer is in danger ot To-day not the hundredth part of 



being misled if he bases his prediction this number of available men exists 



of an abundant future crop of pulp- in our country. 



wood upon the number of young The American way is not to run 



spruce and balsam trees beneath the after the salesman — the man who has 



forest. The amount of future pulp- his labor or his goods to offer must 



wood material and the time of hustle and prove his worth, 



harvesting the crop, depend as well It is a safe estimate that 10,000 



upon the rate of growth exhibited by good, capable, honest and industrious 



the young trees now present. men can find employment in the for- 



These statements refer to the time est work just as fast as they really 

 required, under the given conditions, hustle and prove that they are worth 

 to make a merchantable forest from having. And 5,000 more of stronger 

 the seedling stage onward. It will be men can force their way into the for- 

 seen from the foregoing table that est business and acquire forest prop- 

 there are 30 spruce and 59 balsam erty and be their own foresters." 



