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la the spriug of 1914, 75,000 trees were 

 planted ou property of the Laureiitide Com- 

 pany on the west bank of the St. Maurice 

 River. This sandy land unlaid with clay 

 was originally covered with a stand of pine. 

 This was cut off and the area burned over 

 twelve years ago. The tract has grown up 

 to an open stand of white birch and poplar, 

 and it was in this partial shade that the 

 spi'uce was planted, the belief being that it 

 would do better than Avhen planted on simi- 

 lar soil in the open. Once established the 

 spruce will overtop the birch and poplar, 

 and the latter can then be cut out if neces- 

 sary when large enough for pulpwood. 



The planting in the spring of 1914 was 

 done by Italians, one half of the gang going 

 ahead with mattocks and making holes, 

 while the others followed with the seedling 

 trees kept wet in a pail of mud and water. 

 Trees were planted 5 feet apart each way. 

 The cost was $14.95 per acre, made up as 

 follows: cost of trees, $4.16; express, 53c; 

 labor, $8.11-; supervision, 96c., and miscel- 

 laneous, $1.16. The latter included cartage 

 and inspection of trees bought. 



The planting was continued in the fall 

 of 1914 with the labor of Canadian woods- 

 men. These men required less supervision 

 and were more efficient, with the result that 

 the cost was reduced to $7.92 per acre. 



Now that the fire protection question is 

 liractically settled by the success of the St. 

 Maurice Forest Protective Association, 

 jdanting has become a commercial proposi- 

 tion, and Mr. Wilson expects that when the 

 nursery is fully working they will be plant- 

 ing 500 acres per year, and that the much 

 greater quantity of wood per acre as com- 

 pared with virgin growth and its conse- 

 quent greater accessibility and ease in har- 

 vesting will be elements in making it pro- 

 fitable. 



CARELESSNESS CAUSES FOREST 

 riRES. 



An investigation bj- the New York Con- 

 servation Commission as to the origin of 

 forest fires in the Adirondacks shows that 

 fully 85 per cent, of the fires which oc- 

 curred during 1913 were jireventable. If 

 smokers had not carelessly' thrown burning 

 cigars or tobacco upon the dry vegetation, 

 one-third of these fires would not have 

 occurred. If fishermen had been more 

 •careful with their fires and tobacco nearly 

 one-fifth of these fires would not have oc- 

 curred. Of the 688 fires reported, only 78, 

 or 11.3 per cent., were caused by locomo- 

 tives, while nearly 10 per cent, were re- 

 ported as being due to the carelessness of 

 campers. — Conservation. 



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Indiana has two Arbor Days, one in 

 April and another in October. The State 

 Board of Forestry is carrying on an active 

 campaign. 



