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NEGLECT OF CUT OVER AREAS. 



THE WOODPECKERS- WORK. 



Tho lu'filtH-t of I'Ut-ovtM- tiinbor areas is 

 iloplort'il liy Mr. Clyde Loavitt, Cliiot' In- 

 spector of the Board of Railway Commis- 

 sioners. He states that forest growth has 

 been utterly destroyed by repeated fires 

 on thousands of square miles of sucli uon- 

 agriiultural lands in eastern (,'aiiada. Lum- 

 bermen show a tendeiu'v to abandon these 

 limits since there is no young growth to 

 jiromise future profits. The revenues of 

 the several provinces will therefore suffer, 

 not only from loss of stunipage dues, l)ut 

 from the cessation of ground rental. The 

 virgin forests are disappearing fast enough 

 to demand more attention being paid to 

 the limits previously cut over. Not only 

 is the young growth destroyed so but also 

 are the seed trees which are needed to re- 

 j>roduce the more valuable species. Soil 

 fertility suffers from loss of humus and 

 erosion goes on till bare rock is exposed. 

 Mr. Leavitt concludes that these wastes 

 might l>e made permanent sources of raw 

 material for industrv. 



WHY GEORGE CHOPPED THAT TREE. 



'What's the idea, George?' inquired Mr. 

 Washington. 'Why do you chop down this 

 cherry tree? Have you anything against 

 cherry trees?' 



'No, sir.' 



' Mav be vou are in favor of deforesta- 

 tion?'' 



' No, sir. ' 



'Doing this for a moving picture con- 

 cern?' 



' By no means. ' 



'Then why chop down a tree?' 



'I just thought of going on the stump,' 

 replied the future father of his country, 

 and then Mr. Washington realized that 

 George was a born statesman. — Kansas 

 Citv Journal. 



BOYS AND TREES. 



Much of the damage done to nut and 

 other trees by the boy is done through 

 ignorance and carelessness. If he were 

 taught more about trees, their seeding and 

 growing habits, the injury caused by mak- 

 ing -wounds in the bark; if he could set 

 out and raise some trees that he would 

 feel were his own, the trees would become 

 such close friends of his that he would 

 come to be their natural protector. 



Again, a few visits with proper instruc- 

 tion to where a house is being built, a 

 fence being put up, a wagon in the course 

 of construction, also a trij. to the neigh- 

 boring sawmill would give him very valu- 

 able lessons in the uses of wood. — 0. E. Tlnse 

 in Penn. Forestry Aytnual. 



^fore and more we realize the impor- 

 tance of planting trees and taking care 

 of the forests we have, becau.se they are 

 going so fast. Lumbermen chop them 

 •lowii. Fire burns them up. Insects bore 

 their very life out. 



There is one little bird tiiat is doing 

 all it can to destroy the inse<"t-enemies of 

 the trees. It is the <lowny woodjiecker. 

 The State of Washington has honored him 

 by choosing him for tiie seal of the State. 

 Watch this industrious Idrd when you 

 chance upon him. He is so tame and in- 

 tent upon his work that your presence will 

 but little disturb him. He is one of the 

 tireless, all-the-year-rouud workers, for 

 whom the days are scarcely long enough, 

 especially in winter, to get a good living. 

 Because he is often seen in the orchards, 

 he has been suspected by those who do 

 not know him of being after the fruit. 

 It is never the fruit, however, that he is 

 seeking, but the grubs that injure the 

 fruit. — Selected. 



TREE CONUNDRUMS. 



What tree its old age sadly cries ? Elder. 



And from what tall one comes low s-ighs f 

 Pine. 



Which bears the mark of a smoldering fire f 

 Ash. 



And which to chastise vou takes vour sire.' 

 Birch. 



\Miich one do vou carrv about in vour hand? 

 Palm. 



And which one tall and slim doth stand? 

 Poplar. 



Which one bears fruit so goMen and round? 

 Orange. 



And which one hears the sea's deep sound? 

 Beech. 



Come, tell now. which is a stale joke? Chest- 

 nut. 



And which from a stale acorn woke? Oak. 



Which tree is cloth and fuel in one? Cot- 

 tonwood. 



And from which does sweet fluid run ? 

 Maple. 



FORESTS PREVENT FLOODS. 



An insignificant stream is sudilenly con- 

 verted into a raging, destructive giant. E.v- 

 jterts in forestry tell us that one of the 

 lauses is the destruction of the forests, 

 which act as reservoirs, holding the water 

 hack in spring, and distributing it gently 

 and gradually in summer. This subject 

 might be studied more thoroughly, and a 

 greater amount of evidence collected. Con- 

 servation of resources ought to include the 

 ](revention of such heartrending tragedies as 

 have occurreil in Ohio. — Toronto Star. 



