144 THE CANADIAN FORESTER's 



the principles which preside over the regular practice of 

 a good system of forest-cultivation. 



This is what must be done if we wish Canada, still 

 abounding in forest-wealth, to avoid the lot of those 

 countries of Europe which, having consumed the growth 

 of their own woods, now send us their gold in exchange 

 for our timber. 



CHAPTBE V. 



FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



A forestry association should be founded in every pro- 

 vince of the Dominion. These associations, one of which 

 already exists in the Province of Quebec, would have for 

 a task to watch over the safety of our forests and their 

 exploitation, and to develop a taste for sylviculture. 



A certain amount should be granted them every year 

 by the several provincial governments, which they might 

 expend in provincial prizes, given to those competitors 

 who had previously gained prizes, in the parish com- 

 petions first, and afterwards in those of the counties 

 When treating on the restoration of our woodlands, I 

 spoke of these competitions, and of the prizes to be 

 offered at them. 



These associations would, thus, be the withes which 

 would bind, as in a faggot, all local interests, considered 

 from a forestry point of view. They would impart a uni- 

 form impulse to the general system of arboriculture, the 

 plan of which I have endeavoured to trace in this work. 

 The labours of these societies would be published in 

 annual reports for public distribution under government 

 auspices, and these would serve for the difl'asion of the 

 knowledge necessary for the practice of the forester's 



