. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Magazine, October, ip20. 475 It has been a habit for years past to think and speak of our timber resources as being unHmited, with the result that we have been mining instead of crop- ping it, as is done for instance, in Swe- den, where every available stick of tim- ber is utilized. The unhmited supply idea has depleted Wisconsin forests; has left ver}^ little timber in Michigan, ana is rapidly depleting the stands in the Southern States. It is estimated that the original stand of 650 billion feet in the
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Magazine, October, ip20. 475 It has been a habit for years past to think and speak of our timber resources as being unHmited, with the result that we have been mining instead of crop- ping it, as is done for instance, in Swe- den, where every available stick of tim- ber is utilized. The unhmited supply idea has depleted Wisconsin forests; has left ver}^ little timber in Michigan, ana is rapidly depleting the stands in the Southern States. It is estimated that the original stand of 650 billion feet in the Southern States has been reduced to 139 billion feet. There is no occasion for hysteria, but we. in British Columbia, must look facts calmly in the face and lay our plans ac- coidingly. We must, after careful sur- v.^y, decide on the best methods of tim- ber conservation. i^.Iuch is being said these days of re- forestation and extensive experiments along this line are being made by some of the large pulp and paper companies in Eastern Canada. Experts are not agreed that the hope for the future lies entirely in reforesting. They seem inclined to the belief that it will prove rather as an assistance to the forest to reproduce naturally. In other words, that natural reproduction of the species native to each locality is the goal to be aimed at, but that, where necessary, nature should be helped out by artificial means. lOO Yards of Ditch in Three Hours âa better, cleaner and more satisfactory ditch than one dug with pick and shovel, and made in less time and with less labor and less money. C. X. L. Stumping Powder dug this ditchâit is digging ditches for hundreds of farmers, who have found the value of C. X. L. on the farm. Whether you want to drain or irrigateâwhether your field is upland or swampâthe C. X. L. way is the most practical. Use C. X. L. for stumping clearing your waste land and planting your fruit treesâit does the work easier, / more economically and it helps
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