. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Hauling logs with caterpillar tractor installed, it would seem w worth trying in every operation .\sidp from the uncertainty the time required, river-driviiu ada;)tcd ,-rimarily to the lof^;.; of softwoods. Thi)Ugh woods, if jjroperly dried, can it- driven short distances on goofl streams, driving is not adapted to the exploitation of hardwood^ generally. Even with the .>oftwoods there ^s a heavy loss through sinkage. Some pul]) operators estima
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Hauling logs with caterpillar tractor installed, it would seem w worth trying in every operation .\sidp from the uncertainty the time required, river-driviiu ada;)tcd ,-rimarily to the lof^;.; of softwoods. Thi)Ugh woods, if jjroperly dried, can it- driven short distances on goofl streams, driving is not adapted to the exploitation of hardwood^ generally. Even with the .>oftwoods there ^s a heavy loss through sinkage. Some pul]) operators estimate their annual wastage from this source at over 10 |)er cent, and in the case of balsam fir, as high as 15 per cent. From the standpoint of maintaining the production of the soft- woods, as well as utilizing the hardwoods, it is essential that all the mature timber should be cut simultaneously. When the conifers are removed from a mixed stand, the hardwoods so completely supj)ress any small softwoods that may be on the ground, or may subsequent- ly start, that they have little chance of ever attaining merchantable size. If the hardwoods were removed, however, in the majority of cases a second crop of conifers would be secured naturally. Simultaneous Cutting of Timber Artificial reforestation is no doirtjt practicable under certain conditions, but all we can do in this direction for many years will have little effect in supplying our forest industries and, as a general policy, we must depend on nature, guided by systematic cutting, to maintain the kind of forest production desired. Any improvements in the present methods of logging which will facilitate the utiliza- tion of the hardwoods will not only increase the immediate returns to the industry, but will make for a better succeeding crop. The solution of the problem of increased utilization of the foresl.«> seems to be in the improvement of transportation and it is time that consideration be given to the means used in ot
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