. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. This is a "homestead" in Boyer Township. According to the fake settler's patent, he is to sow this in cereals or garden truck. As a matter of fact he has no intention whatever of farming. His sole object is to strip the land of timber and move on On the patch shown in the photograph he has fairly well succeeded. steaders who are allowed under the tion well nigh impossible Having law to pre-empt lots one mile deep no permanent mterest m the locality without payment of a penny. The he uses fire for his own conveni
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. This is a "homestead" in Boyer Township. According to the fake settler's patent, he is to sow this in cereals or garden truck. As a matter of fact he has no intention whatever of farming. His sole object is to strip the land of timber and move on On the patch shown in the photograph he has fairly well succeeded. steaders who are allowed under the tion well nigh impossible Having law to pre-empt lots one mile deep no permanent mterest m the locality without payment of a penny. The he uses fire for his own convenience settler immediately commences to cut his timber and deliver it at the sawmill. Knowing full well that trees are the only crop the 'home- stead' will produce, he proceeds to 'skin' the property, observing no diameter limit, such as applies to the ^ . lumberman, and leaves it bare of 'homestead provide the settler and growth and makes natural reproduc- his friend the sawmill owner with and if it escapes into neighboring forest, the fact gives him no worry. He is there for a day and some one else can worry about to-morrow. Good Profits Made. These 'skinning' operations on the. A bleak and barren hillside from which the settler has cut the timber clean, leaving only a useless blot of gravel ridges and boulders. There is little pretence of farming Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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