. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, November, 1U17 1417 be a question of what to cut out, and wheil. An understanding of the ele- ments of proper cutting and lumber- ing would greatly benefit many a farmer. One of the biggest problems in Canada to-day is the disposal of slash and brush. A recent fire in British Columbia raced over an area of timber slash. Whether the fire could have been stopped there if the slash had been properly disposed of is an interesting question. Many serious fires have been started by farmers' brush fires
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, November, 1U17 1417 be a question of what to cut out, and wheil. An understanding of the ele- ments of proper cutting and lumber- ing would greatly benefit many a farmer. One of the biggest problems in Canada to-day is the disposal of slash and brush. A recent fire in British Columbia raced over an area of timber slash. Whether the fire could have been stopped there if the slash had been properly disposed of is an interesting question. Many serious fires have been started by farmers' brush fires. Permits have relieved this situation very materially. An intelligent farmer is the best safe guard. PAPER AND STEEL The latest census of manufacturers in the United States shows that in America the manufacture of paper is second in importance only to the steel industry. The total invested capital is estimated at $500,000,000, while the annual value of the manu- factured product of the paper and pulp amounts to $350,000,000. WHY MAHOGANY COSTS ARE HIGH Mahogany timber primarily is no more highly valued in its native country than many of our own fam- iliar woods. The things which make mahogany costly to the consumer in this country are the difTiculties en- countered in locating, cutting, and bringing the timber to market. Some of these cost items are set forth in detail in a recent consular report on mahogany production in Guatemala. This report says it costs $12 per 1,000 feet to load mahogany logs on ships. There is a cost of $15 for railway transportation, and the ocean freight, which we generally. Queens UNIVERSITY wt KINGSTON ONTARIO ARTS MEDICINE EDUCATION APPLIED SCIENCE Mining, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. HOME STUDY Arts Course by correspondence. Degree with one year's attendance. Summer School Navigation School July and August. December to April. GEO. Y. CHOWN, Registrar. 4. UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK FREDERICTON, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTR
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