Originally published in 1885. INTRODUCTION: The economists and practical agriculturists of our province have for a long time been sorely disturbed by the injuries to which our superb forests have been subjected. Not a year passes without us having to deplore the loss of miles upon miles of woodland, containing thousands of the finest trees, losses caused, for the most part, by the carelessness of settlers and men in pursuit of game who, seem to think that the fires they light for the preparation of food etc, will extinguish ...
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Originally published in 1885. INTRODUCTION: The economists and practical agriculturists of our province have for a long time been sorely disturbed by the injuries to which our superb forests have been subjected. Not a year passes without us having to deplore the loss of miles upon miles of woodland, containing thousands of the finest trees, losses caused, for the most part, by the carelessness of settlers and men in pursuit of game who, seem to think that the fires they light for the preparation of food etc, will extinguish themselves. Alarmed at such a state of things, and observing at the same time how large a proportion of our territory is already denuded of its wood, a few large-minded men united last September, and founded a Forestry Association, the object of which is to promote the preservation and the replanting of the old forests of our province, as well as the creation of new ones. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now ex
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