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Title: Canadian forestry journal
Identifier: canadianforestry13canauoft (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals
Publisher: (Ottawa) : Canadian Forestry Association
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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lUO Canadian Forestry Journal, June, 191'
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ENGLISH WOMEN CUTTING MINE BOOMS. These war workers not only use the saw but carry and pile the logs. seedlings being so very small. The Dutch hoe was used between the rows later on, to prevent a further crop of weeds making headway. Towards autumn, the beds were hoed as often as possible, in order to cultivate the soil between the growing seedlings, and, by preventing caking of the soil-surface, leave it open to weathering. The large area of paths considerably increased the difficulty of keeping the ground clean; rough hand-picking was periodically necessary until a weed-killer was used, which effectively cleaned the paths. During the three summer months, on an average 7 girls, and for a shorter time a number of school-children, were employed in tending the seed-beds. The employment of women in this work, was eminently suitable as it required, speed and careful manipulation to carry it outwith minimum amount of damage. War Aviators for Forest Guarding The St. Maurice Forest Protective Association is trying to arrange for a test of an aeroplane for locating forest fires, and if this proves successful it hopes to introduce the aeroplane as a part of its mechanical equipment. There seems no reason to doubt that such a patrol would be much cheaper and more effective than the present ranger system, and if it should prove possible to land near a fire and ex- tinguish it without calling for addi- tional labor, the cost of fire protection would be very materially decreased. A meeting was held recently in Montreal for the formation of a Mon- treal section of the Imperial Aero League and the question of the em- ployment of these machines in com- mercial work of all kinds was dis- cussed. Many aviators will be free after the war and they could be em- ployed in carrying fast mail, forest fire protection, and many other services.

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