Report On The Necessity Of Preserving And Replanting Forests

Author : R. W. Phipps
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ISBN 13 : 9781332044955
Total Pages : 158 pages
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Download or read book Report on the Necessity of Preserving and Replanting Forests written by R. W. Phipps and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report on the Necessity of Preserving and Replanting Forests: Compiled at the Instance of the Government of Ontario Sir, - Agreeably to the Instructions of the Ontario Government, I have prepared a report on the important subject of the forests of the Province. The object of the Government, as I have understood and endeavoured to carry it out, has been to circulate the information procurable in so popular a form as to ensure its being generally read, and thereby to enlist the understanding and sympathies of ail in the valuable work contemplated - that of preserving such portions of forest as are necessary for our future supplies of timber, and for that still more important result, which the maintenance of forests secures the great climatic and agricultural benefit derived from regular supplies of moisture, whether in river, spring, or rainfall. The subject has long been one of my favourite studies, my first writing thereon in. the Canada farmer and other journals dating thirteen years ago, while I have had myself, much personal experience, which I have found useful in preparing the report, a work which, I may remark, has occupied me several months. I have concerning the matter actually presented, followed the plan generally observed in other countries in drawing up such documents, namely, that the first Report should present the scientific aspect of the case as applicable to the country in question, together with statements of what steps have been taken by other governments in such matters, the results which have attended their efforts, as well as the causes which led to their action; accompanied by such additions to the stock of facta as personal knowledge enabled me to supply, and compilations, in as concise a form as possible, of such evidence touching the subject as is on record from the pens of gentlemen well acquainted with Canadian affairs, and such quotations as bear most directly from the most celebrated writers in America and Europe, concerning the advisability of action in the care of and reproduction of forests, and their explanation of the great principles on which such advice is baaed. Such reports have generally been preparatory to a more exact personal examination of the country, and the obtaining of evidence from individuals in its different localities, which, the writer would suggest, should now be undertaken. It may be added, that of the various scientific explanations adduced, none has been given except on the highest authority, nor without consulting numerous authorities, of some of which I now append a list. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.