We contend that when once we can show that a man may make more profit from planting a hundred acres with trees than with corn or other farm crops, Forestry in America will not need advocates. For this reason we are always on the lookout for forestry figures for our readers.

In the recent (10th) report of the Ontario College, there is a long report on Forestry in the Dominion. But as the greater part is devoted to showing the "influence on climate" while we are looking after the influence on one's bank account, we will let that go. The last page is devoted to "estimated" profits on 100 acres of forest planting in Canada. No one has planted 100 acres but this estimate is given to induce some one to do so.

The writer believes some profit can be had from trimmings at 15 years old, and so on till 50 years, when the gross revenue from the 100 acres is to be $80,000. The cost of trees and planting he puts at $32 per acre; and places the cost of care and expenses for the first 15 years at about $36 per acre. He puts the whole cash expenditure at $20,000 and the " clear revenue " therefore, at the end of 50 years, $60,000.

Now this is no great showing, only $12 per acre a year. In his statement there is nothing allowed for the original cost of the ground. It is surely worth something. If one has a tract of land for fifty years, and has it in condition for agricultural uses as this is required to be before the planting of the forest, the annual rental of the land per acre would probably be much above $12 an acre. Certainly we may set it down that the average rental of the land for that period would be that. There would be this income without any crop at all, the tenant making his living. $25 per year at least should be the average product of land of this kind. Unless some better showing than this can be made for forest planting, we fear no new forests would be put out. The trouble is that American writers on forestry take their figures from European and especially Scotch works. None of these experiences are of any use in our country, and even there it has been shown by actual experience, that none of their forest plantings have been profitable. They all keep an eye on the profits from "thinnings," forgetting that this fills the forest with dead brush inviting forest fires, and sprouts from the "thinned" trees leaving the remaining living ones to struggle with the sprouting enemy.

If a practical common sense American or one with American experience had to run a forest, he would double these profits in the time given..