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were planted. The former were five-year transplants, of from 

 20 to 24 inches height, of heavy sturdy crown and well-developed 

 root system. The caragana were from 30 to 48 inches in height 

 and about three years of age. The caragana, as well as 1500 

 lilacs used in mixture for snow breaks, are from the nursery of the 

 company at Wolseley, Saskatchewan. 



The following methods of planting were carried out : Where the 

 distance from the track to the right of way fence is over 50 feet, a 

 "standard" break was put in, viz., one row of spruce was planted 

 8 feet apart, and in front of this, caragana were placed two and 

 one half feet apart. The distance between the rows is 6 feet. If 

 there was only 50 feet between the track and the fence, one row of 

 Norway spruce was planted 6 feet apart, or two rows of caragana 

 four to six feet apart. On several situations one row of caragana 

 was planted. 



At some of the company's stations, spruce, caragana and lilac 

 were used for wind break and for improving the grounds. 



The provincial forest nursery at Berthierville, Quebec, has this 

 year shipped out 400,000 forest tree seedlings, in addition to those 

 utilized by the forest service on Crown lands. Of these, 250,000 

 were sold to the Laiu-entide Company, for planting on their 

 property near Grand Mere, Quebec. This shipment supplements 

 the large supply available from the company's own nursery at 

 Grand Mere, the capacity of which has been increased materially. 

 Another progressive concern which is undertaking forest planting 

 is the Riordan Pulp and Paper Company, which, like the Lauren- 

 tide Company, employs a forester, and which has purchased 

 20,000 tree seedlings for planting on their property in the vicinity 

 of St. Jovite, Quebec. The third large shipment from the 

 Berthierville nursery was to the Perthius seignory. which pur- 

 chased 50,000 young trees. This is the sixth year during which 

 plant material has been secured from the Berthierville nursery 

 for planting on this seignory. The balance of the 400,000 total 

 was disposed of to colleges and private individuals. Gradually, 

 the necessity for planting is becoming recognized, to secure the 

 re-establishment of the forest where sufficient seed trees are no 

 longer available for natural reproduction. 



Since Confederation, in 1867, Quebec has derived a total direct 

 revenue to the provincial treasury of more than $40,000,000 from 



