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In this connection also we desire to acknowledge our indebtedness 

 for the assistance we have received through the able co-operation 

 of Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, Dominion Entomologist, and of Mr. J.M. 

 Swaine, Chief, Division of Forest Insects, Entomological Branch. 



Forest Planting 



The large areas of non-agricultural lands that have been com- 

 pletely denuded of forests by unwise methods of cutting, or by fire, 

 can only be restored to productivity, in a reasonable length of time, 

 by planting. 



Forest Planting ^^ Quebec, the Laurentide Company and the Riordon 

 by Pulp Pulp and Paper Company have realized that Nature, 



Companies -^^ unaided, makes very slow progress toward restoring 



the pulpwood species on cut-over lands. To date, the Laurentide 

 Company has planted 680,000 trees, mostly spruce, on 453 acres. 

 The company expects to plant 500,000 in 1919, 700,000 in 1920, 

 and 1,000,000 in 1921. The Riordon Company has planted 780 

 acres to spruce and pine. From 1920, the company expects to plant 

 1,000,000 spruce and 100,000 white and red pine per annum. 



In 1918, the Quebec Government nursery at Berthierville supplied 

 2,000,000 trees to private land-owners, mostly farmers and pulp 

 companies. The capacity of this nursery is to be increased to 

 5,000,000 trees per annum. 



Reports and Field Work 



The report on the Forest Resources of British Columbia, by Dr. 

 Whitford and Mr. Craig, is now in the hands of the binder, and will be 

 ready for distribution at an early date. Like dll other publications, 

 it has been much delayed by the labour shortage caused by the war. 



The report on the Forest Resources of Saskatchewan has been 



delayed by the illness of the author, Mr. J. C. Blumer. Though 



Mr. Blumer has not been restored to complete health, he is making such 



progress that we hope to receive the final instalments of manuscript 



at an early date. 



_, - The survey of the forest resources of Ontario has 



Survey of i i • 



Ontario Forests been suspended, owmg to the transfer of Mr. Craig 



to the Ministry of Munitions, to take charge of the 



inspection of aeroplane spruce lumber in British Columbia. Mr. Craig 



will return to the Commission at an early date, and will take up the 



collection and correlation of data respecting the forests of Ontario. 



