STAND IMPROVEMENT 



Crown Lands 



During the 1963-64 fiscal year 132 stand improvement projects were carried 

 out under the regular programme, involving a gross area of 33,143 acres. In addi- 

 tion, one regeneration survey, eight treatment surveys, and seven assessment 

 projects were conducted. Also, under the regular programme, seed-trees on 10,814 

 acres were marked for natural regeneration, and 2,000 acres were marked for 

 pulpwood cutting in tolerant hardwood areas. 



The increasing use and continual improvement of scarifying equipment was 

 one of the main highlights of the stand improvement programme during the 1963-64 

 fiscal year. In particular, the anchor chain-tractor pad and the spiked-barrel 

 scarifiers — equipment devised by field personnel — have been found very effective 

 for scarifying and cone scattering of jack pine cutovers. 



SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS OF STAND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 

 Including Junior Rangers' Work, 1963-64 



Chapleau 



Fort Frances 



Area in Acres 



Regular Junior Reform 



Treatment Program Rangers'^ Institutions'' Total 



Prescribed burning 5 5 



Aerial herbicide spraying 2,200 - 2,200 



Cleaning 860 35 895 



Assessment surveys (2) 



Regeneration survey (1) 



3,065 35 



g 136 



90 



136 90 



Scarifying and 



scattering cones 136 



Manual scarification 



Gi'ound herbicide spraying 732 



Cleaning 



Sub-total 868 



Scarifying and 



scattering cones 1,690 



Slash scattering 



Cleaning 2,000 



Assessment survey (1) 



Sub-total 3,690 58 3,748 



Aerial herbicide spraying 1,050 1,050 



Cleaning 450 40 490 



Sub-total 1,500 40 



Aerial herbicide spraying 595 595 



Cleaning 94 211 305 



Thinning 5 5 



Assessment surveys (2) 



Sub-total 689 216 905 



Geraldton 



Gogama 



1,540 



Kapuskasing 



273 



