Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 



Page 118 



DIVISION OF REFORESTATION 



Tree Distribution 



The distribution increased from a figure of 13,000,000 in the previous year, to 

 17.700.000 in the year under review. As in the previous year the increase was distri- 

 buted to private landowners, giving them over 11.000.000 trees. The number of trees 

 planted on municipal and authority forests was increased also to 4.200.000. 



Nurseries 



Development of the new nursery areas at Orono and St. Williams was con- 

 tinued. Additional land was purchased at Midhurst in order to expand production. 



Extension Forestry and Municipal Forest Management 



Inspection of private plantation sites by zone foresters was initiated during the 

 final four months of the year. The purpose of the inspections is to ensure that the site 

 is suitable for tree planting and to ensure that a wise selection of species is made. 



Eighteen foresters are now employed on extension forestry and municipal 

 forest management. 



Approximately twenty-five hundred cords of pine pulpwood was cut from 

 municipal forests and sold. 



Weeding red pine beds, Kemptvillc Nursery. 



