LICENSING OF MILLS 



During 1962 the trend to fewer but larger sawmills which has been evident 

 since the early 1950's continued. The mills licensed during the year under The 

 Crown Timber Act were as follows : 



Sawmills Daily Capacity in excess of 50,000 fbm 31 



Daily Capacity 10,000 fbm to 50,000 fbm 129 



Daily Capacity less than 10,000 fbm 774 



Specialty Mills (lath, pickets, ties, shingles, staves, headings & hoops) _ 76 



Veneer Mills 24 



Pulp Mills 27 



SCALING 



Scaling examinations during the past year were held at the following locations 

 on the dates noted: 



Forest Ranger School, Dorset, Ontario April 13th, 1962 



Forest Ranger School, Dorset, Ontario May 18th, 1962 



Atikokan, Ontario September 28th, 1962 



NUMBER OF LICENCES ISSUED 



To scale all Classes of Timber 1337 



To scale Pulpwood Only 215 



During 1962, tests were commenced in the Sault Ste. Marie District to deter- 

 mine the adaptability of a digital computing system to scaling returns. The results 

 of these tests warranted an expansion of the test program to include six districts 

 during the 1963-64 season. 



In co-operation with the Research Branch and the Marathon Corporation of 

 Canada Ltd., further studies were made concerning scaling by standing tree 

 measurement. 



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