A tabular summary of planting and direct seeding projects follows: 



Stand Improvement 



CROWN LANDS 



Under the regular stand improvement programme during the 1964-65 fiscal 

 year 22,960 acres were treated to obtain natural regeneration; a further 31,575 

 acres received some form of tending to improve stand conditions. In addition 

 four stand improvement surveys and eight regeneration surveys were carried out. 



Silvicultural treatments were also conducted by the Junior Rangers (2,825 

 res), and by inmates of the Department of Reform Institutions (1,132 acres). 



Further developments in the mechanical design of scarification equipment, 

 combined with increased knowledge regarding their proper application, has stimu- 

 lated considerable interest among field officers attempting to regenerate otherwise 

 unproductive areas. This interest is reflected in the increase in area scarified; 

 during 1963-64 approximately 6,800 acres were scarified, while in 1964-65 

 over 9,300 acres received this treatment. 



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Port Arthur 



STAND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME, 1964-65 



Treatment by Districts -- in Acres 



Pn 



Scarifying with cone scattering 

 Ground Herbicide spraying 



Sub-total 



Scarifying with cone scattering 1 



Assessment Survey (one) — 



Sub-total 1 



Scarifying with cone scattering 1 

 Cleaning 



Sub-total ] 



Modified harvest cutting 138 



Scarifying with cone scattering 474 

 Cleaning 87 



Sub-total 612 87 



138 



474 



87 



699 



277 



