DIRECT SEEDING 



Crown Lands — Direct seeding, particularly aerial, has proved to be an 

 effective and rapid method of regenerating old jack pine cut-over areas and burns. 

 This is reflected in the steady increase in the acreage sown during the past four- 

 year period: 



1962-63 1,986 



1963-64 3,748 



1964-65 4,848 



1965-66 7,202 



Direct Seeding By Districts in Acres 



District Aerial Ground Total 



Chapleau 2,319 612 2,931 



Fort Frances 50 50 



Geraldton 512 512 



Gogama 500 500 



Kenora 272 36 308 



North Bay 233 233 



Port Arthur 344 344 



Sioux Lookout 200 200 



Sudbury 160 160 



Swastika 1,189 240 1,429 



White River 535 535 



Totals 5,359 1,843 7,202 



STAND IMPROVEMENT 



Crown Lands — The trend towards more intensive management is reflected 

 in the steadily increasing acreage treated annually under the stand improvement 

 programme. 



Following is a summary of stand improvement work done in the 1965-66 

 fiscal year: 



Regular Junior Reform 



Program Rangers Institutions Total 



Natural regeneration treatments 28,247 28,247 



Forest tending treatments 39,137 3,176 779 43,092 



Totals 67,384 3,176 779 71,339 



In addition, eight assessment surveys and five regeneration surveys were 

 carried out within the stand improvement programme. 



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