The multiplex plotting machine was used to determine con- 

 tour and form lines on three Provincial Parks covering an 

 area of 11,470 acres. 



The photo processing unit produced 115.809 contact prints, 

 2,518 mosaics, 2,573 enlargements, 419 diapositives, 710 

 copy negatives, and 1.395 cronaflex reproductions. 

 SILVICULTURAL OPERATIONS 



The planting program, divided into the two major categories 

 — Crown Lands and Agreement Forests — is shown below: 

 Crown Lands 



1. Unalienated 



2. Licenced 



Nursery 

 Trees 



18,048,833 

 22,113,217 



Acres 



22,745 

 28,265 



Tubed 

 Seedlings 



4,324,094 

 12,632,282 



Acres 



3,671 

 13,238 



16,956,376 16,909 



Totals 40,162,050 51,010 



Agreement Forests 3,115,350 4,000 — — 



TIMBER 



FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING 



The status of management plans is as follows: 



1. Crown Management Units: The plans for these units are 

 prepared by Department staff. There are 78 Crown man- 

 agement units covering 90,665.0 square miles with 70 

 management plans: 



9 standard management plans in force 

 13 plans being processed for approval 

 48 initial management plans in force 



7 management units not under plans 



1 unit operating under approved 

 operating plan 



2. Company Management Units: The management plans for 

 Company management units are prepared by licensees. 

 There are 66 Company units with 99,342.9 square miles 

 under licence to 45 companies. The status of management 

 planning for these units is as follows: 



43 approved management plans 

 9 plans being processed for approval 

 12 plans not yet due 



2 units inactive 



The explanation for the 12 plans not yet due is that be- 

 cause of changes in area, etc., 12 licensees have been 



required to prepare new management plans. 



5,001.5 sq. mi. 

 13,463.2 sq. mi. 

 67,043.5 sq. mi. 



5,001.8 sq. mi. 



155.0 sq. mi. 



64,199.5 sq. mi. 



4,530.9 sq. mi. 

 25,730.7 sq. mi. 



4,881.8 sq. mi. 



3. Agreement Forest Units: The management plans for these 

 units are prepared by Department staff. There are 60 

 units covering approximately 329 square miles. The status ' 

 of management planning for the Agreement Forest units | 

 is as follows: 



6 approved standard plans 46,336 acres 



20 being processed for approval 58,%2 acres 



16 plans in the process of preparation 49,696 acres 



18 interim or annual plans in force and 



land acquired since inventory 55,430 acres i 



Total —329 square miles, or 210,424 acres 



MARKETING AND FOREST ECONOMICS 



Forest industry expansions which have already taken place 

 put Ontario in a good position to take advantage of the 

 expected increases in world demand for forest products in 

 the early 1970's. However, softness in the world pulp markets 

 due to excess capacity and cut-backs in house construction 

 resulted in no appreciable gains for 1966. 



SALE OF TIMBER 



The volume and value of wood cut from Crown lands during 

 1965-1966 was almost identical with the year previous. How- 

 ever, there was an increase in the consumption of wood 

 chips produced as a by-product of sawmilling operations of 

 44,617 cords. This brings the cord equivalent of chips pro- 

 duced by sawmills to more than 438.000 cords in 1966, or 

 enough wood to supply the full requirements of a large 

 sized pulp mill. Pulpwood and boltwood purchased from 

 patented lands was down by nearly 150,000 cords durinp 

 1966. 



