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At Orono there was no woodlot improvement owing to the fact that Lot 

 22, Con. 1, Manvers Twp., which had formed for some years part of the nursery 

 property, was returned to the owner so that in future all fuel-wood required 

 at the nursery will have to be purchased. 



At Midhurst a piece of young hardwood bush was given a second thinning 

 and the poplar removed from another section. In the swamp type about 10 

 acres were improved. These improvements yielded about 5,000 ft. of lumber, 

 fence posts and fire- wood. 



Publicity 



In accordance with policy to curtail expenditures wherever possible, only 

 one exhibit was shown during 1934. This was at the county fair held in Simcoe 

 in October. 



2. County Forests 



Work on the county forests this year, as in previous years, was drastically 

 curtailed. Planting was limited to two county forests proper, namely, Vivian 

 and Orr Lake. Three acres being planted on the former and sixty on the latter. 

 At Camp Borden 350 acres were planted entirely by unemployed relief labour. 



Careful watch was kept for fire, insects and fungus disease and any out- 

 breaks were promptly dealt with. The amount of labour employed was kept 

 to a minimum. 



3. Municipal Forests 



This name is applied first to any municipally-owned tract of land con- 

 sisting of 50 acres or more which is under the supervision of the Forestry 

 Branch, for the purpose of improving existing woodland, protection and 

 conservation of water supply and soil erosion, and for recreational purposes, 

 or, second to any municipally-owned tract of land consisting of from 25 to 50 

 acres under management, one-quarter or more of which is woodland. 



TABLE 4— MUNICIPAL FORESTS 



