DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1936 



99 



The following tables give the species and the number distributed: 



10. SEED COLLECTING 



(a) Seed conditions throughout the province were very poor for all species. 

 Reports from the five zones into which the province is divided gave the follow- 

 ing results: 



Massey, North Bay, Douglas and Angus — no crop. 

 Eagle River: 



Red Pine — over entire area No crop. 



Jack Pine — over entire area % crop. 



White Pine — over entire area No crop. 



White Spruce — over entire area No crop. 



(b) Quantity of Seed Collected : 



The following table gives the number of bushels of each species gathered 

 throughout the province during 1935 and includes 66 bushels of soft maple 

 and 23 bushels of white elm which were collected in Toronto, but for con- 

 venience are listed under Angus. 



TABLE 7 

 Seed Collected 

 Conifers 



Angus. 



Bushels 



of 

 Cones 



White Cedar 306 5/8 



Jack Pine 127 1/8 



Red Pine 88 2/8 



Scotch Pine 38 3/8 



Norway Spruce 10 4/8 



Red Cedar 5 



Total 575 1/8 



Hardwoods 



Angus. 

 Bushels 



Walnut 253 7/8 



White Ash 122 1/2 



Black Locust 68 4/8 



Soft Maple 66 3/8 



Basswood 63 1/8 



Red Oak 34 6/8 



Elm 23 6/8 



White Birch 19 1/2 



Hard Maple 16 5/8 



Black Cherry 16 1/8 



Honey Locust 8 



Butternut 7 7/8 



Yellow Birch 6 2/8 



Red Maple 5 6/8 



Hickory 2 1/8 



Total 715 1/8 



11. LECTURES 



Illustrated lectures on reforestation and farm forestry were given at the 

 one month and three months' courses conducted by the Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



In addition, other lectures were given to farmers' clubs, service organiza- 

 tions, etc., throughout the province. 



