CiiiUKlidii l-Oicstry Jojiriuil. Jiiiw. l''i(j. 



^O; 



til wliiltle. It will licmlit tlicm in will get well again. Don't buv them 

 many \\a_v>. Ne\ er miml if they many toys. It will be much better to 

 .-ometimes cut their fingers. "Thev let tl;em whittle them out." 



ABITIBI CtrS. FORESTRY WORK FORGES AHEAD 



Iroquois Falls, Out.: — Sine- its 

 establishment last summer the 1^^ ires- 

 try Department personnel has been 

 hard at work along a number of dif- 

 ferent lines and considerable progress 

 has been made in work accomplished 

 to date. 



The experimental Valuation Snr\ey 

 or Reconnaissance begun last fall has 

 been brought to com])letion and as a 

 direct result that method of survey 

 most practicable and economical, 

 under the given local conditions, has 

 l)een determined and will be followed 

 in the Reconnaissance of our Limit. 



A detailed Base Map of our Hold- 

 ings is at present in the course of 

 compilation. The detail shown there- 

 on will be increased from time to titnc 

 as additional information is secured 

 by crews in the field. 



The intensive Regeneration Survey, 

 carried on jointly with the Com- 

 mission of Conserx'ation, has been 

 com})leted and much detailed inform- 

 ation regarding the rcgi'ucratix c '-ap- 

 acity of the Limit has been made a\ ail- 

 able. This information is fundament- 

 al and essential to the dexelopnient of 

 an economic system of rcfortstatioi; 

 and will likewise aid in the <lc\c'lo|)- 

 ment of such prac'tices ;is w'll assist 

 in sustaining the \ ield (it those species 

 of tindter nio>t \alualiU' to the indus- 

 try. 



I )et;iilc(| ( iiMw ill Studies to dcter- 

 niiiu' the r;ite> o| i^rowtli nl \]\c \ ;ir- 

 ions species \\:\\v bcnii (.■arned on i<\rv 

 average areas on the Limit and Kate 

 of Growth Tables and \ <ilnnie Tallies 

 have been comiiilcd Iriim the nie.is- 

 urements and studies m;i(le. The tiirni 

 er of these twii tables will be used in 

 connection with Kt'lorestation work 

 and the latter in the compilatii m o| 

 the rindjer estim;ites which will be a 

 part *'\ the Reconnaissance. 



I'ii'ld 1 n\estigations ha\i' been 

 made, the (ibiect I't which li,i\e been 



to determine possible ways and means 

 for increasing our yield through a 

 closer utilization of the trees cut and 

 so further the conservation of our tim- 

 ber resources. 



The season's work on the Xurserv 

 at Twin l-'alls has already commenced. 

 The Xnrsery, initial groiuid ftir which 

 was cleared last summer, will be ])lac- 

 ed on a ]irodncing basis during the 

 coming summer months. Seed will be 

 sown this vear in quantities to vield 

 ultimately 'over 2.000,000 trees. ' Li- 

 creased (piantities of seed will be 

 sown annually hereafter until the 

 Nursery has been ])laced upon the re- 

 (pn'red ])ro<hictions basis. 



'Idle earl\- ])art of May will see the 

 Jxeconnaissnnce i ir Valnatiini Svn"\e\- 

 of the Linn't well under wa\'. and with 

 its int-e])tio:i will be begun, the build- 

 ing up I if 'A hat may well be called a 

 "pt-'i'l^-'lii"'' inxentory." The securing 

 <it this information is essential, in order 

 th.it the l)epartnient ma\- be enabled 

 to render the nii i-^t material results. 



Three ci'ew s iil hiur men each will 

 be ])laced in the field on thi> work, 

 rin' crt'w s will lirst snr\ e\ those areas 

 which tln' \\'o(i(!s 1 )eiiartnient intends 

 to |(ig in tlu' immediate tuture aiul 

 tlu' inliirmatiou -secured will lu' placi-*!- 

 at the disposal <>\ the W.muIs Di-narl 

 men! tti be n-^ed by them li\- w.iv ol 

 taci'itating their work in the I'conomic 

 location ol camps, letting of cont;a'"l> 



A con>iderable amount >>i ex- 

 ploration w ( irk will be cariaed on 

 tow,n-d tlu' I'ud ol the ^unnnei" and 

 ncNt lall, when it is ti'ntali\el\ plann- 

 ed til place two (.xplormg cri'W s in the 

 Held, 



I'uri'ig the coming opiMi si'ason, it 

 is planned to carry on jointK with 

 both the Commission of l'onser\ .iti^n 

 and the I'.ntomological l'>ranch of the 

 I Kp.irtment n\ ,\gricidture. field work, 

 all urn in\ csligalix e lines. 



