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ANNUAL REPORT OF 



materially hastened by some intelligently applied assistance 

 from a forester. 



The timber in the swamps is small. The spruce is suitable for 

 pulpwood, and we have an estimate of 4,900 cords. The tamarack 

 is estimated at 10,900 ties, and the cedar at 600 poles and 800 

 fence posts. 



In the muskegs the spruce and tamarack trees are very small, 

 and will never make merchantable timber unless the water is 

 drained off. The area of irreclaimable muskeg and lands subject 

 to overflow where timber will not grow rapidly does not exceed 

 200 acres. The muskeg spruce has been attacked this summer 

 by a red rust and much of it will be found dead next season, but 

 this will entail no great loss for the trees are small and have 

 little prospect of future growth. 



STAND OF TIMBER. 



The stand of timber on 602 sample acres taken in strips across 

 the forest averages 35.04 trees per acre of all sizes from 5 inches 



TREES PER ACRE. 



