1913-14 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 93 



Appendix No. 3S. 

 Report of the Forestry Bkanch. 



Parliament Buildings^ Toronto. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report of the Forestry Branch 

 for the year ending 31st October, 1914. 



The work of this branch has been devoted largely to questions of reforestation. 

 The Provincial Forest Station in Norfolk County, which was established in 1908, 

 now contains 1,580 acres, of which about 50 acres are devoted to Forest Nursery 

 work. 



The Forest Nurseries at this station now contain the following stock: — 



White Pine 409,000 



Scotch Pine 205,500 



Red Pine 137,28.0 



Jack Pine 101,400 



Bull Pine 19,100 



White Cedar 47,000 



Hard Maple 18,000 



Soft Maple 20,000 



White Ash 22,000 



Black Walnut" 9,620 



Black Locust 5,000 



Red Oak 5,000 



Carolina Poplar 7,250 



Black Cherry 2,850 



Miscellaneous 96,600 



Net Total 1,105,600 



A portion of the nursery stock grown here is used for distribution throughout 

 the province to those desiring to make forest plantations or reclaim waste land. 

 During 1914 over 40i),000 plants were sent oitt to other parts of the province for 

 experimental or demonstration planting. 



This nursery also provides the planting material for experimental work at the 

 local Forest Station. During this last season 50 acres of various types of land 

 were planted. Plantations have been made with White Pine, Red or Norway Pine, 

 Scotch Pine, Larch and Chestnut. 



Forest planting will, to a large extent, be done upon the poorer, non-agricul- 

 tural soils. The coniferous trees, and especially the pines, have proven the most 

 satisfactory for such planting. In the next few pages a brief description is given 

 of the operations of nursery work and ^nal planting, as carried on at the Norfolk 

 Forest Station, 



Artificial reforesting is done by broadcast sowing of seed, by planting the seed 

 on prepared spots and by the use of nurseiy grown plants. Planting with nursery 

 grown stock has largely replaced methods of direct seed sowing. This is especially 

 true of such species as our native pines. 



Forest seeds may be obtained from dealers or collectors, and are satisfactory 

 if the origin of the seed is known. White pine seed may be obtained at prices 



