1922-23 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



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Hardwoods of the various species are propagated in addition to the common 

 conifers. 



SOWING OF HARDWOOD SEED 



Nursery Lines 



During the spring, 2,927,700 transplants were Hned out on an area of 

 approximately fourteen acres. The season's planting indicates rapidly increasing 

 production. 



SPRING TRANSPLANTING OF CONIFERS 



Species 



Age. Yrs. 



Origin 



No. of Seedlings 



Scotch Pine 



Scotch Pine 



Red Pine 



Jack Pine 



Jack Pine 



European Larch 

 White Spruce . . . 

 Red Cedar 



Totals . 



Norfolk County 

 Norfolk County 

 Simcoe County 

 Norfolk County 

 Norfolk County 

 Danish 



Simcoe County 

 Norfolk Countv 



242,000 



446,000 



1,140,000 



94.000 



800,000 



180,000 



25,000 



700 



2,927,700 



In recent years fall transplanting of one and two year old seedlings has 

 given satisfactory results. Heaving and winter browning is guarded against 

 by protective permanent hedges, intervening rows of sorghum and mulching 

 with rye straw or strawy manure. 



