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REPORT OF THE 



No. 3 



SIMCOE COUNTY— (MI DHURST) 



Spring transplanting commenced on April 26th, and continued till May 

 30th. The seedlings were received from the St. Williams Station. 



SPRING TRANSPLANTING 



Fall transplanting commenced on August 22nd and finished on September 

 9th. A few hardwoods were transplanted on November 10th. The fall stock 

 was also received from St. Williams. 



FALL TRANSPLANTING 



Species 



White Pine 



White Pine 



White Spruce. . 

 Norway Spruce . 



Red Pine 



White Cedar. . . 

 Honey Locust. . 

 Hard Maple. . . 

 White Elm 



Total . 



Age (years) 



No. of Plants 



295,000 



240,000 



125,000 



80,000 



137,000 



45,000 



2,000 



4,000 



5,000 



933,000 



Total number of transplants 1,820,000. 



Extensive seed bed work was not undertaken this year on account of lack 

 of watering facilities. Four seed beds of white pine, jack pine, Scotch pine and 

 white spruce were sown on May 25th as an experiment. These did well. It 

 is intended to put in a large number of seed beds in the spring as a water system 

 will be installed. 



Forty-five acres of old stump land were planted with Scotch and jack pine. 

 These were quite successful in protected places, but on open plains on account 

 of prolonged drought the grasshoppers played havoc with plantations. Planting 

 next spring will largely be shelter belts and hedges. Two mixed hardwood 

 plantations were also planted, and these did extra well. 



The nursery ground has been manured and worked. Cow peas were grown 

 as a soiling crop. It is thought that this is too far north as they did not develop 

 well, but no definite conclusions can be drawn as this was an exceptionally dry 

 season. Owing to the dry summer seeds sown in June never germinated. 

 Seventeen acres of rye were sown this fall to be turned under next summer. 

 Buckwheat was also used as a soiling crop. Five acres were stumped and 

 cleaned up. 



