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were ploughed twice and otherwise maintained in good condition. A new fire 

 road, sixteen feet in width and 660 yards long, was constructed. 



Fencijig: Four hundred and fifty acres were fenced. This area comprises 

 260 acres of young plantation, and a remaining 190 acres of bushland which will 

 be planted very shortly. 



Silviculture: The greater portion of the natural woodland section of the 

 Norfolk Forest Station is composed of scrub oak type. This type presents a 

 very poor picture, and the policy of cutting over, leaving only healthy trees, has 

 been continued. This improvement cutting is followed during the ensuing year 

 by planting. An area of approximately 150 acres has been cut over during the 

 early spring and winter months, while 100 acres were planted out permanently 

 to red and white pine this recent fall. 



Since 1909, permanent planting has been carried on annually until we now 

 have forty-eight individual plantations ranging from one to fifteen years of age. 

 Species used, and .conditions under which planting was carried out, has been 

 recorded. Furthermore, all costs in connection with trimming and thinning of 

 older plantations are kept. 



Protection {Disease and Insects): The work of combating white pine blister 

 rust and the white pine weevil was continued. Three men under experienced 

 supervision inspected all white pine plantations at periods of from two to three 

 weeks. All weeviled leaders were cut off and immediately put in tight boxes, 

 the tops of which were covered with galvanized screening. The purpose- of this 

 is to permit the small parasite (the natural enemy of the white pine weevil) to 

 escape, and at the same time to prevent the weevil itself from obtaining its 

 liberty when it reaches the "fly" stage. 



NURSERY STOCK ON HAND DECEMBER 15th, 1924 

 Conifers: 



Balsam 117,700 



Cedar, white 1 ,799,600 



Larch, European 262,000 



Larch, Japanese 27,000 



Pine, white 1,843,000 



Pine, red 3,220,000 



Pine, Scotch 2,542,700 



Pine, Jack 1,302,000 



Pine, Austrian 26,900 



Spruce, white 1,673,000 



Spruce, Norway 1,003,000 



Total 13,816,900 



Hardwoods: 



Ash, white 124,400 



Beech 5,800 



Birch, white 1,200 



Catalpa 1,900 



Chestnut 3,500 



Cherry, black 12,500 



Elm 115,900 



Locust, black 10,000 



Locust, honey 7,000 



Maple, Manitoba 3,550 



Maple, hard 40,700 



Maple, red 13,900 



Maple, soft 9,000 



Walnut, black 50,000 



Walnut, white 35,000 



Poplar, rooted 150 



Poplar, cuttings 200,000 



Willow cuttings 50,000 



Total 684,500 



