no REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Roads: All main roads and nursery roads in the northern part of the 

 nursery have now been placed on a permanent basis, gravelled, and, where 

 necessary, concrete culverts constructed to carry surface water during the spring 

 thaws. The depth of snow makes these culverts a necessity. 



During the summer a road was built connecting the north entrance to the 

 nursery with the fifth concession, following the main gully for its full length. 



Demonstration Plantations: Three acres of hillside were planted to a mix- 

 ture of white and Austrian pine as a commencement in demonstration plan- 

 tations. 



An acre of blowing sand was also brushed and planted to scotch pine. 



Both plantations are doing well. 



Publicity: At the request of the agricultural societies concerned, exhibits 

 were placed at the township agricultural fairs in Clarke and Cavan townships, 

 Durham county, held at Orono and Millbrook respectively. 



These exhibits took the form of rows of boxes in which were a few specimens 

 of each age of all species on hand, placed on a sloping frame. vSeed in Riker 

 mounts were placed at the bottom of each row, which then extended upwards 

 to the oldest specimens of the species on hand. Bulletins were distributed to 

 those interested and advice given on the establishment of new plantations, 

 treatment of old plantations and the handling of woodlots where possible. A 

 large number of prospective planters were interviewed in this way. 



STOCK ON HAND, DECMEBER 15th, 1924 

 Conifers: 



Balsam 165,000 



Cedar, white 197,500 



Larch, Japanese 9,000 



Pine, jack 185,000 



Pine, red 300,000 



Pine, Scotch 400,000 



Pine, white 1,705,000 



Spruce, Norway 96,400 



Spruce, white 380,000 



Total 3,437,900 



Hardwoods: 



Ash, white 155,000 



Butternut 4,000 



Elm, white 120,000 



Maple, hard 5,000 



Maple, red 75,000 



Maple, silver 140,00Q 



Walnut 3,500 



Total 502,.S00 



MiDHURST 



Seeding: Seed beds were sown both in spring and fall. Early in May a 

 total of 156 beds were put in. On account of the cold and backward spring, 

 germination was slow but good. The sowing of fall beds was done between 

 November 3rd and November 21st. A total of 247 beds were sown. 



Transplanting: Transplanting was carried on during both spring and fall. 

 The larger portion of the seedlings was received from the St. Williams nursery. 

 The spring transplanting was carried on from May 2nd until May 26th, and the 

 fall from August 20th to September 16th. The spring transplants made a par- 

 ticularly fine showing, the mortality being quite low. A temporary irrigation 



