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During the autumn the following transplants were set out: 



White Spruce 8,500 



Cedar 1,000 



Scotch Pine 500 



Soft Maple 2,750 



Elm 2,250 



Honey Locust 100 



Total 15,100 



COUNTY FORESTS 



Hendrie 



At this forest approximately 250 acres were planted during the spring of 

 1924. The species used were the four pines — red, white, scotch, and jack — and 

 some plantations were set out pure; others were made of mixtures of two or more 

 of these species. During the summer all the plantations at this forest did excep- 

 tionally well as was the case generally throughout the Province. Contrary to 

 last year when grasshoppers were troublesome, no difficulty was encountered 

 in this matter due to the sturdy growth of the trees. 



Besides the large plantations of pine, a quantity of red maple were planted 

 around a pond. 



The trees planted are as follows: 



White Pine . 12,300 



Red Pine 71,500 



Scotch Pine 33,500 



Jack Pine 199,800 



Red Maple 5,000 



Total 322,100 



During the summer fire roads were ploughed, harrowed, and underbrush 

 cut, and transplants in nursery lines kept clean. 



This fall three compartments of approximately 200 acres were underbrushed 

 and furrowed preparatory for planting in the spring. This will leave approx- 

 imately 100 acres more to be planted as there is swamp and second-growth on 

 south part of property. » * 



STOCK ON HAND DECEMBER 1st, 1924 



White Pine 105,400 



Red Pine 47,700 



Scotch Pine 67,200 



Jack Pine 130,000 



Norway Spruce 27,400 



White Spruce 266,500 



Cedar 500 



Elm 500 



Butternut 500 



Sugar Maple 3,000 



Total 648,700 



Vivian 



During the winter of 1923-4, the County Council of York purchased a block 

 of sand land in Whitchurch township, situated about eight miles east of Aurora. 

 The area is part of a continuous ridge of tumultuous hills which extend from York 

 county on down through Ontario, Durham and Northumberland counties. The 

 area purchased comprises 600 acres which is to be increased in the near future to 

 1,000 acres. 



