1925 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 119 



PusLiNCH Township (Wellington County) 



The city of Guelph receives its water supply from springs which rise in 

 Puslinch township some distance from the city. Considerable planting has been 

 done in these areas in years past and this year an additional quantity of 13,000 

 of Scotch pine were set out. The Government supplied the trees and the city 

 paid for part of the planting. 



Of the plots already established, the following have had their areas extended 

 or have been supplemented where necessary with new trees: 



Albemarle (East), Jack Pine 1,000 



Red Pine 2,000 



Albemarle (West), Jack Pine 1,000 



Red Pine 2,000 



Colborne Jack Pine 1,200 



Scotch Pine 1,200 



Cramahe White Pine 2,000 



Red Pine 2,000 



Beeton Jack Pine 10,000 



Red Pine 15,000 



Essa Jack Pine 1,200 



Scotch Pine 1,000 



Innisfil White Pine 2,000 



Red Pine 2,000 



Sunnidale Jack Pine 2,000 



Scotch Pine 1,000 



Kemptville Scotch Pine 4,900 



Jack Pine 2,500 



White Spruce 2,400 



Red Pine 2,400 



PLANTATION INSPECTION 



Inspection of private plantations during the summer of 1924 was carried on 

 in two counties only. These were Ontario and Lambton. In Ontario county, 

 twenty-one plantations were visited. These are mainly in the southern part 

 of the county, several being concentrated in the sand area about Uxbridge. In 

 Lambton county, twenty-eight visits were made. Nearly half of these are to be 

 found in the extensive waste lands in Bosanquet township between Forest and 

 Grand Bend. 



In both of the above cases the plantations visited were those consisting of 

 over 500 tre^s established between the years 1907 and 1923. 



With the exception of Elgin county, the whole of southern Old Ontario has 

 now been covered in this work. 



MOSS GATHERING 



In the distribution of large quantities of nursery stock, the question of a 

 sufficient supply of sphagnum moss has become a serious one. Previous to this 

 year the supply was purchased from wholesale nurserymen, who in turn imported 

 this material. With the increase of output on the part of our three large nurseries 

 and the necessity of shipping trees from two of the three transplant nurseries, it 

 was found necessary to secure our supply of moss independently. A suitable 

 area for this purpose was found within reasonable distance of Toronto with good 

 shipping facilities, and during the autumn 426 bales of good quality moss was 

 secured. Each bale when pressed measured \x2x3}/2 feet and the supply is 

 intended to serve next season's shipments. 



