1926 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



87 



As a result of this, the productive area demands heavy annual fertilizing in 

 order that a high state of soil fertility be maintained. 



Both animal and mineral fertilizers are used, the former to retain and, if 

 possible, to increase humus in the soil, while the latter is applied to function 

 rather as a corrective agent toward supplementing mineral deficiencies as well 

 as offsetting acidity, and other unhealthy conditions which exist. 



FERTILIZERS APPLIED DURING 1925 



SEED IN STORAGE 

 Species: Pounds. 



White Pine 425 



Red Pine 1,641 



Scotch Pine 82 



Jack Pine 20 



White Spruce. . 21 



Norway Spruce 27 



White Cedar 34 



Red Cedar 12 



Balsam 98 



Hemlock 25 



Tamarack 4 



Total 2,389 



Additions to Property: With the exception of a small coal house, no new 

 buildings were erected. 



One feature of importance, as an improvement, was the establishment of a 

 park and picnic grounds. In the community there is a decided lack of such 

 places of recreation, and it was felt that the creating of some place where picnics 

 might be held would reflect creditably upon the institution. 



Three miles of telephone line was constructed to facilitate communication 

 with a patrol man who lives at the northwest extremity of the property. 



Roads: The policy of maintaining woods roads in a good condition was 

 adhered to. Coppice growth and herbage was scythed, and all inflammable 

 material bordering roadways was removed. One and one-half miles of new 

 roads were constructed to serve the dual purpose of fire protection, and in the 

 capacity of facilitating access to newly established plantations. Two new fire 

 lines sixteen feet wide totalling seven miles in length were cut out to augment 

 our intensive programme of fire protection. 



Fencing: One hundred and eighty rods of nine-strand wire fence was 

 constructed. Bordering the property on the east, running north along the town 

 line, and west along the sixth concession road for a distance of two lots, this 

 fence effectively excludes all live stock from our newer plantations. 



Silviculture: Eighty acres of woodland, composed principally of scrub oak, 

 were cut over in preparation for our new 1926 plantations. On this area all 

 diseased, ill-formed, or otherwise undesirable trees were removed and converted 

 into logs and firewood. All brush was burned. 



