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A one-storey frame building, 22 feet by 22 feet, was built to be used as 

 lunch room for men and a part of building was partitioned off to be used as 

 outside office. A stone fence with cobble stone entrance was built in front 

 of site of proposed superintendent's residence. Roads around site were graded 

 and will be gravelled during winter. Ground for lawn was given a good dressing 

 of clay. 



Roads: Fire roads have been extended this year. Most of the fire-guards 

 have been stumped, making cultivation easier, and also making more effective 

 fire-guards. Some of main roads, including sixth concession, have been graded. 

 Considerable gravelling will be done during the winter. 



Publicity: Exhibits were held at the Barrie, Alliston, Beeton and Elmvale 

 fairs. The main part of exhibit showed different species, as sent out for per- 

 manent planting. Quite a number of prospective planters left their names and 

 addresses for the purpose of securing application blanks. 



STOCK ON HAND DECEMBER 1st, 1925 

 Conifers: 



White Pine 1,507,500 



Red Pine 1,605,300 



Scotch Pine 1,709,550 



Jack Pine 220,300 



White Cedar 432,250 



White Spruce 319,300 



Norway Spruce 47,265 



Balsam 120,000 



Sitka Spruce 10,000 



Total 5,971,465 



Hardwoods: 



White Elm 89,600 



Silver Maple 62,625 



Walnut 1,118 



White Ash 32,575 



Red Oak 4,760 



Black Cherry 79 



Sugar Maple 11,654 



Black Locust 50 



Total 202,491 



Grand Total 6,173,956 



TRANSPLANT NURSERIES 

 Sand Banks; 



A quantity of rooted Carolina poplars, which had been grown on the pro- 

 perty from cuttings, were transplanted to the more sheltered places of the sand 

 banks. In moving these the roots were trimmed and in each case a ball of 

 nursery soil was carried with the tree; 8,113 of these were planted in the spring 

 and of those set out before the season was too far advanced for transplanting 

 very few died. In addition to the rooted poplar on the property, a surplus of 

 cuttings from other nurseries were also set out. These numbered 20,160. A 

 large quantity of jack pine which had been placed in nursery rows when the work 

 was commenced and which were becoming too large for distribution, were also 

 planted in sheltered places. 



