1928 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



125 



SPRING SOWING OF CONIFEROUS BEDS 



Species Number of 



Beds Sown 



White Cedar 12 



Red Pine 35 



Scotch Pine 20 



Whiti Pine 30 



97 



Total amount of 



Seed Sown 

 Pounds Ounces 

 9 



26 

 12 

 45 



92 



12 



FALL SOWING OF CONIFEROUS BEDS 



860 



749 



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In addition to the above coniferous seed, the following hardwood seeds 

 were sown: — 



FALL SOWING OF HARDWOOD SEED 



Total Amount of 

 Species Seed Sown 



Bushels 



White Ash 25 



Basswood 1 



Butternut 12J^ 



White Elm 2 



Hard Maple 16 



Silver Maple 5 



Red Oak 26 



Walnut 58 



145^ 



Transplanting. — In the spring, 1,600,000 conifers and 75,000 hardwoods 

 were transplanted, as follows: — 



CONIFERS 



Number of 

 Species: Seedlings 



White Cedar 47,000 



Jack Pine 62,000 



Rfed Pine 312,000 



Scotch Pine 117,000 



White Pine 709,000 



Norway Spruce 147,000 



White Spruce _ 229,000 



1,623,000 



HARDWOODS 



Number of 

 Species: Seedlings 



White Ash 6,500 



White Elm 16,000 



Hard Maple 2,400 



Silver Maple 50,000 



74,900 



