1928 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



129 



HARDWOOD SEED SOWN 



Number of 



Species: Bushels 



Black Cherry 15 



Red Oak 45 



Basswood 1 



Sugar Maple 9 



Butternut 23 



Walnut 202 



Hickory 13^ 



Silver Maple 10 



American Elm 2 



Green Ash 3^ 



309 



The following seedlings were lined out during the season of 1927: 



Species: Spring 



Red Pine 382,896 



White Pine 1,044,668 



Scotch Pine. 

 Jack Pine. . . . 

 White Spruce. 

 White Cedar. . 



Balsam 



Red Cedar. . . 



194,400 



120,960 



206,128 



39,960 



43,344 



9,936 



Total for season. 



Fall 



181,960 



74,520 



2,042,292 256,480 

 2,298,772 



Publicity. 



The Provincial Forest Station exhibit was shown at the following township 

 school fairs in the County of Simcoe: Vespra at Midhurst, Tay at Vasey, Tiny 

 at Wyevale, Essa at Ivy, and Sunnidale at Sunnidale Corners. The exhibit was 

 also sent to the following fall fairs: Oro, Orillia, Midland, Barrie, Collingwood, 

 Elmvale, Alliston, Bradford and Cookstown. 



Community Centre. 



Each year sees the Forest Station used more as a community centre. The 

 athletic field and the open-air skating rink draw the young people for miles 

 around. In September the Vespra Township school fair was held on the grounds 

 and had a record attendance. 



S TOCK ON HAND FOR 1928 DISTRIBUTION 



Conifers: 

 White Pine. . 



Red Pine 



Scotch Pine. . 



Jack Pine 



White Spruce. 

 White Cedar. 



629,000 

 270.000 

 380,000 

 30,000 

 100.000 

 355,000 



1,764,000 



Hardwoods: 

 Silver Maple. . . . 

 Black Cherry. . . 



Butternut 



Walnut 



Red Oak. ...... 



Willow Cuttings. 



Poplar 



Balsam 



Red Cedar 



Elm 



White Ash 



Hard Maple .... 



22,500 



3,400 



2,000 



6,900 



25,000 



25,000 



30,000 



400 



8,500 



10,500 



1,000 



300 



135,500 



Total 1,899,500 



Nursery stock in various stages of development, 6,259,113. 



