1928 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



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SUMMARY OF NURSERY STOCK FOR PLANTING, 1928 



SUMMARY OF TREES PLANTED PERMANENTLY 



V. — Forest Surveys 



The forest survey programme as outlined for 1927 involved the examination 

 of the area in the Rainy River and Kenora districts draining to Rainy lake, 

 exclusive of Quetico park. 



This whole area comprises some 8,000 square miles or 5,120,000 acres and 

 made too large a proposition for one season with the field force available. Conse- 

 quently for 1927 only the country draining to Otukamamoan or Trout lake, the 

 Big Turtle river, the Little Turtle river, the Seine river, the Atikokan river, and 

 the Pipestone and Namakan rivers was considered. 



Area. 



This reduced area extends from the Sixth Meridian, run by Patton, 1921, 

 east to the boundary of Rainy River and Thunder Bay, and from Quetico park 

 north to the height of land. 



The whole tract contains approximately 4,455 square miles or 2,850,977 

 acres. In this total, however, are 605 square miles or 387,200 acres under timber 

 license. While the areas under license were sketched there was no effort made 

 to secure an estimate. 



Object. 



The object of the survey was: 



First, to classify the area according to existing forest types and age class 

 conditions. 



