1928 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 137 



designated as young growth either mixed, coniferous or hardwood no finer 

 classification can be made. In reality such areas are young growth unclassified. 



Over the entire tract of 2,463,777 acres, 735,574 acres or 29.9 per cent, is 

 covered by the coniferous type; 361,251 acres or 14.7 per cent, by the mixed 

 type, and the balance, 1,366,952 acres or 55.4 per cent, by recent burn, water, 

 muskeg, and barren. 



The age class relationships over the tract show 346,485 acres or 14.2 per cent, 

 covered by mature growth; 252,252 acres or 10.2 per cent, by second growth; 

 492,543 acres or 20.0 per cent, by young growth; 946,315 acres or 38.4 per cent, 

 by recent burn, and 426,182 acres or 17.2 per cent, by water and waste areas. 



Timber Estimate. 



The estimate of the timber on the tract is summarized to show the total 

 quantity by watersheds. Both mature and second-growth stands are estimated 

 but separately. In the total estimate second-growth stands furnish 7 per cent, 

 of the white and red pine estimate; 48 per cent, of the jack pine cordage; 36 per 

 cent, of the spruce cordage, and 35 per cent, of the balsam cordage. 



Jack pine, spruce and balsam are the important contributors to the pulp- 

 wood estimate. Of the total estimate for these three species, jack pine furnished 

 54 per cent., spruce 42 per cent., and balsam 4 per cent. The white and red pine 

 is located chiefly in the country at the headwaters of the Big Turtle river and in 

 the country draining to the Seine river in the Kenora district. 



At the completion of the survey there will be prepared a written report 

 descriptive of the area; a set of maps showing watershed divisions, forest type 

 and age class conditions, and a map showing the organization of the field work 

 and the distribution of the strips on which the report is based. 



