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wood lengths and piled. Young hardwood growth was cleared of the entangle- 

 ment of slash and pine poles and conifers reproduction were thinned. A large 

 number of sound pine tops were skidded out of the bush, limbed and piled in 

 full length pieces for sale as "light wood." 



(6) Publicity. 



The exhibit at the fall fairs was greatly curtailed again this year, owing 

 largely to transportation difficulties. Our exhibit does not lend itself readily to 

 other than truck carriage and as we have no truck available and there was a 

 scarcity of trucks of sufficient size for hire we confined ourselves to exhibits at 

 Orono and at Norwood in Peterborough County. At the latter place especially 

 our exhibit was viewed with greater interest than ever before. 



As on previous occasions we have received the greatest co-operation from 

 the Agricultural Representative for Durham County, whose work brings him 

 constantly into touch with prospective planters. A small exhibit of trees, with 

 an appropriate card, was also used to embellish the Durham and Northumberland 

 Counties' exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition. 



The fact that this publicity work is yielding results is seen in the requests 

 of the Durham County and Peterborough County Agricultural Representatives 

 for lecturers to give a talk on reforestation at the agricultural short courses in 

 their respective counties this winter. 



MiDHURST. 



(1) Nursery Operations. 



(a) Fertilizers. 



As soon as a crop of trees has been removed from a compartment, the land 

 is well cultivated and a green manure crop is sown to build up the soil and give 

 the land a rest. This is usually peas, soy beans, or sweet clover. After a legume 

 crop has been ploughed under, a coat of well decomposed manure is applied and 

 cultivated well into the soil, forcing the weed seeds to sprout. In addition the 

 following fertilizers were applied during 1928: — 



Manure •. 840 tons 



Lime 8 « 



Ground Blood 100 lbs. 



Bone Meal 1,270 " 



Acid Phosphate 2,539 « 



Nitrate of Soda 3,175 « 



Ammonium Sulphate 370 " 



2-8-10 500 " 



4-8-10 500 " 



Muriate Potash 137 « 



Sulphate of Potash 155 " 



Carbonate of Potash 100 " 



Tankage 450 « 



(b) Seed. 



No seed in storage. 



(c) Seed-beds. 



On account of the late fall it wag not found advisable tP start planting 

 geed-beds until November 3, 1927, 



