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increasingly large number of times, and were once largely occupied by pine. In 

 addition, we may assume that the present areas, classed as mixed young and 

 second growth, were formerly largely pine. These several classes now occupy 

 62.3 per cent, of the potential forest area, where once pine stands predominated. 



It is of interest to note the future outlook as regards the next crop of soft- 

 wood saw timber on this large area of over four million acres. We may fairly 

 assume that a relatively satisfactory reproduction of pine occurs on the area 

 now occupied by immature mixed growth — 15.1 per cent. Of the remainder, a 

 partial pine restocking occurs only on the areas typed as poplar-birch-conifer- 

 ous, or 15.8 per cent. The balance (31.4 per cent.), typed as poplar-birch and 

 barrens and totalling 2,072,719 acres, is without hope of coniferous growth. 

 This condition is most prevalent in the more settled districts, like Madawaska 

 and Renfrew, and in the sparsely settled Georgian Bay sector, through which 

 two railway lines run. The worst sector is that of Renfrew, adjoining the 

 timbered region of Algonquin Park. 



The above represents the universal history of forest areas after logging. 

 Until brush disposal accompanies all logging operations, this degeneration of 

 forest growth will go on. 

 , Appended are the detailed tables. 



