16 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Coniferous or Evergreens: 



(Chiefly Red, White and Scotch Pine, White Cedar and 



Spruce) 14,900,000 



Hardwoods: 



(Ash, Elm, Maple and Walnut) 596,000 



Total 15,496,000 



This nursery has developed from an output of 500,000 plants to a capacity 

 of several millions. 



Plantations: A little over 500 acres of demonstration plantations have 

 been made at this station. The oldest plantations (13 years old) are now from 

 24 to 25 feet high. The educational effect of these on the locality is shown by 

 the increasing demand for planting material from private owners who visit this 

 station. 



Prince Edward County Station: Two years ago a forest station was opened 

 at the Sand Banks in the above County. This is a sand formation of about 

 600 acres which was owned by the Crown. Owing to the formation of dunes 

 this sand area was becoming a menace to adjacent farm lands. 



During the past season some 500,000 willow and poplar cuttings were 

 planted in order to check the moving sand. 



Orono Forest Station: During the past season this forest station was 

 opened. One hundred and fifty acres of light land was acquired adjacent to the 

 village of Orono, in the County of Durham. Throughout this district there is 

 considerable land adapted to reforestation, and this station will eventually take 

 care of the requirements of the district for nursery stock in addition to providing 

 demonstration plantations. Seed bed ground has been prepared and 200,000 

 seedlings from Norfolk have been planted. 



Midhurst Forest Station: One thousand acres of sand land have been 

 secured at Midhurst, Simcoe County, where a Provincial forest station is being 

 established. 



This land was at one time covered with a pinery and much of it is still 

 covered with stumps. 



Clearing up land for nursery purposes was carried out last autumn and 

 375,000 one-year-old seedlings were put out in nursery lines. 



Municipal Reforestation Projects: Through legislation passed in 1921 the 

 Province is enabled to co-operate with county and township municipalities in 

 establishing municipal forests. The municipalities secure the land and the 

 Province carries out the planting. 



In the case of County projects, where large areas are involved, the Province 

 undertakes the management and care during the earlier years. 



In the case of Township projects, which are of a smaller size and in the 

 form of demonstration plantations, the Province bears the cost of planting, and 

 the local authorities look after maintenance. Twelve demonstration township 

 plantations were started last season. 



The following County project has been started: 



Simcoe County: 1,000 acres of cut-over pine land was purchased by the 

 County. Last season 60 acres was reforested. Local nursery was opened and 

 1 -year-old material supplied from the Norfolk Nurseries. 



Distribution of Planting Material: The Department supplies free of cost 

 forest planting material to land-owners throughout the Province. Forest 

 plantations have been started in all of the older counties during the past few 

 vears. 



