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REPORT OF THE 



No. 3 



Fertilizers. 



Fertilizers applied during the year in connections with the nursery lines 

 and seed beds are as follows: 



Additions to Property. — ^Although very little building was done during the 

 year, one important construction was completed, namely, an underground room 

 for storing tree seed. This building or room 16' x 22' in dimension, is com- 

 posed of concrete and is completely surrounded by earth to the extent of seven 

 feet. An even temperature the year round is thus obtained, a medium essential 

 to the storing of seed over a number of years. The seed itself is contained in 

 sealed glass bottles which in turn are labelled to indicate the species, origin, 

 quantity and quality of seed stored. 



Roads. — An effort has been made to divide the 1,720 acres comprising the 

 property into workable compartments in order to facilitate the management of 

 the wooded areas of the plantation. The old timber roads have been cleared 

 of all debris, widened and otherwise improved, while one and one-half miles of 

 new road was built to link up these older trails, thereby increasing accessibility 

 and reducing fire hazard. All fire roads were kept clean by ploughing and discing. 

 The sixth concession road extending from the town line west to the quarter 

 town line was cleaned of all inflammable material and diseased and ill-formed 

 tree growth. 



The erection of a thirty-five foot tower overlooking a large plantation pro- 

 vides an observation point from which records may be made of the development 

 of the reforested area, for a number of years to come. Moreover, situated as it 

 is on a prominent hill this tower is serviceable as a "look-out" in connection 

 with protection from fire. 



To meet with increasing demands for planting material, it has been found 

 necessary to rent a twenty-five acre field abutting the nursery. This field 

 will produce approximately 6,000,000 transplants suitable for permanent plant- 

 ing purposes. 



Silviculture. — During the late fall and winter months 140 acres of the 

 wooded section of the forest station was subjected to improvement cutting. 



Weed trees, windfalls, standing dead timber and trees showing evidence of 

 fire scar, butt rot, ill-form, oppression and senility were removed and converted 

 into logs and cord wood, the remaining slash' being burned. 



