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Work was commenced here in April of last year. Five hundred thousand 

 one-year old seedlings were transferred from St. Williams and planted in nursery 

 beds, in preparation for perrnanent planting in succeeding years. Sixty acres of 

 the property were planted out permanently with Scotch pine and mixed hard- 

 woods. Autumn transplanting was continued with material from St. Williams, 

 bringing the total of seedlings in nursery beds to 1,172,300. In the work of 

 transplanting at the Simcoe plantation, the use of the Yale planting tool was 

 experimented with, on a large scale, for the first time in our work. The rapidity 

 with which small stock can be transplanted by this means, more than justifies 

 its continued use. 



During the summer, the section of the property chosen for nursery compart- 

 ments and headquarters was improved. Buildings on the property were reno- 

 vated and made ready for the occupancy of a foreman who took charge in the 

 autumn. 



TREE PLANTING. 



PRIVATE PLANTING. 



The distribution of trees for waste land planting and wood lot work 

 on privately owned lands was greater this year than previously. More 

 applications were received than the branch could fill and in all 311 separate 

 persons received trees for planting work. 



DEMONSTRATION PLOTS. 



In accordance with the plan outlined by the government, for the 

 establishing of plots to demonstrate the utilizing of non-agricultural land for 

 tree growing purposes, the following municipalities have purchased land 

 which has been planted free of cost during the year. 



BuRFORD Township — Brant County. 



Situated about one mile from Burford Village on the Provincial County 

 Highway, 5-1/20 acres planted with 3,000 Scotch pine and 2,000 red oak. 



Darlington Township — Durham County. 



Situated on Toll Gate Hill about two miles from Bowmanville on the 

 County Provincial Highway, a five acre corner lot planted with 4,000 Scotch 

 pine, 2,000 jack pine and 1,000 walnut. 



CoLBORNE Township — Huron County. 



A part of the township cemetery which is unfit for burial purposes, five 

 acres plante-d with 3,000 Scotch pine and 1,000 jack pine. 



Sunnidale Township — Simcoe County. 



Situated one and a half miles from New Lowell on the Glen Cairn Road. 

 The drifting sand from the adjoining fields has practically blocked one section 

 of the road. Eleven acres of land, a part of which was planted with 2,000 Scotch 

 pine, 3,000 jack pine, 1,000 willow cuttings, 1,000 poplar cuttings and a quantity 

 of willow limb material. 



16 L.F. 



