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Canadian Express from St. Williams, Norfolk County. If the applicant desires to know 

 about what the express charges will be he should find out from his local express agent 

 the rate per 100 lbs. from the above shipping point. It is not considered safe to ship 

 these plants by freight, and this Department cannot receive money to prepay trans- 

 portation charges. Care should be exercised to fill in properly Post Office and Express 

 Office in Application Blank. 



4. The Department advises that those undertaking waste land planting make a start 

 of one acre the first season. Two acres will be the largest area for which the Depart- 

 ment will undertake to furnish planting material in any one year. Larger areas may 

 be planted by arranging to continue the work throughout successive seasons. Prospec- 

 tive planters should read pages 15 to 30 of Farm Forestry Bulletin 209, Ontario Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, which will give a more detailed idea of what waste land planting 

 means. Plants should be placed from 4 to 5 feet apart each way. 



At 4 feet spacing an acre will require 2,722 trees. 

 At 5 feet spacing an acre will require 1,742 trees. 



Make an estimate of your acreage and fill in the blank in application form accord- 

 ingly. 



5. It shall be understood that the owner, on his part, must prepare the soil, plant 

 and care for the trees, and do all the actual work in connection with the plantations, 

 in accordance with the directions of the officers of the Department. The owner shall 

 also agree to provide protection for the planted trees against animals by fencing or 

 otherwise, and where necessary, against fire by some effective means. 



6. The Department prefers that plantations be made on such waste portions of the 

 farm, as steep hillsides, light sandy, rocky or gravelly spots, swamp land, portions of 

 farm cut off by streams or otherwise. Svoh land can usually be profitably devoted to 

 wood production if proper species are planted. However, in certain localities without 

 woodlands it may be found advisable to plant on good agricultural soil, if the owner 

 so desires. In cases where tillable* land is to be planted it will be advisable to summer 

 fallow.^ Cultivation for one or two seasons after planting on good soils, where rank 

 weed growth might follow, will be of great benefit to plantation. 



7. The Department emphasizes the value of planting evergreen belts about open 

 borders of woodlots. Planting in the woodlot is discussed on pages 11 and 12 of 

 Bulletin 209. 



8. It will be noticed that this system is co-operative in character. The Department 

 furnishes planting material and expert advice, but does not guarantee to furnish any 

 specific quantity of planting material. The Department reserves the right to accept 

 or refuse applications if, in the opinion of the officers in charge, the location offered 

 does not afford satisfactory facilities for the experimental and educational features of 

 the work. 



9. It is desired to make this work of educational value, and the owner will be re- 

 quired to allow public inspection of the planted areas, whenever this can be done with- 

 out injury to the other crops. 



10. Attention is called to the fact that the Forestry Department furnish trees only 

 for forest plantation work on waste land, or land which is undesirable to till for annual 

 crops. No fruit trees, ornamental trees or shrubs, trees for town or village lots will 

 be supplied. Norway Spruce for hedges or windbreaks will not be supplied by this 

 Department. As may be inferred from Bulletin 209, the planting material sent out 

 under this system is unfit for roadside or ornamental planting, but is intended to make 

 forest plantations. 



11. All applications for material to be supplied this spring (1914) must be in on 

 or before the 31st of March, 1914. Applications will be filled in order of their arrival. 

 Late applications may have to be held over till next season if the material is exhausted. 



12. Upon applying to the Forestry Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, the 

 applicant will be furnished with a blank form for the purpose of describing the area 

 it is proposed to plant, which should be carefully filled out and returned to the Depart- 

 ment. 



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