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york county forest area totals over 4700 acres by j d griffiths management forester dept of lands and forests rr 2 maple york cty at the yearend session of york county council j d grif fiths the management for- ester with the dept of lands and forests pre sented full report on the history and operation of the reforestation area that now includes close to 5- 000 acres it reads as fol lows york county forest was started in 1924 by the purchase of the present headquarters property on highway 48 two miles north of ballantrae the effort of many people on a the york county council were required to bring this about and we owe a debt of gratitude to them for their foresight and to other county councillors who over the years have continued to purchase land to enlarge the forest the county of york buys and owns the land the ontario department of lands and forests pays a 50 grant to assist in the land purchase and man- a ages the forest for the county purpose of york county forest to reforest large areas of blowing sand and aban doned farmland to preserve and im prove natural woodlands to produce timber for industry to maintain water levels and stream flows to provide a home for wildlife to demonstrate to pri vate landowners the bene fits and methods of re forestation andwoodlot management to serve as a nature education area for school students to provide a forested area for a variety of re creational uses present size york county forest now totals 4755 acres it con sists of 18 separate prop erties varying from 50 to 1500 ac- in size and lo cated as follows whitchurch twp 11 properties 2539 acres e gwillimbury 3 proper ties 641 acres n gwil limbury 1 property 107 acres georgina twp 3 properties 1463 acres total 18 properties 4755 acres activities on the forest tree planting as land is purchased it is planted with tree species suitable to the soil and moisture conditions red pine is the main species being most successful on sandy soils white pine and white spruce are often planted on the heavier or wetter soils and other species are planted to add variety planting is done by ma chine or hand at a 6 to 8 foot spacing the 6 foot spacing requires 1210 trees per acre the 8 foot requires 681 crop tree pruning pruning is carried out to produce knotfree logs for clear lumber or veneer it is only dope on a selective basis in the best red pine stands when the planta tion is about 15 years old and four inches in dia meter 150 of the best trees on each acre are se lected marked and pruned by saw cutting off the limbs on the bottom eight feet at age 25 additional limbs are pruned off to a height of 17 feet this re sults in only the central 4 core of the tree having knots the outer wood that grows later being knot free these pruned crop trees will be left to grow for 80 or more years pro ducing the final crop from the plantation thinning at about age 25 the trees become too crowded and growth begins to slow down every thifa or fourth row is cut out ih a first thinning yielding about eight cords per acre of pulpwood thin nings are done about every ten vears the sec ond or third thinnings usually producing some poles forthefinestincomforttry i i i ian hume footwear 8 i 2941999 i w sherwood plaza markham b i i monday to sat 930 to 6 pm thurs fri 9 pm hi markham 2943335 last 2 days j show starts 800 pm box office opens 730 pm the undefeated starts friday friday saturday at 7 and 9 pm box office at 630 sunday thru thursday at 8 pm box office at 730 where the heads of all nations meet a ccu0r by delme iarlo guthrie patqulvsjavesfiroocrlcx rtteshcfrlk wys c i out lv chn utkh1 camr m tact ct uum cmk toiitff children matinee onty vfejj saturday at 7 pm c i r lfcr cpacvv r cartoon o a fcaturc coming ergm nkxt friday olnnis moppfcr r jan 9th the final harvest when the plantation is about 80 years old the only trees left will be the 150 pruned crop trees per acre these will be cut at age 80 or later and the area regenerated natur ally or replanted woodlot management about onefifth of the county forest is covered with natural not planted woodlots consisting of a variety of hardwood trees these woodlots are im proved by cutting out the cull trees those that are too crooked rotten limby or otherwise defective that they would never grow into tall straight useful trees firewood is produced by these im provement cuttings when the hardwoods become large enough 1824 inch diameter they are cut for sawlogs protection from fire insects and disease every year firebreaks are cultivated around the plantations to protect them from grass fires the plantations are in spected annually for in sects and sprayed only when necessary to pre vent major damage the chemicals used are restric ted to those least harmful to wildlife and natural controls are used in some cases the major disease problem is fomes anno- sus a root rot of pines to prevent infection by this disease whenever a tree is cut the stump is satur ated with a solution of ouium nitrate education in the forest a large number of school pupils from york county and toronto visit the forest every year for t demonstrations and planting days this use of the forest for education will likely increase greatly in the future recreation the york county forest properties are open to the public to travel on foot horseback or snowmobile they are closed to car traffic or other motorized vehicles hunting and fishing are permitted in season and depending on township regulations some of the streams and pords are stocked with speckled trout annually and are quite popular re creational use of the for est is increasing every year and will soon be its major use and value mul tiple use of the forest will continue the planta tions will have to be thin ned as they become too dense and other woods work will be done to keep the forest in a good grow ing condition and attrac tive for recreation regulations for forest visitors the public are welcom ed to the forest but are asked to observe the fol lowing regulations i no fires of any kind the hazard is too great and the losses could be catastrophic 2 no smoking while walking or working please stop and sit down to smoke 3 no overnight camp ing 4 no litter please drop nothing on the ground 5 please no cutting damace or removal of q6 up more home pro lection in one pack age it less cost with our homeowners policy call today call renneth a shepherd 7th line box 44 markham telephone 2941562 state farm fire and casualty company canadian head office scarborough ont receives provincial honors kim brethour 17 a member of the bethesda ii uxbridge 4h homemaking club received her provincial honors certificate at the 4h achievement day held in uxbridge dec 13 kim is the daughter of mr and mrs orvan brethour rjt 3 uxbridge peter harris dairy industry best market outlook for 1970 a a wall york cty the end of the year is a good time to think over the general farm situation and do a little guessing on whats coming up all other features of the farm picture are minor compared to the surpluses of grain in the west it affects us here in york county the outlook for wheat barley and oats as cash crops are not very exciting soybeansfstill rate as a promising crop because we are about four hund red thousand acres short of meeting our own needs beef prices are suppos ed to hold a little above american levels gaining strength in late summer veal is expected to hold firm but hogs will hit the wrong side of the cycle in 1970 with about ten per cent more hogs to market prices will drop production has built up too for both broilers and laying hens so there wont be many chances to get rich quick here dairying of course is trees plants etc enjoy the forest and leave it as vou find it the big one here in york and with nearly all of our milk going to the fluid market our position is quite different from the cheese milk powder and butter areas these prod ucts are all in surplus sup ply and exports are very hard to sell so in general this part of ontario is in a good position agriculturally our livestock base and proximity to markets are big factors when surpluses pile up there is still strong pressure on any farmer though to keep costs low enough to maintain a pro fit margin volume has to keep going up specializ ing is a must and crops and livestock both have to perform at top levels to keep the show on the road updating information is a key and there is a real good opportunity for this next week farmers week at guelph runs jan uary 5 6 and 7 its a whole new setup with many small sessions on varied topics running con currently there are topics every day in both crops live stock and economics starting time is 9 oclock and the oac welcome mat is out for every farm er in york little boy waking up at 1 am mommy tell me a story so i can go back to sleep mother just stay awake awhile your father will be home soon then you may listen to the one he will tell both of us prosperous and j yka teds appliance service rr1 locust hill ontario telephone 2940636 count your blessings pa this is the time of year when we should all add up our assets and count our blessings some of these are spelled aet and some are spelled assets the aets of course keep a roof over our heads but the other assets of living in a free society and being able to seek happiness in our own way make life under that roqf worthwhile the aet are apparent on every hand in our booming economy if the worlds population of three and one quarter billion people were compressed to a thousand people a little over sixty would be north americans these sixty would receive half of the total income of the world and own fifteen times as much goods as the other 940 combined the assets of a free society require just as much work to maintain as the assets let us work at keeping them untarnished equally as hard a new highway research study shows that half of all fatal accidents involve only one car with alcohol figuring prominently in the main causes excessive speed and faulty driving take heed we hope you all reach your individual destina tions safely with a minimum of lifes carbon and a maximum of lifes happy mileage a happy new year markham chrysler dodge no 7 hwy i lidlw blvd phone 2944111 crop improvement meeting ontario cty mur ray dunkeld claremont rr 2 has been elected president of the ontario county soil and crop im provement association for 1970 the annual meeting was held dec 16 at the legion hall uxbridge sixty farm ers attended with the president for 1969 bill batty brooklin rr 1 in charge it was revealed that 184 individual farmers took an active part in one or more crop improvement projects during the year tests and demonstrations were carried out on a total of 104 acres the guest speaker at the gathering was professor tom lane dept of soil science university of guelph he noted that many soils had reached a state of high fertility con tent and the only require ment now was an average fertilizer application to produce a satisfactory crop the list of officers fol low president murray dunkeld claremont rr 2 1st vicepresident lloyd smith port perry rr 2 2nd vicepresident clarence hewitt beaver- ton rr 3 secretary- treasurer lynn fair ux bridge auditors clarence armstrong and ted crox- all uxbridge township directors are vernon powell oshawa rr 1 heber down brooklin rr 1 murray dunkeld claremont rr 2 rae ewen uxbridge maustyn mcknight uxbridge rr 2 clifford redman port perry rr 3 lloyd smith port perry rr 2 keith rynard sunder land rr 1 clarence hewitt beaverton rr 3 john speedie breckin rr i and lawrence cooper washago rr 1 paulcoppin contracting ltd thursday jan 1 1970 the tribune page x-sc- west end barber shop hours monday closed all day tues s am till 7 pm i thurs and fri s ajn till 9 pan wed and sat s am till 6 pm len david and bill keeping i 3 registered hair stylists s 153 main st w stouffville for fast courteous service call lipbert 178518 for cohplete satisfaction call agents wanted with ob without experience agents throughout ontario toronto york county real estate board members i i members of the public are cordially invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the york county board of education 8 pm tues jan 6th at 22 church st aurora 4736448 custom homes cottages erection of cee- der loglog construction remodelling craftsmanship 8 service blessings in the new year this time it is a pleasure to chime in and wish you and your family a happy new year its been a delight to serve you thanksl from all of us at hutchinson farm supply business directory licensed public accountants r spencer jackson chartered accountant unionville professional building unionville ont telephone 2972491 patterson norton mcmullen chartered accountants 1758 victoria park ave scarborough ontario 7514396 for what you missed last winter enjoy the invigorating rosycheeked outdoor fun of snomobiling on scorpion 70 5 sleek models to choose high performance rugged reliability spacious underseat and rear storage 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