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NinetyEighth No 35 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY Trees are important Farm assistance available By ft a hard to taurine Ontario as forest yet thatY what it was over a century ago before pioneering began Settlers cot roach of the Umber to clear the land for crops Now most realize that a stocked with valuable trees is an asset to a farm a crop in itself Almost all farms in this area have some land which cannot be cultivated but which can be planted in trees The majority of already existing farm in Ontario need improvement When the owner himself does not have the knowledge of the value and uses of the various species and the management of them he can apply for assistance under the Woodlands Improvement Act Under this landowners may qualify for tree planting and woodland Improvement work The landowner pays for nursery stock to be planted which he must protect from fire insects and grazing Quite aside from the direct benefits to property owners such as cash returns for quality logs wood for his own use and Improvement to his property therefore value increase work under the I A Indirectly benefits the whole community A community with a good EMPLOYEES OP THE MINISTRY of Natural Resources thin out a to encourage the growth of better hardwood trees They reach for the winter sky in a vertical will one day be marketed w proportion of wooded hills and forest growth is not so subject to damage by high winds and extreme floods Need forest The Ontario Royal Commission on Forestry reported that For maintenance of water levels pre vention of erosion soil drifting etc European authorities argue that not less than per cent of the land surface should be under forest In the percentage of farm area in woodland dropped from per cent in to 104 per cent in Much of this Is no doubt due to the Private Land Extension Service or the Woodlands Improvement Act In which the Minister of Natural Resources helps landowners to plant trees on their properties and Improve their woodlands Any owner of or more acres of land not counting buildings can apply In other cases landowners can receive ad vice on how they them selves can Improve their wood lots The district Forester can also refer them to the local Conservation office for planting smaller areas such as wiixT breaks Mike local resource technician says There all kinds of assistance available if people would Just ask The Cambridge Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources of which this area Is a part brought 181 acres under agreement in 72 acres In improvement and acres reforested Under their extension service landowners received advice on planting and 178 were advised on off ice management A total of calls were received In The object of woodlot manage ment Is to obtain a full stand of valuable trees in a shorter period of time than would develop under natural conditions Every no matter what size could be operated according to the owner objectives the site condition of the woodland opportunities for products and avail ability of capital and labor for development Give advice When the local management forester Is contacted and Inspection is made advice is given on condition protection and cutting The planned cutting of trees actually helps to maintain a healthy Within a few years there will be practically no sign disturb ance The cutting of these trees creates openings in a forest stand and young growth gradually fills In these openings This condition is favorable to wildlife Hardwood stands that have had no previous management usually contain many defective and undesirable trees that should be cut The thinning of a stand involves cutting trees to stimulate growth and improve the quality and composition of the rest of the stand Thinning may be advisable as often as every years on the advice of the management forester Two points of interest many farmers run cattle In for whatever browse they can pick up The stock destroy seedlings and saplings and many farm woodlots have no small trees coming up to replace the older trees which in heavily pastured die out There are thousands of acres reforesting naturally in southern Ontario since many farmers have fenced their cattle out but at least one- half of the In counties with low percentagesof woodland are pastured Many of these will disappear if pasturing is continued Tree cutting laws Second point when a land owner is thinking of clearing out a or selling timber he should be aware by law he can not cut trees under on Ha meter Indiscriminate clearing of EXPERT inspects a nearby hardwood bush for seedlings which need encouragement W ThomsonPhoto ANOTHER WRINKLE people use Is stacking of brush to make cover for rabbits and other small animals who thrive in the forest w substantial acreages of woodland situations such as swamp hard around the headquarters of woods shallow soil etc can be streams In southern Ontario have obtained by contacting the local already caused the lowering of district office of the Ministry of water tables and never falling Natural Resources or Division wells have gone dry forests Ministry of Natural Advice on all phases of wood Resources Parliament lots and planting and on specific Buildings Toronto Ontario Your Wedding Love Blooms Wedding Bells Ring a magical moment arrives that dream come true in complete perfection with beautiful photographs by RJ JENNINGS PHOTOGRAPHY ACTON