. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 61 Canadian Forestry Journal, May-June, 1912. sand, by that time deprived of i\\\ the grass roots which had formerly hekl it in place, began to drift. Little was thought of it at the time, but tlie drifting became worse and worse until it got beyond the power of the people to stop it, and for many years the area has lain uncultivated. Look- ing over an expanse of a couple of hundred acres, which included the land just planted, the narrator con- tinued, 'I have ploughed every field you see here.' While the soil is pure san
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 61 Canadian Forestry Journal, May-June, 1912. sand, by that time deprived of i\\\ the grass roots which had formerly hekl it in place, began to drift. Little was thought of it at the time, but tlie drifting became worse and worse until it got beyond the power of the people to stop it, and for many years the area has lain uncultivated. Look- ing over an expanse of a couple of hundred acres, which included the land just planted, the narrator con- tinued, 'I have ploughed every field you see here.' While the soil is pure sand, and be- comes very dry on the surface, yet owners of tlie farms, evidence of which is to l)e seen along the way out to the planting area. As far back as 1898 the Central Experimental Farm assisted by sending out i)lanting ma- terial to farmers in the vicinity. The chief trees sent out by them have been white pine, white spruce, Norway spruce, balsam fir and tamarack. On this hill the provincial govern- ment has purchased some 375 ar- pents (about 820 acres) of land, with the intention of eventually planting it up to species of valuable trees. The original owners of the land are. .fOs ft-^^^ [Photo F. W. H. J., May, 1912. Fields Covered by Drift Sand Near Lachute, (Note Buried Fence). even in the driest times abundance of moisture is found four or five in- ches below the surface. Some trees of good size are found growing on it, among the species found being white pine, tamarack, balsam fir, white spruce, white cedar, balsam poplar, aspen poplar and white birch. Wil- lows planted there have been very successful. A certain amount of planting has been done in former years by the to be allowed to 1niy back the forest- ed land, after a term of years, if they so desire, at a price that will recoup the government for its outlay. This spring a l)eginning of the work is being made on a small area of about thirty arpents purchased from Mr. Paul Nicholl. The area is triangular in s
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