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Deégermiber 5, 1968 Ontario Department of Lands and Forests report that "it isq@ folly to plant anything but the very best stock; He was, of course, referring to tree seedl- ings used to re-stock forest land. But he could also ago heeded such advice, and, as a result today has grains that can produce carbohydratesyields many ago. Because forestry and forest genetics are such long term propositions in this country, the results of seed source improvement programs will not be programs are unnecessary and unimportant for it is only through forest genetics that we can grow and health. - but one major field is that of tree breeding. Often we thihk of tree breeding as the crassing of several istics of each species. But a much more important activity is the production of superior strains of one particular species. It is this latter activity with are familiar. NEW MANAGEMENT MR. & MRS. T.. BORUTSKI AND STAFF (formerly of the Superior Dining Room) are now Proprietors of the Schreiber Hotel Restaurant. FULL COURSE MEALS HOME BAKING TAKE OUT ORDERS Phone - 629 Open 24 hrs. daily Schreiber Hotel Restaurant | feces sap an St RRA TEA ES IR TERRACE BAY Jat WS have been referring to agriculture which a long time times better than the yields of the grains of 70 years nearly as spectacular. But it does not mean that such maintain forest stands of inherently good growth and There are many aspects of seed source improvement species to obtain hybrids with the desirable character which all of the Management Foresters in our District PPE SEE SAR TORT Kony EN Page 15 SCHREIBER KINSMEN ~NEW YEAR'S Dec. 31st. HANG ey) PM eibar HM School Auditorium MUSIC BY - SLONGO'S ORCHESTRA e TICKETS $10.00 PER COUPLE e ONLY 100 TICKETS TO BE SOLD e TICKETS ON SALE - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 _- © For Tickets & Reservations contact - R.HEWSON PHONE 150 SCHREIBER. Throughout the year, foresters, timber technicians and even some company personnel are on the look out for black and white spurce that display better than average height, diameter and form character- istics. The location of these trees are noted and annually each of the trees noted during the year will be compared with certain set and rigid standards . These standards include a high height/age relation- ship, large diameter, straight stem, absence of decay] -- or disease and good self-pruning of branches. Each tree that meets these rigid standards is given a numb- er and is designated as a "select tree". In February twigs will be shot from the flower - bearing tops of the trees and these twigs, known as scions, will then be grafted in a greenhouse onto small seedlings known as root stock. If the graft succeeds, the young tree will be producing flowers within ten years. At that time, controlled -pollina- tion can be carried out crossing two or more extreme ly good select trees. The seed produced will be germinated, seedlings grown, then out planted and their performance observed over a long period of time. If they display fhe same or even better charac~ teristics than their parents, they are called "elite trees" or colloquially "super trees". y ' ace ncaa vn FR EAR TEENIE es ERR NT Mean FS A tN NES (ALONE FIER PTET 8