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The Ruffed Grouse 



PLANTINGS AND SEEDINGS 



The pioneers who cleared the land for farming in the Northeast 

 opened up some lands that were physically unable to sustain cul- 

 tivation or grazing, with the result that many thousands of acres I 

 had to be abandoned when they no longer could be economically 

 famied. Exploitive use and changing economic conditions caused 

 other farms to become submarginal to profitable agriculture. Many 

 of these lands are coming into government ownership, either through 

 purchase or tax delinquency. The proper use for most of these areas 



Table 11. Important Site Requirements of Trees and Shrubs 



FOR Plantations 



^ Moisture tolerance is rated as: drtj, if adapted to a soil that normally becomes 

 crumbly moistureless in dry season; well-drained if the soil holds enough moisture in 

 dry seasons to maintain adherence of particles when squeezed; moist if the soil drips 

 when squeezed even in dry season. 



^Fertility requirement is rated as: low if species will tolerate almost complete loss 

 of topsoil; moderate if considerable good topsoil is required for satisfactory growth. 



" The range covered here is from Virginia and West Virginia northward to New 

 York and Maine, including adjacent portions of Canada. 



