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As the pastures grow up to pines, a few trees appear first getting 

 the start of the others, becoming limby and less profitable for 

 lumber, and interfering with the growth of the trees that come 

 later. It is estimated that the oncoming pine forests will ultilize 

 not more than sixty per cent, of nature's forest and soil capacity, 

 while some of it will utilize only thirtj' per cent. The problem 

 is to develop this growing forest so that it will utilize the full 

 capacity of the soil, by (i) Planting in the fail places. (2) Thin- 

 ning when necessary. (3) Reforesting the cut-over areas, and 

 and (4) Extending the forest area over land not profitable for 

 agricultural crops. 



Numerous experiments in sowing seeds of White Pine and 

 transplanting j^oung trees have been made in New Hampshire. 

 The chief one of sowing seed was made by a gentleman in the 

 town of Winchester, who sowed two hundred and ten acres, tak- 

 ing advantage of a good seed year and collecting the seed himself, 

 and sowing about a quart to the acre. The ground not being well 

 prepared the seed did not reach the mineral soil in all cases, and 

 the stand is only partially satisfactory. On a portion of this 

 tract onl}^ two hundred trees to the acre are now found after five 

 years ; but over other portions a good stand is found of about 

 twelve hundred trees to the acre. Experiments have been tried 

 with fair success in transplanting natural seedlings two to ten 

 years old. The ])est results are seen in Westmoreland, Aloulton- 

 borough and Bedford, but none of them are on an extensive scale. 

 Of groves thinned and i)runed there are interesting examples 

 throughout the pine region of the state, but the practice is not at 

 all general. The great need is definite, practical instruction, at- 

 tractiv^ely presented, in agricultural and other meetings. The 

 Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests provides 

 addresses with lantern photographs freelj' throughout the state. 

 There is need also of a demonstration forest, conveniently located 

 for showing results in management. 



Taken as a whole, there is an extensive and very valuable sec- 

 ond growth of White Pine in the state. In this respect New 

 Hampshire differs from the western pine states, where the new 

 growth is less vigorous and rapid. Besides, the soil in large 

 portions of New Hampshire is better adapted to forest than to 

 agriculture. The state promises to be a timber-producing state 

 in years to come. Much more profit, however, can be secured by 



