610 JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



Case I. — This area is located on an upland with a 2 per cent slope 

 towards the north, near Chester, New Jersey. The site is quality I and 

 the soil conditions are excellent for forest growth. The stand of mixed 

 hardwoods was clear-cut in 1911 or 1913. In the spring of 1913 three- 

 year-old transplants of white and Scotch pine were planted among the 

 stumps, but no special system of spacing the plants was used. Chest- 

 nut made up about 40 per cent of the original stand and the chestnut 

 sprouts now are very vigorous, up to 2 inches in diameter and 15 

 feet high, exceeding the other sprouts by several feet in height, al- 

 though of about the same size in diameter. The underbrush is heavy 

 and the ground cover dense. In spots the ground is covered with dense 

 sod. Under these general conditions approximately 80 per cent of 

 the plantation was alive, the Scotch pine averaging 3 feet 6 inches and 

 the white pine 1 foot 6 inches in height. The growth of the planta- 

 tion was exceptionally fine, especially wherever the trees had direct 

 sunlight and ivere not over-topped hy neighboring sprouts. What 

 caused the failures which were found, was, in nearly every case, 

 heavy shade. The growth in parts of the plantation was badly checked 

 by shading and through the whipping of the tender leaders by the 

 surrounding sprout growth. The planted stock had taken hold very 

 well but the need of cleaning was apparent in many places. The 

 chestnut sprouts were infected with the blight and ultimately will 

 die, but they will take several years in doing so, and meanwhile the 

 plantation is being seriously interfered with by them. Unless severe 

 careful cleanings are made promptly, great falling off in growth in 

 the plantation will result. 



There was a small amount of sapling growth left from the origi- 

 nal stand which in some cases is very seriously retarding the growth 

 of pine directly beneath it, and also injuring the pine near by. These 

 saplings should be cut out without delay, if the pine is to be saved. 



Case II. — This tract is located near Bernardsville, New Jersey, on 

 top of "Mine Mount." Although the soil and rock conditions were 

 very similar to those in Case I, there was more rock, the site here being 

 quality II, and the sun and exposure to winds made it more difficult to 

 secure a good stand of young pine. The original stand had been cut 

 clear about 18 months before the planting was done, and a dense 

 growth of briars, grass, and w^eeds had taken possession of the soil. 

 A few trees left standing towards the northwestern part of the area 

 will develop into "wolf trees" and should be cut. There was a dense 

 .undergrowth in spots, composed chiefly of wild cherry, dogwood, and 



