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five areas examined is concerned, it is of interest to note the uniformity 

 of the answers to our four questions. 



Question 1. — Will the pine establish itself readily on cut-over land? 

 Cases 1, 4, and 5 give us a decided affirmative, cases 2 and 3 give even 

 stronger assent, because here the conditions of site were bad to begin 

 with, and yet a certain amount of success was attained. Taking all 

 the cases together, it may be said that pine can be established easily 

 and quickly on cut-over land. 



Question 2. — What is the effect of the chestnut sprouts on the 

 pine if no cleanings are made? In all of the five cases the effect was 

 injurious. 



Question 3. — If cleanings are necessary how many of them are 

 needed and how often are they required? The five cases varied some- 

 what in this matter, but in general there should he a cleaning not 

 later than three years after planting, and this should be followed every 

 three to five years until the pine had attained a height of 12 to 

 15 feet and has grown a foot or so above the neighboring hard- 

 woods. In this connection it was evident that the final per cent of 

 pine in the mature stand was largely in the hands ol the forester. 



Question 4. — What effect has the chestnut blight upon the chestnut 

 sprouts? From the data obtained, it can be stated that the blight 

 ultimately will kill the whole crop of chestnut sprouts but the process 

 is much slower than was first imagined, sprouts having been often found 

 which had reached over 2^ inches in diameter and 15 to 18 feet in 

 height before succum'bing. The damage which such sprouts inflict 

 upon the pine is very severe, providing that the cleanings were neces- 

 sary to free the pine from the chestnut, as well as from the other 

 hardwood sprouts. 



