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or are no longer needed. The girdling can naturally only be 

 used in hardwoods and where it is better and cheaper than felling. 

 Where artificial reproduction has been satisfactorily achieved the 

 protection of trees may be removed all at one time. However, as 

 a nde, especially on sunny slopes they should only be removed 

 gradually in accordance with the needs of the young growth. 



Thinnings. 



If there is an opportunity to make thinnings at a profit light 

 thinnings up to moderately heavy ones should be made but should 

 be confined to the entirely or partially suppressed trees, to be 

 intensified later but not so as to jeopardize the future shelterwood 

 cutting. 



As far as possible diseased and non-thrifty material should be 

 removed. In all cases, care should be taken to preserve second- 

 ary stands of beech and fir in order to have trees needed for pro- 

 tection in the future cuttings. 



Final removal cuttings and selection cuttings, since the re- 

 sulting material, as a rule, cannot be logged without injury to 

 the remaining trees, should not be attempted except on a very 

 moderate scale and on suitable areas where they can be executed 

 without danger to the remaining stands. 

 Signed, 



Tegernsee, July 10, 1889. 

 Per Haag, Royal Forstrat. 

 Per Wild, Royal Forstmeister. 

 Per Kiechbe, Royal Forstassessor. 



