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tings were made 25 years ago, practically no reproduction of the 

 original spruce has taken place. It is suggested that clear cut- 

 tings be made in strips not over 100 feet wide, leaving an equal 

 area of timber uncut in alternating strips, the strips being located 

 according to topography and exposure to protect from windfall. 

 The cutting of the left over strips should not be made until the 

 young trees on the first cut strips become thoroughly established 

 and preferably not until they are bearing cones abundantly. The 

 selection system should be operated in the less uniform stands. 

 Its advantage would be that while reproduction was taking place 

 on the ground trees would be left to occupy a portion of the 

 growing space without materially retarding the reproduction, 

 and the older trees, on account of the increased light afforded 

 them by the cutting, would grow more rapidly. This method 

 would obviate the period of little or no volume increment during 

 the juvenile period of the strip system. 



Since the pine stands are mostly even-aged, the strip system 

 is recommended for them. The splendid and often too abundant 

 reproduction of pine after forest fires suggests the use of that 

 instrument to secure reproduction on clear cut areas by burning 

 the brush broadcast after the logging operations. This method, 

 however, naturally has extreme dangers in operation, and it can- 

 not be recommended until greater experience in brush burning is 

 acquired. In the mixed stands either the selection system or 

 the strip system is suggested according to the dominance of pine 

 or spruce. 



The author also discusses marking rules and methods, brush 

 disposal, timber sales, and contracts. It is recommended that, 

 wherever possible, brush be burnt, preferably in round piles 

 when the snow is on the ground, and the cost should be kept 

 below 20 or 30 cents per thousand feet, board measure. The 

 points to be noted under contracts are : the time limit, regulations 

 as to cutting individual trees, brush disposal, availability of 

 workmen to fight fires, damages by fires due to carelessness of the 

 operators, authority as to supervision, interpretation of the pro- 

 visions of the contract, final settlement of disputes, and penalties 

 for non-observance of the regulations. 



The suggestions as to the management of the Reserve and the 

 silvicultural methods to be employed are based upon a careful 

 and detailed study of the silvicultural characteristics of the prin- 



