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years old, its girtli in inclies should correspond with 

 its height in feet. 



In thinning, the aim should generally be to have 

 upon the ground 1200 trees at ten years old, 900 at 

 fifteen, 600 at twenty, 450 at twenty- five, and 300 at 

 thirty years, to stand as a crop. 



Larch, in the form of thinnings, and below thirty 

 years old, should be peeled for the sake of the bark : 

 the operation usually pays from 15 to 25 per cent., 

 minus the cutting down and pruning. 



To grow larch well, it should be by itself or among 

 hardwoods, but not mixed with evergreens, except to 

 thin out early, and only under such circumstances as 

 warrant the practice, from a demand for young larch 

 thinnings in the district. 



