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4. Method of Tending. 



This must be laid down in detail, but as the subject has 

 been fully treated in Volume II. it would only lead to 

 repetition to refer to it further in this place. 



5. The Rotation. 



The rotation is chiefly governed by the species, sylvicultural 

 system and the objects of management. Though the financial 

 aspect should never be lost sight of, there are many cases where 

 a departure from the financial rotation is fully justified. This 

 occurs where short rotations interfere with the preservation of 

 the quality of locality, where considerations for the production 

 of a certain class of produce or the dictates of political 

 economy are of paramount importance. 



