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CHAPTER II. 



FIELD-CROPS IN COMBINATION WITH FORESTRY. 



^YHEN field-crops care grown on forest land they are classed 

 as minor forest produce. Either the field-crop or the crop of 

 wood may preponderate in value, and the methods adopted 

 vary in accordance with their comparative importance. These 

 different methods will be considered seriatim, chiefly from a 

 silvicultural point of view. 



SECTION I. METHODS ADOPTED. 



1. Land* j><'rin<(nentli/ cl'tircd in Forests. 



Forests contain certain lands that are always free from 

 wood, and consequently are classed as silviculturally non- 

 productive. These are fields given either rent-free, or at a 

 low rent, to forest-guards, or to permanently engaged wood- 

 cutters ; areas cultivated for feeding deer or other game ; 

 areas adjoining foresters' houses in the interior of forests, 

 that are cleared to afford sufficient light, heat, and air to 

 render them habitable, and also space for gardens, orchards, or 

 field-crops. Strips of treeless land along roads or railways, 

 and blanks left unstocked with trees for sporting and other 

 purposes, may be included. 



As lands thus excluded from the wood-producing forest area 

 (except those used for feeding game) rarely are cultivated by 

 the forest -owner, they should be leased unless they are allotted 

 to officials or woodcutters. The foresters' orchards contain 

 apple, pear, cherry or walnut trees, and therefore often yield 

 some timber. 



2. Field-crop* tjroini on Woodland without Care for 

 Forest Growth. 



Formerly in certain localities where the value of wood was 

 almost nil, it was often customary to fell and burn the trees, 



