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tire eaten off, or are broken down, and the- tendency to ruiu is 

 bfuitened. 



';(';'>. Jn such Wpodlands, where tree- arc felled everv year, the 

 voting timbc i- is very liable to injury, linn- places are very apt to 

 i'onn, and the general tendency i- to a continual narrowing in of 

 the l)Diiiidarv and final clearing >tl'. In Mich irregular forot.-, the 

 win. '.s are apt to do more injury than \vhere the growth is unit'orni, 

 and the timber it-elf is g< m-rally not so valuable, mi account of the 

 injuries and accidents to which it is exposed when young, and the 

 unequal growth that it forms. Neve rl iieli --. in certain ca.-e-, it is 

 the only form of management that is admissible, as, 1'or example, 

 upon a mountain side liable t > erosion from torrent.-, if all cleared 

 at once, or in places difficult of access, where la rue tirnlxT could 

 not be got out, or upon loo.-e sands that might be liable to drift, if 

 fully expo-ed to the winds. 



')('>}. In the ca-c of pine or spruce woodhmds. and in 

 swamps, where an interval of >evcral year- occur- between the cut- 

 tings, and due protection is given, tin- practice of .-t-lectjon j> a L r, l() ,l 

 one, because in such rases a chance for seed MILT i- atiiirded at each 

 partial clearinir, and the younger growth has the l>enelil of air and 

 ILdit, mo.-t favorable to its welfare. 



.'!li.~>. In all cases, where the yoiinu' trrowth becomes too dei 

 that, the branches interlock, it is advisable t > thin out a part, in 

 order to favor the irrowth of the remainder. l'i >onic localities, the 

 you ULT trees thus taken out may be profitably u.-ed for stakes and 

 poles, affording a small revenue to the owner. 



(2.) Method of Cbppte0>jjmMfC&. 



366. The term "coppice" is applied to a woodland that is cut 

 off completely when the timber has Li'own to a si/.e for the uses to 

 which it is intended, and a new growth is allowed to spring up from 

 the roots and stumps. 



.'!o7. \\ e have M-arccly an instance among the resinous species in 

 which this can be done with advantage. But very few 1 will sprout 



'Tim redwood of California (Sequoia tentpervfrent) is & notable exception 



to this ruli'. as it spn mts tn-ely from the stump, and even from the fallen 

 timber, if cut at the proper season. The pitch-pine of Now England (Pinus 

 in) shows SOUK-- tendency to sprout, but the pprouts seldom attain much 

 growth. 



