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The Farm Woodlot 



Selection system 



This is nature's method of regeneration where different 

 kinds of trees are in mixture and where the trees are of all 

 ages. As old over-mature trees die and fall to the ground, 



FIG. 24. Natural reproduction of Norway pine on cut-over lands. 



new and young trees soon spring up and fill in the openings. 

 In practicing this system, only the ripe trees are taken and 

 the open spaces left by them are readily filled in by young 

 trees growing from seeds or sprouts. In this way trees 

 may be selected, cut and taken out at any time, yet the 

 forest is continuously maintained. 



