FOREST REGENERATION AND TREATMENT. 



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Of course the regeneration in any case should be man- 

 aged with the same care that should be given to any 

 well-managed forest to bring about the predominance 

 of the most valuable kinds under the best light and soil 

 conditions. 



Regeneration by Artificial Seeding. Occasionally it 

 may be desirable to sow seed in woodlands. This is es- 

 pecially so in the case of some of our nut-trees such as 

 Black Walnut, Butternut, and Oaks, which readily renew 



FIG. 11. Tree seeds sown in patches in old woodland. 



themselves by such means. In the case of Pine and 

 Spruce, however, success is quite uncertain under such 

 treatment. Perhaps it is most certain with Pine and 

 Spruce where it is practicable to furrow out with the 

 plough, as for instance it might be on some of the sandy 

 lands of Wisconsin and Michigan where furrows might 

 be run between the trees or the land loosened in patches 

 with a hoe. In this case the standing trees afford the 

 proper shade conditions for the seedlings. In the case 



