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PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN FORESTRY. 



are liable to do if left without care for the first few years. 

 Until the seedlings get well started, and to prevent this, 

 it may be necessary to cut back the crowding plants every 

 summer for a few years. 



Old Fields that for any reason it may not be desirable 

 to plough entirely can be successfully planted by furrowing 

 out in autumn where it is desirable to plant, and in spring 



FIG. 16. Showing method of planting 

 in furrows on old hillside pastures. 

 Furrows are made in autumn and 

 extend across the slope to prevent 

 washing. These should be made 

 as level as possible. 



planting on the edge of the furrow where the soil has 

 fallen from the furrow slice. In the case of hillsides of 

 this kind that are liable to wash, the furrows should run 

 across the slope and be made nearly level and will thus 

 hold water and prevent drying out. (Fig. 16.) 



