6 PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
gle.” The term forest is seldom used by woodmen 
in this country. Good or bad, big trees or bushes, — 
it is all called woods, which is a good generic name 
for such nondescript lands. 
The forester should always have in mind the 
future crop. He should cut always with a purpose 
other than the mere reaping of the wood. He 
should consider the young promising growth which 
becomes the forest of the future. The keynote of 
forestry is perpetuity. Were one to enter the forest 
and cut only the best trees each time and leave the 
rest, this would not be forestry even if the operation 
were conducted with great care. Were one to enter a 
forest and cut only those trees which are over a cer- 
tain diameter, this might-and might not be forestry. 
If the forest consists of species of unequal value, the 
removal of the best would lead to the deterioration 
of the stand. The forest weeds or undesirable kinds 
of trees would be thus constantly favored. Although 
this is, perhaps, better than the common method of 
lumbering, it is like removing the ripe vegetables 
from a garden without disturbing the weeds. If 
there are no weeds in the garden, and no danger of 
weeds, this would be permissible. In forestry, one 
must have the future in mind, and the forester must 
work constantly for the proper maintenanee of the 
soil and forest. If one has an irregular forest of 
