136 PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
would entail, girdling may be practised. This system 
is especially applicable to uneven-aged mixed forest. 
Cuttings are so arranged that groups of little trees 
replace the old ones. If the forest is large it may be 
PLANTING AT AXTON IN THE ADIRONDACKS. 
divided into sections, so that a section may be treated 
each year, or at other stated intervals. A small 
amount of material is thus constantly supplied, al- 
though the cuttings are scattered, and reaping, there- 
fore, is more expensive per thousand than in places 
where concentration is possible. It is well adapted to 
small holdings, and is the best of all systems for pro- 
tection forests, where the exposure of a large area of 
