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other words, prying into the family affairs and neigh- 
borly relations of the trees of the forest. 
The clear-cutting system does not need much ex- 
planation. It means simply that the forest is cut 
perfectly clean and then regenerated in one of several 
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ways, but usually by planting. In this system har- 
vesting operations are concentrated. The system is 
the simplest and in many cases the best from both a 
financial and silvicultural standpoint. The crop may 
