small* OecLc,r is also coming into the maricet <.~uite erten- 

 sively for use in the manufacture of pencils. T:.-is new use 

 is "bound to increase its value and for this reason it is un- 

 doubtedly good "business to provide for i-otaini:r. as much of 

 it as possible against the timo of increased value. 



In groups of oven aged large poles no cutting was 

 generally done, I:i the past it has "bo en a common practice 

 to thin out such groups or at least to cut tho inferior 

 species out of them on the thoory that an increase in growth 

 would "be secu: ed which would just if ;? this thinning and also 

 "because it is an oosy way to supplement the amount to "be 

 cut per acre without injuring the appearance of the aroa, 

 Ii tho marking done upon this sale, however, the practice 

 was follov:ed of leaving these groups intact. It was felt 

 that in most cases trees could not "be removed without damag- 

 ing the surrounding ones considerably and also that "because 

 they \v ere still within tho stage of most rapid growth it 

 would be inadvisable silvi culturally to cut them. 



The fir type upon- tho area was made up of a widely 

 varying mixture 4>f red and white fir with a few trees of 

 the other species scattered sparsely throughout them. T.iis 

 type was made up of near ly even agei. groups generally sepa- 

 rated "by small openings with only occasional isolated trees. 

 It was, therefore, very well adapted to the application of 

 a rough group selection system and this system was therefore 



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