stocked with dense stand of poles and sapplings. Over 1000 

 per acre. About 50;3 Y.P e ; 50^ D.i\; 20^5 I,C ,S.P, & 3,0. 



'7or3i done Ohoae two pornaiient half acre plots. 

 One plot thinned, other unthinned. Iloasnremonts talron. 

 Thinned Plot - 1. Trees removed; 2, Trees left. 3* D.3.3. 

 4 Total height. 5, Height to first living limb. 6. Domin- 

 ance. 

 Thinned plot - same dr.ta rocordod. .all tre'es ta^G'od. 



In thinning, the idea used was to socnro ultimate- 

 ly the ^TDJ.test volume of norohantaolo cc.w-t labor in the 

 shortest possible time. The trees on the plot to be thinned 

 were Divided into the Danish classification as an aid to 

 s tich t h inning 



(l) Principal tress or trees Trliioli are to form the final 

 crop. 



(E) Secondary helpful trees. which are of assistance at 

 present in stinulatin^ height growth, clearing, or as 



, r - " - --. 

 C 1 - L 



(3) Secondary injurious trees which are detrimental to 

 the final' crop, either through crowding, suppression 

 or r o ot c omp e t it ion, 



(d) Heutral trees which have no effect on the prinolpsl 

 trees These ma - "be. either removed or lef"*;. 



secondary injurious trees v/ero removed, or ap- 

 proximately 1/5 of the stand. At the time of the second 

 thinning about 5 years from now, some of the tre.es now in 

 the secondary helpful class will. he removed. The appearance 

 of the stand has improved considerably. 



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