Bui. 98, Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE 



FIG. 1. FOREST RUINED BY DESTRUCTIVE LUMBERING AND FIRE. 



Artificial reforestation necessary to bring the tract into productive condition within a reasonable 



time. 



FIG. 2. FIVE-YEAR-OLD STAND OF WESTERN YELLOW PINE, RESULT OF DIRECT SEEDING, 

 BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST. 



Average height of trees, 12 inches. Soil unprepared before sowing: cover consisted of small scrub 

 aspen and weeds; area severely burned several years previous. 



