152 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS 



Unfortunately, this combination of conditions is still rare in America. 

 Occasional opportunities, however, are already at hand for example, in 

 some of the spruce forests of the north woods. These opportunities will 

 continue to multiply, and the forester should therefore bear in mind a 

 method which offers : 



1. Natural regeneration with a minimum of loss. 



2. Utilization of all the merchantable timber instead of leaving a 



large percentage as seed trees. 



3. Easy logging and brush disposal. 



4. Simplified administration; easier regulation of the yield through 



the systematic development of age classes. 



BLACK FOREST, GERMANY. 



