SILVICULTURAL METHODS OF REPRODUCTION 



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Very often a mature stand of timber may be surrounded by 

 younger stands which would naturally be left for a number of 

 years. If such a mature stand is cut clean the area will be seeded 

 in for a considerable distance on all sides from the surrounding 

 younger stands; and if this cut-over area is not too large it will 

 be completely reseeded in this way. 



b. Clear Cutting in Strips. 



As market conditions improve it will become feasible to cut 

 a stand clean in two or more operations instead of taking out 



Direction of prevailing wind 



Fig. 14. The progressive strip method. 



I. A mature stand marked for reproduction cutting. 

 II. Ten years later. The first strip is reproduced and a second is ready to be cut. 



the bulk of the timber at once. When this is practicable one of 

 the forms of the strip system will be of value in New England. 

 The strip system may be applied in either of two ways: i, with 

 alternate strips; 2, with progressive strips. 



i. The strips are here cut at fairly regular distances removing 

 about half the timber and leaving alternate strips uncut to seed 

 up the cleared areas. The best results are obtained where the 



