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A MANUAL OF FORESTRY 



the "seed or reproduction cutting," and removes about 75 per 

 cent of the merchantable timber. Ten to twenty years later 

 the second or " final cutting" removes the remainder of the 

 old stand. 



The maturest and least thrifty timber is selected for the first 

 rutting, while thrifty trees and good seed producers are the kind 

 retained for the final cutting. These trees should be left dis- 

 tributed over the areas as uniformly as possible. 



By permission of the U. S. Forest Service. 



]-"\K. 17. Reproduction of white pine under the shelter of a mature stand. 



With the better market conditions which prevail in portions 

 of New England, one of the more intensive forms, such as have 

 been developed in Europe, can be used. The cuttings fall into 

 three classes: 



1. Preparatory cuttings. 



2. Seed cuttings. 



3. Removal cuttings including the final cutting. 



