INTERMEDIATE CUTTINGS 97 



In reproduction cuttings, where clear cutting is to take place, 

 laying out the areas to be cut suffices. Where seed trees are 

 to be left, or the selection method or one calling for only a partial 

 clearance is to be used, marking of the trees is advisable. 



It may seem as though in a selection cutting the use of a diam- 

 eter limit would take the place of marking, but there are so many 

 cases in every operation where trees above the limit should be 

 left and those below cut, that the trees should be marked, even 

 when a diameter limit roughly controls the cutting. 



Fig. 39. A salvage cutting in a stand of chestnut and oak. Fire has injured many trees 

 and the chestnut bark disease was present. After the cutting, an open stand of the 

 fire-resistant ouk remained. The material cut was too small for anything but cordwood. 



In marking the trees, either those to be cut or those to be left 

 may be marked. Usually it is best to adopt the easiest method. 

 Thus, on areas to be cut clear, with patches of seed trees to be 

 left, the few seed trees should be marked; but in a selection 

 cutting, where comparatively few trees are to be removed, these 

 should be marked. 



The trees can be marked by axe blazes or by dabs of paint. 

 To insure full control of a cutting it is best to mark the base of 

 the trees below the point of cutting, as well as a point easily seen 



