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CUTTING DIRECTION. 

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are difficult to regenerate naturally. In all these cases, a 

 distribution must be aimed at, which allows the cutting of each 

 wood when mature, without thereby endangering, on the one 

 hand, the adjoining woods, and, on the other, the successful 

 regeneration of the cleared area. 



The above considerations must specially guide the forester 

 in the case of forests worked under the systems of clear- 

 cutting and also of the shelter-wood compartment system. 

 They are of less importance in coppice, coppice with standards 

 and selection forests ; but even here the cutting direction 

 should be carefully determined. 



At the same time, the forester should not go to extremes, as 

 there is something to be said on both sides. 



Eeasons for adjoining the annual coupes are : — 



(1.) Best security against damage by storms. 



(2.) Reduction to a minimum of damage by overhanging 

 trees. 



(3.) Production of a larger percentage of high class of 

 timber. 



(4.) Reduction of the cost of transport of forest produce. 



