IV 



ARTIFICIAL REFORESTATION 



BESIDES Natural Reforestation brought about by the 

 system of Selective Cutting, already discussed, there may 

 be named Strip Seeding, Spot Seeding, Broadcast 

 Sowing, Planting in Hills, and Growing Trees in a 

 Nursery and transplanting them into the forest, all of 

 which are embraced in Artificial Reforestation. Some 

 one of these methods is adapted to every locality, but all 

 may not be to any one. 



Strip Seeding. In carrying out this plan the entire 

 stand of trees is cut from a narrow strip at the side of a 

 forest which is old enough to bear an abundant crop of 

 seed, choosing that side which is opposite to the prevailing 

 winds. This operation is termed "clean cutting." The 

 expectation is that by thus locating the ground to be seeded, 

 Nature, through the agency of the winds, will sow the seeds. 

 This may or may not occur, however, as there may be little 

 or no wind when the seeds are ripe and falling, or it may 

 blow in the wrong direction. But if seeding does occur it 

 will not be uniform, for some seeds will be carried farther 

 than others. Much will depend upon the velocity of the 

 wind. At best, it will be uneven, as more seed will fall 

 next to the parent trees than elsewhere. Consequently, in 

 order to secure an even stand, whereby the land will be 

 made to produce the greatest yield possible, there will be 

 more or less work to be done in thinning in places where 

 the young trees are too numerous and planting where there 

 are too few. 



If no seeding occurs the year the trees are cut, delay 

 must ensue until another seed year comes around, which, 

 with conifers, may not occur for several years, on an av- 



