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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



In the White Mountains. 

 this is in coos county, new hampshire. and there is a fine growth of hardwood and spruce near the top 



of the range. 



covers 162 acres and occupies a strip 

 \ x /2 miles long and x /i mile wide adjacent 

 to the west side of the Tunnel Road 

 which passes through the notch west of 

 Alt. Moosilauke. At the nearest point 

 the area is V/% miles from the railroad 

 station of Glencliff and the average 

 haul will be 2^4 miles over a good down 

 grade road. The nearness to a shipping 

 point and the presence of roads will 

 make it possible to utilize most of the 

 sound material which the trees contain, 

 including some of the fuel wood. 



The different parts of the area will 

 receive somewhat different treatment 

 due to the varying conditions. Some 

 31 acres are characterized by a second 

 growth forest. On this part the former 

 stand must have been clean cut, some 

 portions as much as 60 other portions 

 not over 35 or 40 years ago. In the 

 younger present growth which is of 

 excellent quality, paper birch, yellow 



birch, maple and popple make up the 

 bulk of the stand. But few trees have 

 reached the size for removal. In as 

 much as the stand is not crowded, only a 

 tree here and there will be taken out 

 with a result which will scarcely be 

 noticeable. 



In the older second growth stand 

 there is a larger proportion of paper 

 birches, many of which arc mature and 

 are of optimum size, foi~m and condition. 

 Beneath is a fine understory of 10 to 12 

 foot high spruce and balsam which 

 needs only the sunlight to spring into 

 rapid growth. Here it is expected to 

 remove the paper birch and popple 

 above 8 inches in diameter and the 

 yellow birch and maple above 10 inches, 

 measurements being made 4^ feet 

 above the ground. There will be re- 

 moved about 2400 feet of timber per 

 acre while the young trees to be left 



