holes will be provided, and designated with signs, 

 wherever practicable to supply water for the 

 pumps. Investigations have shown that it requires 

 15 years or more for pine slash to entirely disap- 

 pear. So far as possible, therefore, pine tops 

 will be burned. 



Areas with good stands of white pine will be 

 carefully scouted for ribes and all bushes 

 destroyed to protect the pine from blister rust. 



SILVICULTURAL PRACTICE 



Much that is desirable to bring about improved 

 conditions in our forests has to be omitted 

 because of the meagre market for the inferior 

 material. Under this heading we will mention a 

 few of the desirable operations. 



PLANTING 



The common conception of the state forests is 

 that they are large areas requiring planting. As 

 a matter of fact this forest illustrates very well 

 the fallacy of such an idea. Practically all the 

 land at present suitable for planting, 26 acres, 

 has already been planted. Heavy cuttings should 

 be made in the old field type, 59 acres, and con- 

 siderable planting will be required to fill in the 

 blanks. For the most part the forest will be 

 reproduced through natural seeding which is 

 much cheaper. 



CUTTINGS 



The layman usually speaks of all cuttings 

 as thinnings. The forester, however, distinguishes 

 several kinds of cuttings depending upon the pur- 

 pose. In this study we shall consider three kinds. 



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