previous to the study varied from 5,000 on the 

 poorer sites to 16,000 on the best sites. The 

 character of this young growth is indicated by 

 Table No. 8. 



TABLE No. 8 Showing the Amounts Expressed 

 in Per Cent of the Total Number 

 of Stems Formed by Oaks, Other 

 Hardwoods 1 and Woody Shrubs 

 on Sites I, II, and III 



Species Site I Site II Site III 



Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 



Total 100 100 100 



1 All trees of the former generation had been removed. 



It is evident from this table that the better the 

 soil the greater is the percentage of species other 

 than oak, including woody shrubs. 



Special effort will be directed in this forest to 

 securing an increased proportion of white pine, 

 hemlock, white ash, tulip, red and white oak. 

 Owing to the fact that small white pine cannot 

 compete with a dense growth of hardwoods the 

 opportunity for increasing the percentage of this 

 species is limited to the more poorly stocked 

 stands where there happen to be enough pine to 

 leave for seed purposes. Large spreading topped 

 trees produce the most seed and should be left 

 until the ground is well seeded. 



An example of prolific reproduction of white 

 pine subsequent to thinning was brought out in 



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