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tailed discussion of each region and the possibilities for forest 

 work which it presents. 



How TO Find Information Applicable to a Particular 

 Tract. 



If it is desired to secure definite information that may aid in 

 the management of a particular tract, the forest region in which 

 the tract is located should first be ascertained, which can be 

 done by consulting the regional map. With the proper forest 

 region determined, the next step will be to consult the chapters 

 treating of this region and to select the forest types to which the 

 forest of the tract in question most closely approaches. 



The forest types determined on this tract may not coincide 

 exactly with those described in the book, since the innumerable 

 variations of tree associations which actually occur in a forest 

 region render it impracticable to describe more than the few 

 most important and typical ones. But the types in the field will 

 correspond closely enough with those in the book so that their 

 relationship can be easily recognized. Methods of treating each 

 of the chief types of a region will be found and the treatment for 

 the desired type should be studied. 



It is believed that by following this procedure an owner of 

 woodlands can not only avail himself of the general information 

 in regard to forestry and its application in New England, but can 

 also secure assistance in the detailed treatment of his own local 

 forest problem. 



