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Inasmuch as very heavy or clear cuttings are the present 

 custom and advisable under management, it follows that there 

 will be a considerable amount of slash left after cutting. The 

 close utilization reduces the slash but in heavy cuttings it is still 



Fig. 124. — "Pine succeeding pine." Excellent reproduction of white pine on land cut 

 clear, having seed woods adjoining, really the clear cutting in strips method of repro- 

 duction, though accidentally used. 



a fire menace. This is especially so in pure coniferous stands, 

 where the slash should always be removed. In hardwood 

 stands the tops decay quicker and where cordwood has been 

 taken out to a low limit disposal of the brush is not so essential, 

 as the leaf litter furnishes the chief fuel for the fires. 



