Various variations of the Selection system occur. The nearer to 

 t'-G strict selection ay 3 ten the stand is, the more single tree cases trier 

 are; there is -r.ore fight, more edges, large crowns, poor cleaning; but on 

 the other hand there is more eneven &&&$&& canopy, more windf irmness, and 

 more protection. 



stand becoiACB even-'^.ed it roscrcoles a shelterwood: && 

 there is lean fir:ht, and cleaner timber, 



]3. In ordina"/ r- \ctice every lar^e tract and prop/erty on 

 the ^election system ir? divided up i- itj'ber of pieces; the forester 



tea to each I of ' of yerrs (cutting return or 



cutting cycle). At each cut he harvests. The reproduction theoretically 

 ractically . on "11 the tl-- 



e character of the selection fore-t depends on the cutting cycle 

 to r, lar^ro extent, If yc turn to I ! acre every 10 years, the 

 forest t ;he sh.i ao desired "by the foresters . If you return every JO 



'vely, to>: sa on the character of the 



. If i ; other hand you cut heavy every ;<0 years the forest 



ted fom T/hi . -raced the selection system ae 

 "iculture, liko the cloar cut and the shelterwood systems, 



.stera be applied to l*v --'id to sm3.il areas, 

 bo,, "-hio\> nay modify the appearance of the forest. It is 

 to ."O.l kinds of forest because it i'.i a modification of Nature. 

 7inanci-ll,y it i o ;plicille a i producer of foresc. It must be used 

 for . :trie^, because it is cheap; the so? sons are short 



anO is very expensive . 



In hard -.-ino and ot)ier species the selection fails because of 



reduction, unless v:e drift toward tlie clear cut system 



t the f?i de. 



;llectior '-i.ycteir. is ad;-iirn -le for berch, maple, and tolerant 

 Iso for " mixture of hardwoods ff.nct tolerant conifers, as 

 .jdel in the 'Vild-v-'oods. 



. The ^election system, if used judiciously, is very safe, 

 i forest stays, re.eardlt-ss of reproduction. In active prac- 

 tice, ;ver, the selection yyrjtem drifts t' devastation. The fores- 



to cut sue! product a crop. !*e >:co;.>e on cutting, while the 

 re; .: tiorj f-ils to make .^ood the loss. This ?T.C the great trouble with 

 th rrTlectio;-j pystc-T,. The forootor trusted to Providence to make good 



>t in or n-.uch of a hurry he; s-.'-ic ie sure, but slow. In 

 the thir " ] ic-r. i:''ie for^r-t IF Tone. 



d,. Grov'th in Volume ti^.eoreticclly ie ,,,!;' t; there is much 

 1 i^h t ; 1} crovn surf act is exposed, to li~;ht. Excellent si t e pro t ec t ion 

 obtains, -mo rlso th cri:- is constantly on the land, a^ lar^e amount of grow.- 



t _:: ck . Tlier:'. e thre^ ecsenti$.ls. In practice it has never been 

 proven that the selection systc- : es more forest than the other systems 

 It .ener.:-l?.y ;.d, e.-.,p^ci- lly even . uropean otntis- 



tici; sho- c?.c drop l^Vrind. 



Crov/Ui in quality ,s is behind; this -. ^IttecL even by the 

 advocate H c f f- 1 i a s y & t ^,-m , bee au f.- c : 



ero ie r;;uch fi^lit between the- lar^e and small materials. Ther 

 IE: rriuch eclre bueinesc, i -me spreading ?.nd deformed stuff; we 

 ratr.rd th young ntuff, the ground cover is less perfect and les& readi- 

 ly controlled, ^ees are loo - easily helped and help is more 



t'? r-T t.Vi i e? n vs t. p>Tn . 



