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stand (Yellow Poplar, Hickory, Oak in the coves of the mountains). 

 Conditions of climate and soil give one species the advantage, re- 

 sulting in pure stand. 



A mixed stand possesses certain advantages: 



1. The production of a greater variety of product. 



2. The production of quality cleaner and straighter stems. 



3. A better protection against fire, insects and disease. 



4. Less drain upon the soil species differ in requirements. 



On the other hand the management of a mixed stand is more 

 difficult and the cost of logging one species at a time is higher. 



Character of Stand 



If the trees of a woodlot do not vary by more than twenty years 

 (less for a coppice forest), it is known as an "even-aged stand." 

 Conversely, if the difference is greater than twenty years, the stand 

 is known as "uneven-aged." A woodlot which is so uneven-aged 

 as to contain a regular proportion of every size from seedlings to 

 mature trees, all in uniform mixture, is known as a "selection" 

 stand or forest. In such a woodlot there will be a few mature trees 

 to be removed each year, whose places will be taken by immature 

 trees already on the ground. The chief problem will be to maintain 

 the proper proportion of trees of each age and size, so that an 

 equal number will mature each year. 



The ideal form of farm woodlot is one of uneven age, composed 

 of several species in mixture. From it the farmer is able at any 

 time to secure the kind and size of material he desires. Certain 

 trees may be cut for fuel; others will furnish high grade material 

 for the manufacture of double-trees, spokes and tongues or in the 

 repair of agricultural implements; and still others furnish construc- 

 tion material for buildings. A small forge and work-shop along 

 with a good woodlot is desirable for the use of the farmer. 



