RATE OF INCREASE. 



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there be a stock of young trees of these kinds already on the 

 land it can perhaps be soon made to yield a revenue in the 

 shape of posts and fuel and later of timber. Even the slower 

 growing- deciduous trees such as the Red, White and Bur Oak, 



Fig. 11. Crowded and open grown Norway Pine. 

 Crowded trees form the most good timber in the short- 

 est time. Open grown trees have many side branches 

 and consequently form poor timber. 



Hard Maple and Rock Elm increase very rapidly in good soil 

 and could often be made to yield a good profit if properly 

 managed. However, most of the hard wood lands of this 

 section are of such good quality that they seem destined to be 

 generally cleared for agriculture instead of being kept for 

 timber. 



