improve earnings of their property, are also helping 

 maintain the economy of their community and state . 



Tree Farm experience shows that cutting small 

 merchantable trees before they are ready does not pay. 

 Harvesting fast-growing young trees is like selling 

 fast-growing lambs or steers before the animals have 

 reached marketing weight. Tree Farm foresters can help 

 guide the owner to the most productive method of 

 harvesting for maximum production. 



Professional foresters of the Office of State 

 Forester are continuously working with the Western 

 Wood Products Association and the Tree Farmers within 

 the state to furnish technical on-the-ground assistance 

 to forest owners wanting help in forest management. 



Overmature or over -ripe trees should be harvested . 

 Otherwise they will be lost to insects, disease or 

 storm which is a most wasteful way because old trees 

 usually contain the best lumber and the largest volume. 

 Tree Farmers tend old-growth timber stands as a first 

 point of action. 



Owners of forest land in Montana are invited to 

 join in the Tree Farm Program, No cost to the owner is 

 involved in having forest land certified as a Tree Farm. 



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