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Mill Pond. The pond near a saw mill in which logs to 

 be sawn are held. 



Mixed Forest. Forest composed of trees of two or more 

 species. 



Monitor. See catamaran. 



Moss. To fill with moss the crevices between logs in 

 a logging camp. 



Mud. To fill with soft clay the crevices between the 

 logs in a logging camp. 



Mudboat. A low sled with wide runners, used for haul- 

 ing logs in swamps. 



Mudsill. The bed piece or bottom timber of a dam which 

 is placed across the stream, usually resting on rocks 

 or in mud. 



National Forest Reserve. A forest which is the property 

 of the United States. 



Nick. See undercut. 



Nose. To round off the end of a log in order to make it 

 drag or slip more easily. 



Notch. To make an undercut in a tree preparatory to 

 felling it. 



Old Field Growth. See volunteer growth. 



Old Growth. See first growth. 



Open. See crown density. 



Overmature Forest. Overripe forest in which, as the 

 result of age, growth has ceased and decay set in. 



Overtopped. Having the crown shaded from above, al- 

 though a side or sides may be free to light. 



Peaker. 1. A load of logs narrowing sharply toward 

 the top, and thus shaped like an inverted V. 2. The 

 top log of a load. 



Peavey. A stout lever five to seven feet long, fittted 

 at the larger end with a metal socket and pike and a 

 curved steel hook which works on a bolt; used in 

 handling logs, especially in driving. A peavy differs 

 from a cant hook in having a pike instead of a toe 

 ring and lip at the end. 



Pecky. A term applied to an unsoundness most com- 

 mon in bald cypress. 



Peeler. See Barker. 



Peggy. See pecky. 



Pickaroon. A piked pole fitted with a curved hook, used 

 in holding boats to jams in driving, and for pulling 

 logs from brush and eddies out into the current. 



Pick the Rear. See sack the rear. 



Pier Dam. A pier built from the shore, usually slanting 

 down stream, to narrow and deepen the channel, to 



