Bui. 544, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Plate VI. 



Fiq. 1.— An Unlopped Top. A Fire Menace for Fully 15 Years After Cutting. 



Fig. 2.— A Properly Lopped Top. All Parts Brought in Contact with the 

 Ground, Promoting Decay and thus Materially Reducing the Fire Hazard 

 After from 5 to 7 Years. 



BRUSH DISPOSAL: TOP-LOPPING. 



