24 DEPARTMENT BULLETIN 863, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. 



Vic. 13. — The growth and value of pine are increased by repeated thinning. The trees 

 removed can generally lie used or sold profitably tor firewood, treated fence posts, or 

 small timber. A, Before thinning. Fifteen overcrowded trees (shaded trees to be 

 cut). B, The same stand five years after thinning. Six larger and more valuable trees 

 (shaded tree to be cut). 



