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be a profitable investment. However, anyone following these 

 few simple rules may be reasonably sure of a fair profit on the 

 investment which he has left in his woodlands, and he may, 

 moreover, have the satisfaction that is felt in knowing that every 

 part of his property is being put to its best use. 



Very frequently open, scattered stands of white pine repro- 

 duction with short, branchy trees may be greally improved by 

 inter-planting with seedling stock between these trees in order to 

 form a complete stand. As the newly planted trees grow, they 

 will gradually shade out the lower branches of the older trees 

 and the value of these trees will be increased as well as the gen- 

 eral increase in the value of the stand on account of being fully 

 stocked. 



While in this case an absolutely uniform spacing between the 

 trees will not usually be possible, an attempt should be made 

 to have all the trees in the stand about six feet apart at the 

 time of the planting. 



When considering the advisability of using any sort of prac- 

 tical forestry in the management of a tract, the question which 

 very naturally arises is: How long a time will it take to pro- 

 duce merchantable timber, and what will this timber be worth 

 when ready for the market? In other words, what kind of an 

 investment is the practice of forestry for the individual from a 

 financial standpoint? The following figures, taken from the 

 United States Forest Service Bulletin No. 63, will best answer 

 these questions. The data from which these figures were ob- 

 tained were collected from actual stands of white pine in the 

 New England States, and they are the most authentic and au- 

 thoritative figures obtainable at the present time. 



