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We thus see that the exploitations to make throughout the 

 entire Working Circle daring each Period of the Normal Rotatioa 

 may generally be summarised as follows : — 



FiEST Period. 



First Block Regeneration Fellings-. 



Second Block Preparatory Thinnings. 



Third Block Compound Coppice Felling*. 



Fourth Block do. do. 



Fifth Block do. d*. 



Second Peeiod. 



First Block Cleanings and First ThinningSk 



Second Block Regeneration Fellings. 



Third Block Preparatory Thinnings. 



Fourth Block Compound Coppice Fellings. 



Fifth Block do. 



And so on for the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Periods. 



Fourth Case. 



However extensive the forest to he converted tnay be, it may- 

 be found necessary to pass through a Preparatory Period before 

 beginning to regenerate it by seed. In this case, the First Block must 

 be constituted on the same principles as those sketched out for the 

 Second Block in the preceding, hypothetical case, and, as regards 

 the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Blocks, care should be taken 

 to allot to them crops offering a suitable gradation of ages. The 

 exploitations to be made over the whole Working Circle during 

 the Preparatory Period would then fallow the general plan given 

 below : — 



Peepara-tory Period." 



First Block Preparatory Thinnings 



Second Block Compound Coppice Fellings 



Third Block do. 



Fourth Block do. 



Fifth Block do. 



