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fcl Aft The slope to the right was poorly stocked, 

 II 0. 2.U ^'*^ hardwoods, in 1900. I had it "un- 

 derplanted," by Ulysses Reeves, with a few 

 thousand White Pines, Mr. Reeves selecting the spots where 

 there was the least superstructure overhead. 



In 1902, we found the White Pines suffering from shade; 

 we made an improvement cutting, for the benefit of the White 

 Pines, cutting heavily in the southern part of the lot, on the top 

 of the spur. 



In 1906, I made a clean sweep of the "superstructure," so 

 as to save the White Pines, and so as to simultaneously encourage 

 the natural regeneration of Yellow Poplar. 



The slope exhibits, today, a vigorous sprout growth of hard- 

 woods acting as a "companion" for the White Pines and Poplars. 



Give me, O God, plenty of struggle, strife and strain; 



and 

 Give me, God, plenty of strength to withstandthem! 



Tin Ma OT ^'^ abandoned field densely restocked, 

 llU llUi^/ alone by nature, absolutely without human 

 aid. The Pines are some twenty-eight 

 years old, and the stand comprises some 6,000 specimens per 

 acre. No forester can do better than nature does, when she is 

 allowed to act at will. 



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Ik I nr% A plantation (twelve acres) of Black Wal- 

 |^y_ biO "^^ obtained from nuts planted, in Fall 

 1897, into furrows ploughed 3}4 feet apart. 

 The expense incurred was as follows: 



62 bushels of Walnuts $33.00 



Ploughing furrows 3.00 



Planting nuts 18.85 



Total $54.85 



The plantation has succeeded finely on the good soil, along 

 the edge of the bottom, below the "Hillside road." Above the 

 road, the trees have suffered from the competition of the sedge 



