CONTENTS 



In\estmeiits in natural rrproductiiin 



Proirress <if pri\"ate forestry- 

 Reproduction cuttinfjs . 

 Classification of the trees in a forest 



Age-class .... 



Size-class .... 



Crown-class .... 



The stand .... 



Origin of stands . 



Form of the stand 

 The sih'icultural s_vstems 

 Classification of sih'icultural systems 

 Sjstems dependmg on reproduction by seed 

 Sj'Stems depending on reproduction \\lioll\' or 



from sprouts (coppice) 

 Combination of sih'icultural sjstems 

 Application of sih'icultural systems 

 Choice of species 

 Pure and mixed stands contrasted . 



Chapter II. — The Selection System 

 Origin of the selection s\'Steni 

 Theory of the selection system 

 Principles of limiting the cut 

 The diameter limit 

 Application of a diameter limit 



Marking 

 Defects of a rigid diameter limit 

 ProN'ision for reproduction 

 Protection from windfall 

 Cutting small trees for impro\enie 

 InffueJice of niarket conditions 



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