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mented bv seedlinp;s. In this \va\', man)' hardwood 

 stands, which are cut at an age when sprout reproduction 

 is uncertain, are followed by surprisingly good second 

 growth. Usualh', however, fires run o\'er the ground 

 at frequent intervals, or cattle are allowed to graze 



F]c:. 38. —A Stand f)f Hardwoods, Crimposed ot Tiees of Sprout 

 and Seedling Origin, after the First Cutting under the Polewood 

 Coppice System. Southern New York. 



through the woods; and at the time of cutting there are 

 very few seedlings, or none at all, so that the succeeding 

 stand is composed chiefly of the shoots from such stumps 

 as ma\' retain their sprouting capacitw There are wide 

 gaps between the clumps of sprouts, and the stand is 

 inferior m form, c]uality, and \ield to the previous one. 



