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 or in small groups, and reproduotion is usually abundant in the 

 openings, from seed provided by the surrounding trees. Under this 

 method, repeated cuttings are made at definite intervals. The 

 selection method maintains a picturesque uneven-aged stand, and 

 is particularly adapted to forests where a continuous cover of 

 trees of all ages is desired, and where aesthetic considerations 

 are important. 



Cutting, under the selection method, does not create a serious 

 fire hazard; it affords a high degree of protection to the site 

 against erosion and land or snow-slides; it creates a minimum of 

 disturbance to the natural balance, and a maximum of protection and 

 cover for the wild life. It is especially recommended for adoption 

 in protection forests, reserved recreation areas, and on wild life 

 sanctuaries, where a limited selection cutting will improve condi- 

 tions for these uses. The method, properly carried out, requires 

 skill on the part of the forester, in selecting the trees to be 

 cut, but in general it serves the combined uses of the forest to 

 the greatest advantage and is recommended as the standard method 

 to be adopted on a State forest. The forester in charge should 

 have the power to modify the method, when in his judgment, such 

 modifications will ax3complish a more desirable result. 



The selection method should not be considered the only one 



applicable to any forest. Each of the standard silvicultural 

 methods recognized by foresters is designed to secure specific 



results. The. choice as to which one shall be used depends on 



the species, character of the stand, type of product desired and 



other factors. In spruce swamps, for instance, the selection 



