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The Farm Woodlot 



duction. In the woodlot this cannot be done. Nearly 

 all the woodlots are managed on the selection system, 

 individual trees cut here and there throughout the woods, 

 which means that reproduction is going on all over the 



Fig. 46. — Effect of grazing on hardwood reproduction. 



woods at the same time. This makes it impossible to pro- 

 tect young growth from the grazing animals. 



Cattle are most frequently pastured in the woodlot and 

 they do less damage than any other grazing stock. They 

 prefer grass to trees, and will not browse so long as the 

 grass holds out. Care should be taken not to turn in more 



