TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Description and History of the Tract 1 



Forest Description for Area Studied 3 



Principal Silvicultural Characteri sties of Beech 



Yellow Birch and Hard Maple 3 



Growth Following Clearcutting 5 



Composition of Stand _____.__- 7 



Stocking 11 



Height Growth 15 



Diameter Growth - -,r r 15 



Volume Growth 17 



Young Growth in Small Openings Following Softwood 



Logging on the Hardwood Type 32 



Reproduction Survey of Land Cleared of Merchant^ 



able Timber 36 



Accelerated Growth of Spruce Following Logging 33 



Summary ____«-.____-__--_- 38 



