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FORilST DBSCRIPTION (Hardwood Slope Type) 

 The soil is generally a sandy loaffl«freeh and 

 varying from eliallow to deep. The area is fairly 

 well drained tliroughout. The slope is moderate 

 and generally of northerly exposure. 



The litter is characteristic of hardwood grvwth 

 and varies from two inches to about a foot in depth. 

 The humus is in a good state of decomposition and 

 is an inch to a foot in depth. 



The ground cover is moderate, consisting largely 

 of herbaceous weeds (wood sorrel, Solomon's seal, bear 

 berry, violets, etc)with some ferns and moss. The 

 underbrush is moderate and made up of striped maple 

 and witch hobble. 



The reproduction, in the main, consists of the 

 seedlings and sprouts of beech, yellow birch and 

 hard maple, with a small amount of spruce scattered 

 over the type, (Note: Miscellaneous species are not 

 taken account of in this description.) 



The trees found are beech, yellow birch, hard 

 maple and a small amount of spruce. The stand is 

 of fairly good form and quality. Some of the 

 beech and yellow birch are defective due to fungous 

 attack* 



