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RiJPRODUOTION SURVfiY OF LAUD CLfiARJCD OF MilRCHANTABLJC 



TIMBER. 

 All data for this phase of the work were taken on 

 a portion of the hardwood elope type similar to the 

 other area except that this part of the type was 

 better drained. The area was cut over for softwood 

 lumber 29 years ago, then again 15 years ago for 

 hemlock and pulpwoods and for all merchantable pulp*- 

 wood and hardwoods in 1920. These cuttings gave a 

 final condition very similar to clearcutting. 

 Survey strips were run through the type. All trees 

 were calipered by inch classes beginning at one inch 

 D.6. H. At every two chains sample plots one rod 

 square were laid off and a count made of all young 

 growth below .6 inches O.B. H. The data presented are 

 based on the measurements of 25 sample plots>each 

 one square rod in area. 



Table and Diagram show hard maple to make 



up the larger portion, 74.02^, of the stand, beech next, 

 20. 61^, and yellow birch laet,3.58^ Tables and 

 show the original composition of the stand and the 

 remnant left after cutting. These data show that in 

 the ^original stand maple dominated, with beech next 

 and birch last. In the remnant left after cutting, 

 only a few good yellow brich seed trees were found, 

 which probably were not enough to properly reseed the 



