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SUMMARY 

 Growth Following Clearcutting, 



(1) On site adapted to the growth of beech, birch and 

 maple, but hwere there is a fairly ab\indant supply of 

 moieturein the surface and subsurface layer8,maple 

 suid birch will make up the large portion of the 

 stand in almost equal percentages, with beech forming 

 the lesser portion. 



(2) Clearcutting results in a very densely stocked 

 stand in which the mortality is high in early life. 



(3) Height growth amounted to about two feet per 

 year. 



(4) Diameter growth was about four inches in 35 years. 



(5) The stands showed an average volume growth of 

 .91 cords per year or an M.A.I, of 3.86^. 



Young Growth in Sonall Openings Following Softwood Logging. 

 (1) In small openings beech made up the larger portion 

 of the stansLdue to its extreme tolerance. 

 (3) Spruce is almost wholly crowded put &fter selection 

 cutting, in percentage of the total stand it occupies 

 only 3.13^. 



Reproduction Survey of Land Cleared of Mechantable Timber. 

 (1) On typical hardwood land, heavily cut and having 

 only a snail aisount of moisture in the surface layers, 

 maple made up about 75^ of the stand, beech 30^ and 

 yellow birch about 4^. 



