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a new fence would have to be built in order to keep the 
stock out. Doubtless the practice of pasturing the 
woodlots will be continued until the farmers awaken to 
the fact that the value of the future woodlot will be 
greatly lowered by continued pasturing, because there 
can be no hope of regeneration in the woodlot so long as 
stock are allowed to browse at will upon the young stuff. 
‘The gerove-like appearance so generally seen in the wood- 
lot is indicative of the effects of browsing stock. 
(See Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8.) 
Ignorance of Present Value of Woodlots. 
Doubtless the true reason why the farmers in 
Tompkins County do not take a greater interest in caring 
for their woodlots is because they are ignorant of the 
true market value of the standing timber. They have 
no simple and reliable method of determining the value 
of the stand of timber, nor in determining the yearly 
increase in value due to increased growth. For this 
reason many farmers sell their woodlots to more experienced 
timbermen for a very small part of their true value. It 
would seem that this matter of determining, not only the 
value of the standing timber but also the probable annual 
increase in value, would be very important in order to 
awaken a greater interest in the care of the woodlots. 
To illustrate this point more fully, the three 
