left to entangle the young growth. (b) Pasturing the 
woodlots. The stock browse upon the young trees, break 
down the saplings, punch up the soil of the forest floor, 
causing injury to the roots of the trees, and, promote 
soil erosion. (c) Fires carelessly started and as care- 
lessly allowed to burmm. The seedlings and young saplings 
are killed or injured, large trees are scarred and made 
valueless for lumber, and regeneration is almost com= 
pletely held in check. (d) Fungous diseases and insect 
pests are both factors that injure the growth of the 
woodlot to a greater extent than is realized. 
All of these injurious conditions can largely be 
obviated if a little attention is given to the care of the 
woodlot. The remedy lies in the hands of the men who own 
the woodlots. 
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