WOODLOT FORESTRY. 9 



the lighter, poorer, soils, they generally thrive on better ground 

 if they are not overcrowded by the hardwoods. These pines 

 when once fully established in full light are able by their rapid 

 growth to overtop most of the hardwoods, but" if the hardwoods 

 are established first, there is little chance for the pines to make 

 place for themselves. 



Chestnut has grown more rapidly in this forest than any other 

 tree. In the past it probably has been the most valuable tree in 

 the practice of woodlot forestry because of its sprouting capacity, 

 its rapid growth and the ready market which always awaited it 

 in the form' of lumber, poles or ties. The prevalent bark dis- 

 ease, however, necessitates removing it from this woodlot. Any- 

 one owning chestnut in New Jersey will be wise to find an early 

 market for it, as the disease is very likely to destroy it. 



Red cedar was plentiful before the larger growing species be- 

 came dominant. The species demands practically open sunlight 

 to live, and as this has been shut out for some years by the over- 

 topping trees, the cedar ceased to grow and much of it died ( see 

 Fig. 10). It should have been removed from the forest several 

 years ago. 



MARKETS. 



Because of the limited amount of material to be cut, an investi- 

 gation of local markets only was made. It was found that cord- 

 wood, telephone poles, saw logs, fence posts, etc., could be sold 

 at a profit. These products represented what a proper thinning 

 of the forest would produce. An important feature of successful 

 forestry is the putting of each tree into the product in which it 

 will yield the most. 



MARKING THE TREES. 



Before the choppers were allowed to begin cutting, every tree 

 to be removed was marked by a blaze in the bark, which could 

 be easily seen by the workmen (see Figs. 4, 10). The following 

 rules were fixed and followed : 

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