An Example of Woodlot Forestry. 



During the winter of 1911-12 an improvement thinning was 

 m'ade in the forest on the State Reserve at Mount Laurel near 

 Moorestown, Burlington county. This forest came into the 

 possession of the State in the usual neglected condition; that 

 is, it had been simply allowed to grow. Fortunately, fire had 

 been kept out. The presence of considerable blight-killed chestnut 

 on a part of the area, and a general crowding of the trees, made 

 necessary a felling much heavier than would be proper except 

 under extraordinary conditions. Forty-five per cent, of the 

 cubic contents of the stand was removed, and some large vacan- 

 cies resulted because of irregularities of growth, but the greater 

 part of the area was so treated that a fairly even stand of trees 

 was left (see Figs. 3, 11, 13). Fifteen dollars per acre was 

 netted on the operation. More could have been realized by a 

 private owner who would adapt time and convenience to the work. 



As the forest on this reserve is typical of that on many areas 

 in New Jersey, it is the purpose of this bulletin to describe its 

 treatment as a practical example of how similar forests should 

 be managed. The questions whioh entered into the treatment 

 of this forest, and which will have to be considered in most 

 woodlot forestry, with the faults that were revealed, are discussed 

 under the following headings : 



1. History of the Forest. 



2. The Neglected Woodlot. 



3. Markets. 



4. Marking the Trees. 



5. Felling the Trees. 



6. Clearing Up. 



7. Products. 



8. The Thinned Forest. 



9. A Study of Growth. 



10. A Comparison of Actual and Possible Yield. 

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