Contents. 



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Mount Laurel, 7 



History of the Forest, 8 



The Neglected Woodlot, ; 8 



Markets, g 



Marking the Trees, 9 



Felling the Trees 10 



Cleaning Up, ,, 11 



The Product, 12 



The Thinned Forest, 12 



Planting, 12 



A Study of the Growth 13 



A Comparison of Actual and Possible Yield 16 



Economics of the New Jersey Forests, 17 



Fire and Grazing, 18 



Silviculture, 19 



Theory of Thinnings, 21 



State Aid in Forestry, 22 



Illustrations. 



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Figs. 1, 2, 3. — A Part of the Forest on Mount Laurel Before and After 



Treatment 7 



Figs. 4, 5. — A Pine Stand Before and After Treatment, 10 



Fig. 6. — Improved Forest and Pine Plantation, ' 12 



Fig. 7. — The Product of the Improvement Thinning, ; . 12 



Fig. 8. — Cross-sections Showing the Effect of Light Upon the Growth 



of Trees, 14 



Fig. 9. — Diagrams Illustrating Yield of Forest, 16 



Figs. 10, 11. — Mixed Forest Before and After Treatment, 20 



Figs. 12, 13. — Young Pine Stand Before and After Treatment, 22 



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