﻿Forest, 
  Fish 
  and 
  Game 
  Commission 
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  seedling 
  and 
  coppice 
  growth. 
  Some 
  of 
  these 
  stands 
  should 
  be 
  

   thinned 
  at 
  once. 
  The 
  trees 
  are 
  from 
  6 
  to 
  12 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter 
  and 
  

   30 
  feet 
  and 
  more, 
  to 
  the 
  first 
  limb. 
  They 
  require 
  abundant 
  light 
  for 
  

   their 
  best 
  development 
  and 
  by 
  removing 
  the 
  inferior 
  species 
  in 
  mix- 
  

   ture 
  this 
  can 
  be 
  obtained. 
  The 
  resulting 
  stand 
  will 
  be 
  largely 
  bass- 
  

   wood 
  with 
  white 
  ash, 
  hickory 
  and 
  cherry 
  in 
  mixture. 
  The 
  under- 
  

   growth 
  of 
  small 
  bushes 
  and 
  trees 
  should 
  be 
  retained 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  

   ground 
  cover. 
  A 
  forest 
  of 
  this 
  composition 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  for 
  a 
  

   sprout 
  forest 
  if 
  desired 
  and 
  when 
  mature 
  should 
  be 
  cut 
  clean, 
  the 
  

   stumps 
  cut 
  low 
  with 
  a 
  saw, 
  and 
  on 
  a 
  slant 
  to 
  prevent 
  decay. 
  Future 
  

   crops 
  will 
  be 
  provided 
  for 
  by 
  reproduction 
  from 
  the 
  stumps. 
  

  

  The 
  many 
  desirable 
  qualities 
  of 
  the 
  basswood 
  and 
  its 
  many 
  uses 
  

   make 
  a 
  wide 
  market 
  for 
  this 
  timber 
  at 
  excellent 
  prices. 
  When 
  you 
  

   consider 
  that 
  along 
  with 
  these 
  qualities, 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  rapid 
  grower, 
  prolific 
  

   seeder, 
  and 
  reproduces 
  abundantly 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  sprouts, 
  it 
  makes 
  an 
  

   ideal 
  tree 
  for 
  propogation. 
  

  

  Opportunities 
  for 
  the 
  Practice 
  of 
  Forestry. 
  — 
  The 
  past 
  manage- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  this 
  entire 
  hardwood 
  region 
  has 
  not 
  taken 
  into 
  considera- 
  

   tion 
  the 
  perpetuation 
  of 
  the 
  forest. 
  The 
  few 
  examples 
  of 
  desirable 
  

   second 
  growth 
  forests 
  are 
  perhaps 
  the 
  result 
  of 
  circumstances 
  more 
  

   often 
  than 
  intention. 
  There 
  are 
  exceptions, 
  however, 
  to 
  this 
  rule 
  

   and 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  growing 
  interest 
  among 
  landowners 
  in 
  general 
  look- 
  

   ing 
  toward 
  the 
  establishment 
  of 
  forested 
  areas 
  for. 
  the 
  growing 
  of 
  

   timber. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  great 
  opportunity 
  for 
  this 
  work 
  not 
  only 
  in 
  mak- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  material 
  that 
  is 
  now 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  wher- 
  

   ever 
  possible 
  placing 
  the 
  present 
  woodlot 
  on 
  a 
  productive 
  basis, 
  but 
  

   also 
  by 
  reforesting 
  areas, 
  that 
  are 
  now 
  denuded, 
  by 
  the 
  planting 
  of 
  

   species 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  locality. 
  About 
  one-third 
  of 
  this 
  region 
  is 
  

   better 
  fitted 
  for 
  raising 
  timber 
  than 
  for 
  any 
  other 
  purpose. 
  This 
  

   offers 
  the 
  only 
  opportunity 
  for 
  giving 
  this 
  land 
  a 
  permanent 
  value. 
  

   If 
  it 
  were 
  again 
  forested, 
  it 
  would 
  not 
  only 
  give 
  value 
  to 
  the 
  lands 
  

   forested, 
  but 
  also 
  enhance 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  the 
  remaining 
  lands 
  for 
  agri- 
  

   cultural 
  purposes. 
  Throughout 
  this 
  region 
  the 
  native 
  hardwoods 
  

   will 
  do 
  well, 
  but 
  I 
  believe 
  better 
  results 
  will 
  be 
  obtained 
  by 
  plant- 
  

   ing 
  Norway 
  spruce. 
  The 
  different 
  species 
  of 
  pine 
  should 
  do 
  well 
  

   in 
  most 
  situations, 
  but 
  I 
  would 
  favor 
  the 
  planting 
  of 
  spruce. 
  

  

  