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BULLETIN 8 6 3, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Guides to study. — Cutting the individual tree rightly; why as 

 little as possible of the tree's stump on top should be left in the 

 woods; careful felling of trees. What is liable to happen to trees 

 injured by another falling? 



Figure 13. — Good forest practice is to keep stock out of the woods and to prevent 

 fires. Trees, like other crops, require protection : A, Plenty of shade for stock 

 in the pasture and an untrampled and unbrowsed woods ; B, a plowed and burned 

 firebreak saved these pine saplings 



Thinning out overcrowded stands of forest trees. How fewer and 

 fewer trees can grow on an acre as the trees increase in size. Avail- 

 able light supply for growth. Purpose of thinning to utilize timber 

 that would otherwise die and go to waste. Also to stimulate the 

 remaining trees to increased growth, which means increased value. 



