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To secure a second growth of better trees, several things must be 

 borne in mind: (a) Too large openings should not be made, because 

 the ground will dry out and weeds, like berry bushes, will come in 

 and crowd out the young trees. For this reason it is often a good plan 

 to leave some of the inferior trees for shade, (b) Some trees, like the 

 oaks, hickories, and beech, have heavy seeds or nuts which can not be 

 transported any distance except by animals or birds, while others 

 like the birch, maple, ash, and basswood have light seeds which are 

 carried long distances by the wind. For this reason more frequent 

 seed trees of the nut varieties are necessary to get a good stocking of 

 young trees. 



5. Woodlands made up of a nearly even-aged stand of second 

 growth are more comparable to the garden than to the dairy. Here 

 the problem is to remove the weeds as a means of getting a quicker 

 yield of timber. The small stunted trees are the weeds, since they 

 can never make a normal growth. The large healthy trees should be 

 favored, because they will grow rapidly to maturity. They are not 

 to be confused with the mature trees in the old woodland, though in 

 general the same species will be favored in both cases. 



OWNER SHOULD SECURE EXPERT ADVICE. 



The foregoing suggestions regarding methods of cutting should be 

 taken simply as suggestions. The woodland owner who wishes to 

 avail himself of the opportunity to improve his woodland, which the 

 high price of wood makes possible, should secure specific information 

 from some reliable forester. In States having a State forester, appli- 

 cation should be made to him. In others application should be 

 made to the comity agent, the State agricultural college, or to the 

 United States Forest Service, Washington, D. C. 



COMMUNITY ACTION REGARDING WOOD SUPPLY. 



Communities which feel they are threatened with a serious fuel 

 shortage will do well to take measures to stimulate the cutting of 

 wood. Farmers may hesitate because of the high cost of labor to 

 invest money in this way. If, however, a minimum price sufficient 

 to allow them a fair profit could be guaranteed by the consumer they 

 would cut all that was needed for the community. Such contracts 

 should be placed as early as possible, so that the wood may be properly 

 seasoned. 



Since few farmers get out enough wood to require a stovewood mill 

 as part of their equipment, i't is suggested that a group of farmers 

 operate such a mill cooperatively. In many localities the farmers' 

 club would be an admirable organization for such an undertaking. 



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