8 LEAFLET 15 3, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
CUT YOUR TIMBER CROP WISELY 
GROW PULPWOOD, POLES, PILING, SAWLOGS 
Fire has been kept out of these woodlands, and the owner has 
repeatedly cut and sold woods products which he thinned from this 
stand. Now he has a final crop of mature trees of high quality and 
value. He has received dividends at regular intervals and now has 
an appreciable capital investment intact — he has managed his timber- 
land profitably. 
SIX HELPS IN SELECTIVE CUTTING 
1. Select and mark each tree to be cut. 
2. Cut low stumps. 
3. Cut the tree into the most usable or best paying 
product. 
4. Avoid injuring the other trees. 
5. Be careful with fire — it is the woods' worst enemy. 
6. Always leave plenty of trees as growing stock. They 
are the capital in your woods bank. 
For further information consult your county agricultural agent or write to your ex- 
tension forester at the State college of agriculture, your State forester 
at the State capital, or the Forest Service, United States 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
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