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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 Miscellaneous Publication No. 381 September 1940 



Forestry on 

 Private Timberlands 



A Pictorial Record of What Some Private Timberland 



Owners in the United States Are Doing to Keep 



Their Forest Lands Productive 



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PREPARED IN THE 



DIVISION OF PRIVATE FORESTRY 



FOREST SERVICE 



Cover Photograph. — An illustration of selective cutting in a 50-year-old shortleaf-loblolly 

 pine old-field stand. The Crossett Lumber Co. of Arkansas cut approximately 6,000 board 

 feet of sawlogs and 8 cords of pulpwood per acre from this tract, reserving 7,000 board feet per 

 acre of high-quality timber for added growth. F-350900 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Forsaleby the Superinlendent of Documents, Washington, D. C Price 10 cents 



