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FIGURE 1. 

 Diagram of Stand in Bekkshiee County, Mass. 



Dense, thrifty young stand of seedling Beech with a little Sugar Maple. Diame- 

 ters, 2 to 5 inches; heights, 30 to 40 feet; age, 25 to 30 years. The stand has been 

 hitherto so thick that even the dominant trees have not been able to develop as 

 large crowns as they needed. The removals, therefore, include, besides all dead and 

 suppressed trees, those which are completely overtopped and will not live long in the 

 heavy shade, and such of the intermediate trees as are restricting the crowns of lead- 

 ing individuals. Beeches 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and Sugar Maples 2 

 and 3 are either dead, or so seriously suppressed as to be nearly so. Beeches 19, 5, 

 and 12 are overtopped and, though living, certain to be shaded out in a few years. 

 Beeches 2, 6, 11, and 13 are intermediate trees unmistakably falling behind. The 

 adjacent dominant trees will profit by their room. Ironwood is a small tree of little 

 value, which is a profuse seeder and capable of enduring heavy shade. It is cut to 

 prevent its spreading in the woods and occupying the ground when the time comes 

 for reproduction. The trees left will be seen to form an almost complete cover. 

 The yield in thinnings amounts to 4 or 5 cords per acre. 



