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Diagram of Stand in Berkshire County, Mass. 



Mixed hardwood stand of the swamp type; 4 to 8 inches in diameter; 30 to 40 

 feet in height; 30 to 40 years old. The treatment needed is to cut out the dying 

 and suppressed trees, the crowding intermediate trees, the occasional unhealthy 

 dominant tree under which young growth has started, and small, worthless species, 

 such as Blue Beech, which may produce an undesirable underwood. The markings 

 show how this is to be carried into effect. 



