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As a rule conifers should be encouraged upon poorer 
situations since they make less demand upon the soil 
for plant food and moisture. Practically any boy in 
the country can plan the cuttings in the farm woodlot 
greatly to improve its conditions. Of course the easiest 
scheme would be to cut the winter’s supply of wood 
right near the road where the trees could be easily cut 
up and loaded on the sled or stone boat. This recalls 
a story told about Daniel Boone, who 1t is said always 
moved his abode to a new spot in the virgin wilderness 
when the clearing about his cabin became so large that 
trees for fuel would not fall across his door. 
Starting the Forest Naturally—In this cutting for 
the winter’s wood, the slower-growing and imperfect 
trees can be removed, favoring the fast-growing valu- 
able species. Too many trees should not be re- 
moved from the same group, as big holes in the 
torest cover will expose the soil too much and reduce 
its fertility. In such a removal the starting of new 
growth is not intended, although a heavy improvement 
cutting in a forest old enough to produce seed may 
result in a fine stand of young seedlings the following 
season. This, however, is by accident rather than design. 
Where it is intended to start a new forest and the 
proper seed trees are found in a mixed forest, the first 
step should be to remove the forest of weeds, like horn- 
beam, blue beach, ete., and trees of slight value whose 
seed is not wanted. Ordinarily the removal of such 
trees and those which are diseased and defective will 
open the canopy sufficiently to give full light to all 
parts of the crown. This results in marked increase 
in seed production. The seed falls, germinates, and 
the young seedlings commence to grow. Under ordi- 
nary circumstances, there would not be sufficient light 
