Bul. 1294, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture PLATE IX 
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FiG. I1.—WHERE FIRES RECUR BRUSH HAS THE ADVANTAGE 
Without fire protection, the forest gives way to the brush field; for sprouts from the stumps 
and roots of the brush quickly reclaim the area, whereas timber invasion is a long-time process 
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Fic. 2.—BRUSH TAKING POSSESSION OF A FIRE-KILLED AREA 
Repeated fires in timber encourage the brush which, when the timber has been killed, takes 
complete possession. In a few years these snags will fall and a nonrestocking brush field 
will take the place of the former productive forest 
