Bui. 544, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Plate VI. 
Fiq. 1— An Unlopped Top. A Fire Menace for Fully 15 Years After Cutting. 
Fiq. 2.— A Properly Lopped Top. All Parts Brought in Contact with the 
Ground, Promoting Decay and thus Materially Reducing the Fire Hazard 
After from 5 to 7 Years. 
BRUSH DISPOSAL: TOP-LOPPING. 
