46 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN NO. 484, 
In spite of the large size of some of the trees, the product of the 
first cutting will probably be chiefly cordwood, as the large trees in 
such lots are often hollow at the center. If they prove to be sound, 
and a mill is accessible, they would, of course, be put into logs for 
sawing. On this lot the actual product of such a cutting as the one 
just described was 20 cords of cordwood and 2,800 board feet of logs 
ser acre, the whole equivalent to about 25 cords of cordwood. 
Tf the stand remaining can fairly be described as a selection forest, 
that is, if all ages and sizes within the rotation and diameter linit 
adopted are sufficiently represented, management may be continued 
as it was begun on the selection system. 
This was the case in the lot now under consideration, as is shown in 
the following table. 
Stand at North Berwick, Me., typical of an unmanaged or natural-selection 
forest. 
Number of trees per acre alive. 
= : Before After 
Diameter breast high. | cutting. | cutting 
Inches 
Og Po Se al ee Set ER ek 79 32 
De Se MA ALE eR aL ae Pk oe ee 98 35 
SS Us OE Oe tk ES cay ek ag ee aN 87 29 
ACSA SS PRN Fe pe Et ee a MT Sg eaeen as 7d 27 
Te ea ee Ne ap RC Shee gy sa Se SS 48 26 
ea See ine AL a hae mane Se ee iN a ee 41 21 
PES ous ee ay er eemeees re ay he Senn tee e 33 17 
re fea apace pipe TNR ESS SS Seta ao Ba er eet 31 23 
ye ene Wot Sere B Rte Beet Se aie Soe acters 23 19 
OE B82 Soa Ae ee Pe Dy ee ye ae ee 18 10 
ce Pat ae See po Renee ones Sate Gea ea ie nee VS Ste ee 12 8 
1 eee aad rey oe ye Sean See Cees RS gee | 10 6 
BS ek pS ee oe A Sey A a Fa 7 3 
1A ee Set ae = Shee Beh eee 7 2 
Ne Re Ae oe es URS Se 4 2 
1G eS RN SES ee (1-2 oie eee 
1 | epee & we ere ul ame Cae aces ee 1 () 
Tbe apy Mala ea eu gues SSMS a see Gai Py ies 2 (1) 
ch atte Cee ian eu eee ee ee ee ba Ik (Sse eee ee 
7+ | ee te SAC ee eran. Sep Myers Wee ey MS a 1 oe 
7 ek Heiter anne Waren, SUNN gt No AS fae ees 
Pi pre eee RNG Ure Sanne A aie Ee DOPy! Tig (ale eas 
7.3 A ge Syren anes lene eee: Saas WS, Stee Cen Fane () ase eee Se | 
sR SN eg ER BRO RELA ENS Ae LR Chere 2 Wir als (i) ore dat ee eee 
PGi Wa SPs SE AER Ta IM GREE, So eS ee a a Me GD ears ae gs ee he 2 
7 RRP RIDE BS, Sd Mp eee ETSY Sei ee Jee Qe a eee aan 
OE ie 3s kee BA ke Ko gle Nate a er Ss OUR (ye aa ed See ae 
DB eo ates oe eT) ERT. a Sead ol her sey ee Se 
On Se eee HAS BO oe eee hg SEs Sake ee a eee ae Seeraine 
5 agp aaa Fe UN cs na cae Se iwaret Pee nubs Eee Eg eye See 
| se eee sts Sea eee ee @) Fe rae Seen is es 
579 | 260 
Tota ek ee ee ee a ee 1 
Total stand oo ee eee eee 583 261 
Sand oanchas. 6 -0e > aes 177 | 67 
Over 2nchese es 58k TRE Se Ee 406 194 
Note.—First cutting made to a diameter limit of approximately 12 to 14 inches, which was not strictly 
enforced. Stand also thinned at the same time to remove dead, dying, defective, and suppressed trees, 
Red oak eliminated. 
1 Less than one tree per acre of size indicated. 
