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was on the average only about one-fourth as dense. Stands of 4,000 
to 13,000 seedlings per acre (PL XI) the second and third years after 
seeding are are not uncommon. 
Although good seed years are generally followed by good stands 
of seedlings, it is not always so. Because of the palatability of the 
large kernels, great numbers of seeds are known to be destroyed by 
weevils, birds, mice, rats, squirrels, and razor-back hogs, and prob- 
HELP REFOREST THIS TIMBERLAND 
Longleaf pine bears seed in quantities only once in 
every 5 or 7 years. 
This is a mast year, and this fall and winter will 
produce the only seed in quantity that can be ex- 
pected before 1926 or 1927. 
On the seed fall of this season depends in large 
part the future supply of naval stores and saw tim- 
ber of this region. 
The young pine seedling is quickly and totally de- 
stroyed by fire during the first two years of its life. 
Nature will do its part by furnishing and sowing a 
bountiful supply of seed. Will you do your part in 
helping to prevent forest fires while the seedlings are 
being established? 
Join us in starting a new stand of timber. 
U. S. FOREST SERVICE. 
Be careful with fire in the woods. If you find a fire 
burning, put it out if you can; if you need aid, notify 
the nearest Forest Ranger. 
The Government on its National Forests in the South is reforesting its lands 
by the natural method of leaving seed trees and protecting the young growth 
from fires. 
ably to some extent by cattle, where the seeds collect in wagon ruts 
and other depressions. It is believed that the practice of shooting 
hawks and owls has allowed the various rodent pests to multiply 
greatly. Favorable weather conditions during the first six months 
or so after the seed falls will greatly increase the number of trees 
that become established. 
The best trees for reseeding the cut-over lands are, all things 
considered, the younger, full-foliaged, vigorous-growing trees. 
