The Southern herald., 1921-01-14

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tion, though the progress of deteriora-
ton is not SO rapid and may extend
over o long period of years.
A properly cared-fOr woodot will
furnish the farmer a cash crop at reg
ular intervals and will always afford
a supply Of timber and fuel for home
use. The harvest season for the wood
lot comes in the fall &hd in the winter,
and the gathering Of the harvest as
sists also in the thinning and cultiva-
ton of the crop.
Require Different Methods.
In general, there are two types Of
woodlots, says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and each Of
them requires a different method Of
handling, The first type is character
lied by the presence of old trees
which dominate the stand. The sec
ond type Is made up of a nearly even
aged stand of second growth.
In the first type the old trees may
almost exclude the younger growth,
or they may exist as few scattered
individuals throughout the stand.
Such material is very likely to be
losing value. The way to check the
loss is to cut the old trees which have
attained a mature growth and make
room for a new stand of seedlings. A
mature tree should be cut for the
same reason that one cuts crop of
wheat when 1t Is thoroughly ripened.
No dead or diseased timber should be
allowed to stand.
A woodlot composed entirely Of ma
ture trees should not be cleared at one
cutting. The work should be carried
on In stages with sufficient interva
between the cuttings to allow new
crop to come up. If this method Is fol
lowed carefully, the farmer will al
ways have crop Of wood ready fO
harvest on his woOdlot. When the ma
ture timber is removed in two o
three cuttings the first cutting shOult
be 80 managed as to open up tn
crown cover somewhat, so that tn
leaves On the forest floor may decom
pose more rapidly and the germinatlo
Of the seed he made more certain
The remaining trees become more wine
firm, and as n result of their crown
4 receiving more sunlight, they prOduc
more seed. When the forest floor
In good condition the second cutting
n mature woOdlot can he made durln
J the winter following q heavy see
year. Neither the first nor the secOn
cutting should be so severe as to a
low nm abundance of sunshine to reaC
the forest floor. since sunshine stlm'
a lates the growth Of weeds and oth'
, trash.
a Thinning the Stand.
y In the second type of woOdlC
d where the farmer has an even-agC
IS stand of second-grOwth timber, he ms
r begin to harvest his crop by seleC
q, ing first the undesirable specie
Ie Often In such stands, such trees
T. IronwOOd threaten to overtOp crov
out, or damage the more valuable So
cies like white ash or tulip pOplf
Sprouts sometimes arise too thick
ls from the stump of trees recently c,
tn or the reproduction Of a good speci
In is too dense. In any Of these cas-
in some of the trees should be remove
in This process is nothing more tn
,il the wedding out Of the poorer ;ndiv
ulls where they interfere with t
better ones. In somewhat the sal
manner, a thinning cutting is us
m when, In from Is to 90 years, I
h, Young stands reach n dense cOnditit
The principle is exactly the same
hat applied by the truck garder
n rho thins out his plants to secure
1 est development of portion, ratl
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