. The practice of silviculture : with particular reference to its application in the United States . Forests and forestry. MOBIFICATIONS OF THE METHOD 37 When the time comes to cut the last strip of the cutting series artificial reproduction must be used or natiural repro- duction secured by some other method. Clearcutting in Patches. — Where the topography is rugged and irregular in character, where soil conditions show wide Cutting Series Cutting Series Cutting Series. Fig. g. Clearcutting in progressive strips, using three cutting series. The last strip (No. 3) in each series may be reprodu
. The practice of silviculture : with particular reference to its application in the United States . Forests and forestry. MOBIFICATIONS OF THE METHOD 37 When the time comes to cut the last strip of the cutting series artificial reproduction must be used or natiural repro- duction secured by some other method. Clearcutting in Patches. — Where the topography is rugged and irregular in character, where soil conditions show wide Cutting Series Cutting Series Cutting Series. Fig. g. Clearcutting in progressive strips, using three cutting series. The last strip (No. 3) in each series may be reproduced by a method other than clear- cutting. Age of fhe Beproduction 15 years 16 years 15 years /^AXilOyean /// 10 year. / / A 10 years /^//^/A5 years / / > y / X Byeais /////AP^9^ Vf/ //^///////////// 12 3 12 3 Fig. 10. 1 2 3 The same stand as shown in Fig. 9; but five years after the clearcutting and reproduction by planting of the strips marked 3. Despite the present difference in height and age the stand is evenaged. range within relatively small areas and where the evenaged stand is lacking in uniformity, there the regular arrangement of cutting areas necessary under the strip method is imprac- ticable. The patch or group method, which is in reality merely an irregular strip method, can be employed Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hawley, Ralph C. (Ralph Chipman), 1880-. New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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