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Excerpt from Production and Product Recovery for Complete Tree Utilization in the Northern Rockies The second type of small-timber stand is the relatively young, overstocked stand with some stems of small commercial size. Partial cutting, such as a commercial thinning, would permit added grt on the remaining stems and prevent the stagna tion of the first type of stand. Such partial cuts in young ponderosa pine (pinus ponderosa Dougl. Ex Laws.) stands would also help prevent buildup of bark beetle populations by maintaining tree vigor. These young, overstocked stands are of critical importance because a shortage of merchantable timber is expected after the old-growth has been harvested. The faster these young stands are brought to merchantable sizes, the shorter will be the time interval with a lower harvesting rate. It is, therefore, highly desirable that young stands are managed so as to fully utilize the grt potential of the site. Management of small timber is also affected by the demand for wood fiber suited to the manufacture of paper, fiberboard. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.