True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Stock intended for Christmas
tree plantings must be purchased from a private nursery.
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2.
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A lumber company interested in
the growth of sawlogs may want to grow more trees per acre.
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3.
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Forestry research is developed
new tree strains that grow faster, taller, straighter, and that are more resistant to
disease.
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4.
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The most widely used method of
reforestation is the planting of nursery grown seedlings or transplants.
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5.
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One of the earliest problems in
caring for a new forest is the competition from grasses and weeds.
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6.
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Aatrex is an ideal herbicide
for use at the base of tree seedlings to control grass and weeds.
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7.
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The removal of poor trees will
encourage the establishment of reproduction.
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8.
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Removal of poor trees leaves
more growing space is available for the remaining higher value crop trees.
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9.
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Federal timber is sold our of
the national forest at the public sale by sealed bid to the lowest bidder.
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10.
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Pulp timber is harder to grow
than high quality saw timber.
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11.
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Seedlings should be planted in
the early spring as soon as the frost is our of the ground to take advantage of all available soil
moisture.
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12.
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To get high grade tree growth
you must have trees spaced far enough apart in the forest so the sunlight can get to all parts of the
tree.
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13.
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logs or timber intended for
sawing into boards, planks, or other construction materials are known as
sawlogs.
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14.
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National forest, state forest,
and large timber company forests are managed to provide for new growth.
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15.
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Reforestation and the fight
against fires, insects, and diseases are important parts of forest management.
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16.
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In tree planting, the collar
node should be at ground level.
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17.
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Stock intended for Christmas
tree plantings must be purchased from a private nursery.
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18.
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Plain sawed lumber has less
warpage, shrinkage, and surface checking than quarter sawed lumber.
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19.
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Lumber is plain or quarter
sawed at the mill.
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20.
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Skyline logging is a log
transport system that moves logs across a sensitive area such as a stream valley with a minimum of
soil disturbance.
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21.
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The practice of deliberately
setting fires in pine forest to reduce competition and promote growth is called prescribed
burning.
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22.
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The county soil survey report
available from the S.C.S. may give you information on the woodland uses of
soils.
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23.
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Plain sawed lumber has less
warpage, less shrinkage, and less surface checking.
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24.
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Trees can be grown successfully
on soils that are too steep or poor for growing other agricultural crops.
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25.
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All nuts of deciduous trees
must be scarified to germinate successfully in much the same manner as of the seeds of
legumes.
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