STRIP THINNING JACK PINE THICKETS WITH A "DRUM CHOPPER"

IN MANITOBA

by I. E. Bella

FOREST RESEARCH LABORATORY WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

INFORMATION REPORT MS-X-3

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY MARCH, 1966

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