9 1 9 ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁the ▁country ' s ▁wood land ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁us able ▁tim ber ▁assets ▁were ▁gone ▁and ▁land own ers ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁begin ▁to ▁replace ▁them ▁rapidly . ▁ ▁With ▁forest ry , ▁maintain ing ▁cy clic al ▁replacement ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁matter . ▁ ▁Many ▁tens ▁of ▁years ▁are ▁needed ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁commer cially ▁m ature ▁hard wood ▁( bro ad leaf ) ▁tree ▁of ▁the ▁sort ▁now ▁required . ▁ ▁No ▁matter ▁how ▁many ▁trees ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁plant ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁tim ber ▁that ▁was ▁then ▁demanded ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁However , ▁soft wood s ▁( con if ers ) ▁offered ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁some ▁return ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁Forest ry ▁Commission ▁bought ▁the ▁de ple ted ▁Bour ne ▁Wood ▁from ▁the ▁Ex eter ▁Est ate , ▁the ▁policy ▁was ▁to ▁produce ▁some ▁tim ber ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible . ▁▁▁ ▁Al most ▁the ▁whole ▁area ▁was ▁plant ed ▁with ▁con if ers . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Labour ▁supplied ▁the ▁men ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁un emp loy ed ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁generally . ▁ ▁Many ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁min ing ▁communities ▁of ▁the