The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-16

The increased demand for the purchase
Of timber from the forest reserves has cali
I'd for detailed working plans for the more
important timber areas within them. In
order to avoid delay without jeopardizing
the future welfare Of the forest, and that
these working plans may be well consider
ed, they are berg made IA rapidly - pos.
sible for those forest sress from which the
tale Of timber ID probably In the near
future. In many cases they axe made be-
fore the actual application for purchase 10
received.
Those who purchase timber from the
Government are required to observe Forest
Ser vice regulations in logging, which guard
against wsste and provide for the repro
duction Of the forest. Considerable variety
exists in The character and Requirements Of
he forests In any one reserve, 10 that each
W o-kiDg plan must be based on close
,,udy Of local conditions.
When setting shout he preparation Of
one Of these plans the hrst question IL,
what areas In the reserve are adapted to
the iame scheme Of management After
thete areas have been selected they are
thoroughly studied from every aspect.
The ltc.tion II the timber ID noted, and q
rough estimate 10 made OF it, amount.
Then the character ard condition Of the
stand are csftfully determined. Its age,
overripeness, injury from fire or insects,
the possibility Of improving 1t by logging,
and The Kind and amount Of young growth
are primo pal points, oil Of which must be
taken into confederation In settling whether
It IL advisable or inadvisable to cut.
The question OF markets, and the logging
facilities, are also taken into account, 10
we'll ~ the present local demand for tim
Der, the probable future demand, and the
kind Of timber required. In connection
with these problems attention must be
given TO the Lsture u the country, the
accessibility Of the timber, ard the existing
roads and drivable streams, because the
actual value Of the timber is In large
measure dependent upon thu ease and
economy Of its removal.
Reproduction, BY which alone the forest
can maintain itself. IL essential where log
giDg 10 to be done. For this reason the re-
productive capacity Of the forest 10 loted
with careful detail, and the effect with nre
and grazing may have upon 1t becomes .
question Of the nrst Importance,
The data, therefore, which the working
plan study has gathered from the basis Of
the terms Of the contract In agreement
With which the purchaser OF Govcrnmt mt
timber, removes the timber which be- has
purchased. These terns include the diam
etsr limit beo~ which The timber may not
be cut, the nun b + Of 10 d trees Of various
species which must be left to rsseed the
ground, the mAxniUm height ct which the
stuDps may BE- cut, ard the diameter 10
which the tops must be utilized, and ether
supulstions iniuring clear, conservative
logging. Especially, also, they provide for
the deposition VI the slash, 10 that the
forest noor may saf.ly be cleaned Of h.
HAmable material, on which uncontrollabls
forest fires might fed.
The restrictions imposed BY the 70 ert
Service upon timber purchasers sre meet
Ing with the ints iligeDt approval q all ~ho
are performing Logging operations under
them. II 10 more and more clearly urdsr-
stood that They ale ntcestary fur the per-
manent good Of the forest, that they OF
purely practical stsmp, and that their .b-
ssrvaDce means tLs Continued productivity
Of the forest end, thsr fore, the husband
ing Of the timber supply and al that de-
pends upon II.