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It will be noted that the two-year working was considerably more 

 damaging than the one-year operation. This is natural and to be ex- 

 pected. Under our arrangement the timber will be logged at once and 

 will not represent a loss. 



D. — Total acreage turpentined, 520 ; acres counted, 68 ; affected 

 trees. 3: scale of trees after reduction of defects, 1,626 feet; number 

 of trees affected to acre (average), .043: number of affected trees on 

 total acreage. 22 ; average merchantable contents of each affected tree, 

 541 feet ; average log scale per acre of affected trees, 22 feet ; total log 

 scale affected on entire acreage turpentined. 11.902 feet; per cent of 

 entire stand affected. .0021. 



In Paragraph D a higher rate of damage is shown for this timber 

 than for the other timber, which was worked for one year. This is 

 due in large measures to improper selections of trees to be cupped and 

 to inefficient and inexperienced laborers. 



We make a strong effort to reduce the fire damage which is attendant 

 on firing the woods at the time the cups are hung. Burning the litter 

 on the forest ground at any time invariably causes a partial or total 

 destruction of trees scarred near the stump. These trees are prevalent 

 in every pine region located anywhere near farming communities. The 

 farmers have no scruples whatsoever about hacking into trees in order 

 to test the grain of the trees for shingles and boards, and such trees 

 are of the finest in our forests, and to allow them to be burned is to 

 cause a considerable loss of valuable timber. While it is considered 

 necessarv to burn the litter on the forest floor as a part of the turpen- 

 tining operation, it is essential that this phase of the business be closely 

 controlled and supervised by the owners of the timber. 



