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burned ; in still another the tops might be lopped and the branches left 

 as they fall ; or the slash might be burned broadcast, or scattered with- 

 out being burned, and so on, and so on. In each case due considera- 

 tion would be given to the cost of the operation when compared to the 

 results obtained and to market factors. 



In a similar way the problem of the temporary leaving of trees would 

 be considered. The Secretary, for example, might establish a standard 

 for a region which would provide that trees must be left standing after 

 harvesting in such numbers and so distributed as to give assurance 

 that forest growth of a reasonable quantity and quality would be con- 

 tinued. The regional forester would then consider the needs of the 

 different types of forest growth within his region, approving such 

 measures for the temporary reservation of trees as the peculiarity of 

 each type might suggest. There would be in'^tances where a certain 

 part of the stand should be temporarily withheld from cutting in 

 order to make sure that the lands are kept productive, and in such 

 instances a part of the stand might be reserved in the form of scattered 

 seed trees, or by groups, or according to diameter limits, and so on, and 

 so on. There would be other instances where a continuous succession 

 of forest crops might best be obtained by cutting the stand clean> lea^•- 

 ing no trees in reserve at all. There are types of forest growth where 

 a natural reproduction follows clear cutting, and other types where 

 planting would be necessary. At the operator's request the Secretary 

 might approve clear cutting and planting, under conditions to be fixed 

 by him. And here again, in all these cases, the cost of the temporary 

 reservation of trees would be weighed against the results to be obtained 

 and the market conditions which control the operations. In other 

 words, the procedure will be practically the same as that prevailing 

 now in the control of cutting in National Forests. 



Many operators would doubtless desire to prepare their own silvi- 

 cultural plans and submit them for approval. In case these plans 

 embodied such standards as might be approved by the Forest Service, 

 the operators would proceed under them, and the Service would simply 

 inspect the operations from time to time in order to see that the stand- 

 ards were maintained. In this way the Government's task would 

 become lighter and lighter as time went on. 



NO RIGID BUREAUCRATIC REGULATIONS ARE LAID DOWN 



This general scheme has the advantage of being elastic in character, 

 and avoids fixed, cast-iron regulations for the country as a whole. It 



