FOREST TREE PLANTING CAMPS 397 



temporary and the permanent. The temporary usually consists of tents, 

 while the permanent may comprise log, frame, or stone structures. 

 Tent camps have proved to be both practical and economical because 

 planting operations rarely extend over more than six weeks. A camp 

 accommodating 30 to 40 men may comprise the following tents: 



(a) A single office and store tent, which is the headquarters and 

 sleeping place of the forester in charge. It is the place where the 

 camp business is transacted. A store equipment is indispensable but 

 should be limited to necessaries, such as shirts, trousers, stockings, 

 gloves, tobacco, candy, peanuts, and postage stamps. It prevents the 

 laborers, who are apt to become restless in remote regions — especially 

 on rainy days — from leaving under the pretext of getting tobacco or 

 clothing. A supply of medicine for ordinary ailments, such as head- 

 ache, colds, sprains, and bruises, should always be kept on hand. 



(b) One kitchen tent in which the meals are prepared and the 

 provisions stored. The rear part may be used by the cook and cookees 

 for sleeping quarters. 



(c) One dining tent in which the meals are served on two long 

 board tables running lengthwise. 



(d) Several bunk tents, the number depending upon their size. 

 A 14 by 22 tent will accommodate 14 men and afford place for a 

 heating stove. The bunks may be made of boards, lined with building 

 paper and then filled with straw. Each workman furnishes his own 

 "kips" or blankets. 



(e) One lobby tent in which the men may spend their evenings and 

 rainy days. It should be supplied with a stove, a few tables which may 

 be used for playing cards and writing letters, and a number of wooden 

 "deacon" benches. It may also be used for a general assembly place 

 where the forester and visitors can give short informal talks in the 

 evening to the planting crew. A crew will work much better if they 

 are informed concerning the real object and significance of planting. 

 No opportunity should be lost in disseminating information to the 

 m.en who actually do the work. Tree planting time may be made as 

 popular in the future as bark-peeling was in the past. An evening 

 camp-fire also appeals to many workmen. It creates an atmosphere 

 for story-telling and often stimulates "lumber-jacks" to relate their 

 experiences and describe the forests of former days. Such features 

 prevent the pendulum from swinging too far towards monotony and 

 quietude. 



