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(/) A stable for the animals, usually constructed of rough lumber, 

 is also a necessary part of the camp, for a team or an equally reliable 

 conveyance, is an indispensable feature of a well-organized tree plant- 

 ing camp. 



The comfort of the workmen should receive first consideration in 

 every camp. Each tent should be provided with a stove and an 

 adequate supply of wood should be handy and ready for use. If stoves 

 are not provided the bunks and blankets become damp and begin to 

 mould in a very short time, and as a result of such uncomfortable con- 

 ditions the workmen become dissatisfied and frequently leave. Each 

 tent should be carefully inspected before it is occupied and seen to that 

 it will withstand the severe rains and strong winds which occur fre- 

 quently during the spring planting season. The best tent conditions 

 are none too comfortable in spring time. 



Greater comfort is secured in more permanent camps which usually 

 comprise a single or several log, frame, or stone structures, locally 

 called cabins or shacks, and a nearby stable. Some of the State 

 forests already have cabins upon them. On the Blackwell State 

 Forest a frame cabin, consisting of a lobby 16 by 23 feet and a 

 kitchen 8 by 10 feet, was erected at a total cost of $242.80. This 

 amount includes the cost of all materials, labor, grading and clear- 

 ing. Eighteen men, a number sufficient to form an efficient planting 

 crew, can be accommodated. An additional expenditure of S12.30 

 provided a spring house and a crude stable for two horses. On the 

 Barree State Forest a log cabin was erected by the forester in charge 

 and his ranger at a cost of $170.08, which included the cost of all 

 material and labor. Such permanent structures have many advan- 

 tages over tents. They are more comfortable, sanitary and home- 

 like, and consequently prevent dissatisfaction among employes. Fur- 

 thermore, they ofifer accommodations not only during the tree planting 

 season, but may be used throughout the year by workmen engaged in 

 road construction, cleaning fire-lines, making surveys, or lumbering 

 operations, and by extra patrolmen during the fire season. Tools, 

 nonperishable food, utensils, and other equipment may also be stored 

 in them. 



A sufficient supply of properly selected and well-prepared food is 

 another essential of a tree-planting camp. The average menu resembles 

 that of a modern lumber camp. Sample meals served in tree-planting 

 camps are subjoined: 



