266 Forestry Quarterly. 



At Ogden, Utah, from January 23 to 25, 191 1, was held a meet- 

 ing of the Supervisors of the National Forests in the States of 

 Utah and Nevada. 



The discussion on "working plans" brought out the fact that 

 wherever practicable the purchaser should be required to distribute 

 his cutting so as to remove a portion of the less desirable timber 

 in connection with the removal of that more favorably situated, 

 in order that the possibility of a future sale might not be de- 

 stroyed in case the purchaser should become bankrupt or the sale 

 be discontinued for any reason. In connection with timber sale 

 work a progress map is very desirable showing the location of 

 cutting areas, amount of timber marked, progress of brush burn- 

 ing, and all other silvicultural operations on the forest. 



Under "Points to be considered in marking different com- 

 mercial species of marketable timber for cutting," it was empha- 

 sized that the character of marking of a given body of timber 

 depends on many conditions, some of the more important of which 

 will probably be made upon the forest. It is no longer the policy 

 of the Forest Service to adhere rigidly to certain diameter limits 

 or even to any given rules, the intention being to adapt the 

 requirements in each particular sale to the local conditions. The 

 most desirable species should be favored, and the other species 

 marked down to the lowest merchantable size. If possible, cut 

 the more desirable species directly after a seed year and the 

 inferior species just before seeding takes place. The more 

 accessible the timber and the better the market conditions the 

 more conservative should be the marking. In marking for cutting 

 it is of the first importance to insure sufficient reproduction and 

 if possible to plan for a stand better than the original. If pos- 

 sible, openings in the forest cover should be made gradually in 

 order to facilitate reproduction. In marking for cutting in stands 

 of juniper it has been found advantageous, in cases where there 

 are several boles or large branches from the same root, to cut 

 out some of the larger for posts or other material, leaving the 

 balance to continue growth. With this system of cutting sprout- 

 ing will also occur and make good posts. This system has been 

 found to work satisfactorily in young trees, but in old trees the 

 vitality is lower and the removal of any considerable portion of a 

 tree is likely to kill the balance. 



In the discussion of "Conduct of timber sales," it was made 



