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Rules of management for districts of similar conditions of pro- 

 duction are to be formulated to stop the continual experimenting 

 of each manager. 



For regulation of the budget the Saxon method of "stand 

 management", which determines the budget from a consideration 

 of silvicultural needs of each stand, and the final amount by con- 

 siderations of tiie whole range, has been adopted. 



Silvicultural necessities and silvicultural desirabilities direct 

 the formulation of the preliminary felling plan; pressing needs 

 for felling offer the overripe and deteriorating stands, necessary 

 fellings are those in regeneration stands or in the interest of 

 proper ageclass distribution and felling series; other fellings are 

 matters of choice, based upon considerations of the total average 

 (normal) increment, the current increment, the normal felling 

 area in clearing system, and the stock on normal felling area in 

 selection and shelterwood system. 



The securing of normal ageclass relations in area and volume 

 are to be especially attempted. 



In very unevenaged stands or with long regeneration periods a 



comparison between actual and normal stock is to be used as 



check with the formula hitherto in use, namely b (budget) 



Sa — Sn 

 := I -| , or else the volume rate per cent, may be used 



as a check. 



In the selection forest the current increment furnishes the 

 principal index for the budget, as well as other considerations, like 

 market and labor conditions, etc. 



A large number of schedules for gathering the necessary data 

 accompany this instruction not much different from those in use, 

 except that the management ledger is to furnish a complete 

 chronicle by stands. Besides the sample areas mentioned, so- 

 called special typical "index stands" are to be used to accumulate 

 data of yield and finance, and these are to be specially booked. 



The map work is also to be improved by stand maps showing 

 species, ageclass, site. 



The working plans are to be made by a special bureau, as 

 hitherto, except that the head of the bureau is now made a mem- 

 ber of the central direction. 



Lack of sufficient personnel to carry out this excellent program 



