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a tray mill man for an area containing a few million feet and the 

 timber marked in substantially the same manner as for a lum- 

 bering operation. For use in trays the boards are probably bet- 

 ter than split shakes. 



Thus it would seem that from the standpoint of the Forest 

 Service shake sales should be eliminated and tray mills substituted. 

 In most instances this policy may be followed, but in certain locali- 

 ties it would be a severe hardship upon small foothill ranchers if 

 they could not secure shakes for covering their buildings. Also 

 there are a few old men making shakes who have no other way 

 to make a living, and it seems unduly hard to refuse to make 

 small sales which would provide them a means of livelihood. 



