PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS IN TIMBER SALES, ADMINIS- 

 TRATIVE USE, TIMBER SETTLEMENT, AND FREE USE. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOREST SERVICE, 

 Washington, D. C., October 31, 1911. 



The following procedure and instructions are hereby established and 

 issued, to take effect December 1, 1911, governing the enforcement 

 of the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to timber 

 sales, administrative use, timber settlement, and the free use of 

 timber and stone upon the National Forests. 



H. S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 

 Approved. 



JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



TIMBER SALES. 

 LIMITATION OF ANNUAL CUT. 



The supervisor of each Forest will recommend to the district 

 forester annually on April 1 the maximum amount of timber which 

 should be cut from the Forest during the ensuing fiscal year, which 

 shall include a specified amount which may not be exceeded under 

 free use. 



On Forests for which working plans have been prepared, the work- 

 Determination * n pl an . wm * provide a basis for determining what 

 the maximum annual cut should be. Where no work- 

 ing plan exists, the maximum cut will be based upon the most accu- 

 rate estimate of the stand of merchantable timber, assuming a 

 rotation based on the best available growth data. 



On Forests or working units where the demand is very great as 

 compared with the supply, much more care must be exercised in 

 determining the limitation than where the demand is comparatively 

 light and there is no danger of overcutting. When market conditions 

 are such that it is possible to utilize small timber from needed thin- 

 nings or inferior material suitable for minor uses which would other- 

 wise go to waste, the limitation may be higher than if it is possible to 

 market only large material suitable for saw timber. 



Special attention must be given to compartments containing pro- 

 tection Forests. Where such areas occur the recommended cut 

 should be greatly reduced or the areas eliminated in the calculations. 



On two or more adjacent Forests where conditions are very similar 

 and the general plan of management is the same, it may be advisable, 



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