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Ihe judgment of the Forest officer; the log lengths will be varied so as to make this 

 possible. 



11. Tops will be lopped and all brush piled compactly at a safe distance from living 

 trees, or otherwise disposed of, as directed by the Forest officer. 



12. All timber will be cut and removed on or before and none later than 



, and at least will be paid for, cut, and removed 



(Feet b. m., cords, etc.) 



on or before , 19 . . , and at least of the remainder of 



the estimated amount during each year of the remaining period. 



13. Timber will be scaled by Scribner Decimal C log rule, or counted or measured 

 as prescribed by the Forester, or specifically provided in this agreement, and, if 



required by the Forest officer, will be piled or skidded for scaling 



("Measurement" or 



as directed by the Forest officer. 



"count" if cordwood or other material is involved.) 



14. All marked or designated trees and all dead timber sound enough for lumber of 



any merchantable grade or timbers 



(Insert cordwood or other material to be included in the sale.) 



shall be cut. Unmarked or undesignated living trees which are cut; marked or desig- 

 nated trees or merchantable dead timber left uncut; timber wasted in tops, stumps, 

 and partially sound logs; trees left lodged in the process of felling; and any timber 

 merchantable according to the terms of this agreement which is cut and not removed 

 from any portion of the cutting area after logging on that portion of the cutting area 

 is completed, or is not removed from the National Forest after the expiration of this 

 agreement, shall be scaled, measured, or counted, and paid for at double the price herein 

 specified. 



15. During the time that this agreement remains in force will, inde- 



(I or we.) 



pendently, do all in power to prevent and suppress forest fires on the 



(My or our.) 



sale area and in its vicinity, and will require employees and contractors 



(My or our.) 



to do likewise hereby agree, unless prevented by circumstances over 



(I or we.) 



which have no control, to place and 



(I or we.) (Myself or ourselves.) (My or our.) 



employees at the disposal of any authorized Forest officer for the purpose of fighting 



forest fires, with the understanding that if the fire does not threaten 



(My or our.) 



property or the area embraced in this agreement shall be paid for serv- 



(I or we.) 



ices so rendered at the rate or rates to be determined by the Forest officer in charge, 

 which rate or rates shall correspond to the rate or rates of pay prevailing in the 



National Forest for services of a similar character at the time 



the services are rendered, provided, however, that if , 



(I or we.) (My or our.) 

 employees, subcontractors, or employees of subcontractors are directly or indirectly 



responsible for the origin of the fire, shall not be paid for services so 



rendered. dor we.) 



16. So far as is reasonable, all branches of the logging shall keep pace with one 

 another, and in no instance shall the brush disposal be allowed to fall behind the 

 cutting, except when the depth of the snow or other adequate reason makes proper 

 disposal impossible, when the disposal of brush may, with the written consent of the 

 Forest officer in charge, be postponed until conditions are more favorable. 



17. Necessary logging roads, chutes, camps, buildings or other structures shall be 

 located as agreed upon with the Forest officer in charge. All such improvements not 



removed within months after the expiration or this agreement shall become 



the property of the United States. 



(Insert special conditions, if any.) 



The title to the timber included in this agreement shall remain in the United 

 States until it has been paid for and scaled, measured, or counted, as herein provided. 



