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What areas will be excluded from the sale to supply 

 local needs? 



What precautions are necessary to prevent forest 

 fires, and how many employees of the purchaser will be 

 available to assist Forest officers in fighting fires? 



If a bond is required, what will be its amount ? 



Will the use of locomotives or other steam engines 

 be permitted? If so, what precautions against fire 

 will be taken? 



What period will be allowed for the completion of 

 the contract ? Has the purchaser facilities for complet- 

 ing the logging within this period? Is the time longer 

 than is actually necessary? 



What are the stumpage rates? If the sale is for a 

 long period, is provision made for the readjustment of 

 the stumpage rates at a definite time? On w r hat basis? 

 Is provision to be made for a sliding scale of stumpage 

 rates ? 



Will the purchaser be required to furnish any data 

 of value to the Forest Service ? 



Where will scaling or measuring be done? How 

 often ? 



What should be the basis for distinguishing between 

 merchantable and unmerchantable timber? 



May trees which are nearly dead be included in the 

 sale to good advantage? 



Should all wood sound enough for fuel be taken? 



Should all dead trees above a given size be taken? 

 AVhat size? 



Dead timber includes only trees which have no green 

 branches, and in no case trees which are apparently 

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