168 FOREST UTILIZATION WOOD USES AND ECONOMICS 



Kingsport, Tennessee; and Crosset, Arkansas. Many others could be 

 mentioned in most of the forest regions. 



The program of major activities in pursuing a forest policy for 

 many of these forest industries has generally been as follows (these 

 were in effect before. Article X of the National Industrial Recovery 

 Act of 1933 heretofore mentioned was promulgated) : 



1. Waste prevention through close utilization. It is obvious that 

 the prevention of waste both in the woods and in the mills reduces the 

 drainage on the forest supply. Efforts to accomplish these objectives 

 are directed chiefly to reduce the heights of stumps to a minimum, 

 cutting as far into the tops of the trees as economically possible, re- 

 ducing losses in transportation, particularly in connection with the 

 railroad hauling, stream driving, fluming and chuting, and maintaining 

 storage conditions of logs and other products so that rot will not cause 

 unnecessary wastage. Many paper, fiber board, box board, distilla- 

 tion, and specialty plants have been installed to utilize woods and mill 

 refuse that would otherwise be wasted. 



2. The prevention of forest fires is of prime importance for the 

 success of any forestry enterprise. Many companies have set up 

 separate fire prevention or suppression organizations, with patrolmen 

 to maintain a continuous watch over the timberlands and to establish 

 depots of tools and fire-fighting equipment which can be rushed to the 

 scene of action at a minimum of time. These companies generally 

 cooperate effectively with state and federal protective agencies. Both 

 moral and financial support is generally contributed to better fire 

 protection. 



3. Scientific cutting of merchantable trees with a view of obtaining 

 a second growth of desirable species as quickly as possible. These 

 methods are still largely in an experimental stage of development. In 

 general, the forest areas that have been cut over have responded fav- 

 orably to these cutting methods, notably in the pulpwood operations 

 in Maine, New York, and the northern portion of the Lake States. 

 In some regions with adequate rainfall, efficient fire protection may 

 be the most important governing factor in obtaining satisfactory nat- 

 ural reproduction. Selective logging is a form of scientific cutting 

 most generally adopted in the South, the Lake States, the Rocky 

 Mountains and the Pacific Coast States. Even this may be said to 

 be still in an experimental stage. 



4. Forestry educational campaigns to arouse the interest of the 

 public in forestry. A more general and popular respect for the value 

 of forests is inculcated both among the school children as well as the 



