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ma, Maine, Alabama). In some States the owners are merely re- 

 quired to report the quantity of timber cut, as a basis for computing 

 the yield or severance tax to be paid; in other States they are subject 

 to restriction on methods of cutting or forest management. 



In Alabama, timber on auxiliary forests may be cut, turpentined, or 

 otherwise utilized only under permit and in accordance with rules 

 formulated by the forestry commission. In Delaware, timber (except 

 dead and injured trees) may not be removed without the approval of 

 the State forestry department. In Idaho, the property must be man- 

 aged in compliance with the law regarding fire protection and slash 

 disposal, and in compliance with such reasonable regulations as the 

 board of forestry may prescribe for the care of the forests, cutting and 

 removal of timber, and use of the forage. Before cutting any forest 

 products, the owner must give 30 days' notice to the State board of 

 forestry. In Iowa, not more than one fifth of the number of trees 

 on a " forest reservation" may be removed in any one year. In Ken- 

 tucky, the "forestry reserves" are leased by the State, which controls 

 cutting on them. In Louisiana, classified forests must be maintained 

 in a growing and thrifty condition, must be protected from fire, so 

 far as practicable, and must be grown in accordance with rules laid 

 down by the commissioner of conservation and under his supervision. 



In Michigan an owner may cut merchantable forest products only 

 with the permission of the department of conservation. In Minne- 

 sota he must manage the forest for the production of merchantable 

 timber under a detailed working plan prepared by the commissioner 

 of forestry in collaboration with the chief of the forestry division of 

 the State university. Only timber designated by the commissioner 

 may be cut. New Hampshire requires merely that the land be kept 

 stocked with trees sufficient to promise a prospective average yield of 

 25,000 board feet per acre. In New York forests must be cut accord- 

 ing to the principles of practical forest management as directed by the 

 conservation commission, and may be thinned with the commission's 

 approval. Ohio requires classified forests to be given reasonable pro- 

 tection and to be cared for and managed according to regulations of 

 the State forester. Rhode Island requires a working plan, which 

 must be approved by the State commissioner of forestry. 



In Oregon classified land under contract is to be held for the growing 

 of forest crops upon terms and conditions required by the board of 

 forestry. Harvesting of timber, bark, forage, or other product with- 

 out permission of the State board of forestry is prohibited. In Penn- 

 sylvania auxiliary forests must be cared for and may be thinned under 

 the direction of the department of forests and waters, which also is 

 to prescribe methods of cutting merchantable timber and designate 

 the trees to be cut. In Vermont cutting must not be done in such a 

 way that "proper forest conditions are not maintained", and the local 

 assessors must be notified in advance of cutting. In Virginia, where 

 the land is leased to the State, the State forester controls the manage- 

 ment of the land and the method and time of cutting timber. In 

 Washington timber may be cut only with the permission of the State 

 forest board, and cutting must be done and the land reforested and 

 protected in accordance with regulations prescribed by the board. 

 In Wisconsin an owner of classified land must notify the conservation 

 commission and the tax commission in advance of cutting. 



