MEN OF THE TREES 



economic introduction of cultural operations is to dis- 

 cover markets for the secondary timbers. 



The results of a complete survey of all the timber 

 over 3 feet in girth standing on 90 acres now being treated 

 under the Periodic Block System in the Silvicultural 

 Working Area at Sapoba show the great preponderance 

 of lesser known timbers at present utilized. 



Area: 90 Acres of Rain Forest at Sapoba 



TOTAL no. 

 girth commercial unutilized of trees 



So far only the plums have been picked. Perhaps one 

 tree per acre is utilized, while the great mass of trees is 

 left standing. The best trees are taken by the conces- 

 sionaires while the dead and dying together with timber 

 of unknown value are left on the ground. When I say 

 that only the plums have been picked from the pudding, 

 I do not wish to imply that the trees that are left are 

 useless or that the forest pudding ought to be left. 



I have found in my experience that observation of the 

 native use of any timber is full of suggestions as to ways 

 and means of utilization and of indicating the com- 



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