nap contribute a fat share toward, this end. I am not at 

 all sure that this is a fact in the case of the notes. 



If we follow our somewhat vague instructions con- 

 cerning reconnaissance work we so euro a line-up of facts 

 on tho "back of our 40 ostiinato sheets covering the follow- 

 ing points: Cull per coiit , immature growth under 

 merchantable; timber (manner of distribution and pore eat age 

 of eacfi of the three loading species) Rock, Soil, Ground 

 cover, Undor'bruah, Condition of timber (including at ago 

 of development, clear length, "best use, injury from various 

 causes otc), Aver&go age, Factors aiding; or hindoring 

 lagging, Adaptability of land. - Wo designate this lino-up 

 of facts for oaoh 4C or strip as "Silvical Botos"* 



Theoretically the Forest Of floor who works up the 

 Forest Description for a lodging unit or larger timber 

 sale area uses these notes in mailing up such a description, 

 or he puts tho nctos t^ use in a worlring plan. But what 

 "becomes of the forest Descri-rbion? Besides serving as a 

 "basis for comparison in the future,- I judge that it is 

 designed to "back up the recommendation container in the 

 report on a sale or in a working plan, to fiurnish & Tmsis 

 for criticism TDV a superior officer whoso tetter Judgmeirb 

 is sought tefore the sale is made. But how much influence 

 does this description have on the actual sale of the tim- 



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