stances that those large trees will live until another cut- 

 ting, it is considered a "better "business policy to realize 

 upon them now rather than to tal:e the ris n ..: of losing them 

 entirely. This may possibly mean a short postponement of 

 the second cutting, "but I "believe this is preferable to the 

 loss which might otherwise be incurred. Moreover, such 

 trees are noro and more subject to diseases as time passes 

 on and, therefore, for hygienic reasons alone their removal 

 from the area seems advisable. 



In many localities upon the Sierra Sugar Pine Co. 

 salo area brush had already invaded small openings in the 

 forest. Protection against further enc preachment from this 

 source v/as one of the principal considerations with us in 

 the marlriiig. IProm observations taken by us upon some old 

 sales in the northern part of the Sierra just before the 

 marking was done it became apparent that cedar v/as ono of 

 the most useful species in fighting bimsh. This species, 

 although slow growing, has the abilit-y to finally bore up 

 through the brush and shade it out. ?or this reason in all 

 locations favorable to cedar it was left to contend with the 

 brush and furnish shade, at least on an ec^ual basis with the 

 other species. This tree can generally be left on the area 

 with less hardship to the purchaser and lesc loss to the 

 Service since the scale of individual trees is general^ 



