,/whoii an aroa of this sort is "being discussed wo novor can. 

 "bo ouite siiro that wo all have the same idoiiticc.l factors in 

 nind. .iipart from those mental pictures being to a large ex- 

 tont incomnuni cable from 0:10 person to another, it seems to 

 no that they do not always mean the sano tiling to "Jhe sano 

 observer, so that talio it all in all, thoro is very little 

 precision in our nothods of typing, although it is ovidont 

 that a certain decree of precision is absolutely neccscary. 

 I thinl: this indofinitonoss is inherent in our method of 

 classifying t^mos and is independent of uho does the classi- 

 fying. Therefore, instead of substituting forest Assistants 

 for Piold Assistants, as Jottio siiGl'osts, I r/ould remodel my 

 typos on such a hasis that PielcL Assistants could "be depended 

 upon to determine them with accuracy. 



Before I errplain the siuplifior t -J-JQ classification, 



I hayo in mind, I vriLoli to state that this matter \ ^iv/as the 



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subject of correspondence "botv/een the V'Orcctor and tho Dis- 

 tricts last June. Tho Z?orostcr suggested a plan for classi- 

 fjring types hy general regions using the composition of tho 

 forest as a basic. This was strenuously objected to by dis- 

 trict 6 on the ground that siich classifications \7oro only of 

 dondrological /value and meant nothing in silviculture. The 

 District forester presented his case very strongly and gave 

 in detail tho method of classification used in District 6 



which is based upon plrysical factors entirely. "Tithin these 



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