148 THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF WORKING PLANS 



seldom hachures; roads, trails, railroads, saw-mills, and all other 

 " culture "; drainage. This map is the " base " and should be 

 of a convenient scale, such as ^, i, 2, 4, or even more inches 

 to the mile, depending on the size of the tract and the amount 

 of detail to be shown. It should be drawn so as to permit of 

 being manifolded in order that all officers charged with the 

 administration of the forest and the execution of the working 

 plan may be furnished with copies. On this " base " can be 

 added any or all of the following special data in so far as the 

 wealth of detail will not confuse the whole. 



(2) Boundary map showing the ownership (status), the 

 forest boundary or boundaries; survey lines, if any; boundary 

 or boundaries of the working units, blocks, compartments, and 

 subcompartments. 



(3) Forest-type map, showing the various forest types, 

 also cut-over areas, burns, open '' parks," etc. 



(4) Age-class map, showing the distribution of the various 

 age classes on the ground. 



(5) Site-quality map, showing the distribution of the various 

 site qualities. 



(6) Soil map, showing the various soils and geologic forma- 

 tions of the forest. 



(7) Reproduction map, showing areas of good, fair, and poor 

 reproduction. 



(8) Cutting map, to accompany the general cutting plan, 

 showing areas to be cut over within the next working period, 

 also those already cut over. 



(9) Planting map, to accompany the general planting plan, 

 showir.g areas to be restocked artificially during the next 

 working period, and areas already planted or sown, all nur- 

 series and proposed nursery sites. 



If the plan is to be a complete forest plan, and not confined 

 to the silvicultural management, there may be the following 

 additional maps: 



(10) Fire map, to accompany the fire plan, showing all look- 

 out points, watch towers, lines of patrol, ranger headquarters, 



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