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sible. He does not exercise special care as to how 

 the tree is cut down. He pays little attention to 

 the protection of young trees and new growth. 

 He cuts the tree to fall in the direction that best 

 serves his purpose, no matter whether this means 

 that the forest giant will crush and seriously 

 cripple many young trees. He wastes large 

 parts of the trunk in cutting. He leaves the tops 

 and chips and branches scattered over the ground 

 to dry out. They develop into a fire trap. 



As generally followed, the ordinary method 

 of lumbering is destructive of the forests. It 

 ravages the future production of the timberlands. 

 It pays no heed to the young growth of the forest. 

 It does not provide for the proper growth and 

 development of the future forest. Our vast 

 stretches of desolate and deserted cut-over lands 

 are silent witnesses to the ruin which has been 

 worked by the practice of destructive lumbering. 

 Fortunately, a change for the better is now devel- 

 oping. With the last of our timberland riches 

 in sight on the Pacific Coast, the lumbering indus- 

 try is coming to see that it must prepare for the 

 future. Consequently, operators are handling 

 the woods better than ever before. They now are 

 trying to increase both the production and per- 



