even a small part of the loss sustained during 

 the past season would have been well worth 

 the cost of construction of an elaborate sys- 

 tem of fire lines and the maintenance of a 

 large patrol service. 



3. Plans should be made for the proper 

 disposal of slash during or immediately after 

 lumber operations. This in itself will either 

 serve to prevent fires or will lessen the dam- 

 age directly attributable to the presence of 

 heavy slash. The cost of burning pine slash 

 will be from twenty-five to thirty-cents per 

 thousand feet board measure, and the cost 

 of burning hardwood slash much greater, but 

 not more than seventy-five cents to one 

 dollar per thousand feet board measure. These 

 figures are only approximate, and the actual 

 cost may be more or less, according to the 

 character of the lumbering. 



Conclusion 



The following conclusions may be drawn 

 from the investigation of the David Ward 

 Estate: 



The waste of valuable timber, as the result 

 of careless or unbusinesslike logging methods 

 is unwarranted. 



Because of inadequate protection and con- 

 trol of forest fires during the past season, 

 more than 30 per cent of the valuable timber 

 "on the tract was killed by fire. 



Both of these conditions could and should 

 be remedied by the adoption of measures such 

 as are recommended in this report, and the 

 step will be a profitable one. 



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