In many swampy localities it is better to lop the branches 

 so that they will be close to the ground and rot than to try 

 to burn them. 



Every operation presents an individual problem which must 

 be solved according to conditions; no set formula will apply. 



Not every green horn can burn brush successfully. It is 

 a problem needing careful study continually and calls for 

 more experienced men than some other portions of the woods 

 operation which now receive more attention. 



The ranger and the foreman should go over the woods 

 together and work out a plan which is satisfactory to both. 



The responsibility for the slash burning should be defi- 

 nitely placed in every operation. 



The operators as a whole seemed well pleased with the 

 workings of the new law and heartily in favor of co-operating 

 with the Forest Service. 



The Conference with the Timber 

 Owners at Virginia 



IN order to get nearer to the problems of slash burning 

 the operators of the northeastern portion of the State 

 were invited to a separate conference with the State 

 Service officials at Virginia on March 28th, instead of the one 

 held in Bemidji two days earlier. 



The discussion of slash burning followed much the same 

 lines as at Bemidji, but the operators seemed to better ap- 

 preciate the value of the work and showed more considera- 

 tion. They showed a willingness to co-operate, and back up 

 the rangers in every way possible. A resolution was passed 

 that all brush made in the clearing of roads and skidways 

 should be burned in the winter. 



Mr. Coy suggested a new scheme, a committee composed 

 of one man from each company and one settler to co-operate 

 with the ranger in each district in deciding the best methods 

 of disposing of slash. This would certainly do a great deal 



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