necessary forest planting upon the area examined, based upon a thor- 

 ough study of its needs and possibilities. It enumerates the proper 

 species to plant upon each particular planting site, gives instructions 

 for the preparation of the ground and for the spacing and setting of the 

 young trees, shows by diagrams the arrangement of the different species 

 when more than one is advised, and conveys information relative to 

 procuring or producing the seed and young trees. A planting plan for 

 a large tract or for an area possessing great variations in topography 

 and altitude is accompanied by a sketch map of the area studied. In 

 addition to the instructions for establishing the forest plantation, the 

 planting plan outlines the cultural and protective measures necessary 

 to mature a profitable forest crop. A copy of the complete planting 

 plan, with all essential measurements, maps, and other data, is sent to 

 the owner. The Forest Service does not furnish labor, seeds, or nursery 

 stock needed for the execution of a planting plan, save in certain 

 exceptional cases and under special conditions, details of which will 

 be sent on request. 



REGULATIONS GOVERNING COOPERATION WITH TREE PLANTERS. 



The conditions upon which the Department of Agriculture, through 

 the Forest Service, will undertake the preparation of planting plans are 

 stated in the specimen agreement o"n pages 3 and 4. This agreement 

 provides that the expense of the study shall be based upon the neces- 

 sary outlay, but that the actual cost to the owner may be materially 

 lessened, or in some cases the work may be done for nothing, in con- 

 sideration of its value as an example in practical forestry. Advice for 

 farm plantations often can be given free of cost, since the necessary 

 detailed study in many localities has already been made. 



Applications will be taken up in the order in which they are received, 

 but precedence will be given to those most likely to furnish useful 

 examples. 



No planting plan need be put in effect unless it is satisfactory to the 

 owner, but when the plan has been accepted the owner will be expected 

 to enter upon its execution vigorously, to complete it within a reason- 

 able time, and to give such reports upon the work as the Service may 

 request of him. 



It is of great importance that the owner or his representative shall 

 accompany the Service representative upon the preliminary examina- 

 tion, in order that the wishes of the owner may be fully known and the 

 plan shaped to conform with them. To this end the owner will be 

 given proper notice of the date of the examination. 



If the plan submitted is not clear in every point, the owner should 

 ask at once to have it fully explained. 



The specific agreement under which the Department of Agriculture 

 conducts cooperative work in forest planting is as follows: 



