CUTTING AND LOGGING RULES 299 



of the wood is extended to May 10, of the second year following the sale. 

 The right to bark trees is granted in all fellings, but peeling trees stand- 

 ing is tolerated only under special conditions. Firewood coming from 

 felled trees must be made up within 48 hours after felling. Sliding logs 

 can be authorized by the conservator under exceptional circumstances 

 when it is necessary, but special care must be taken to protect the public 

 and to assume responsibility in case of accident. The contractor is 

 held responsible for all damage to unmarked timber. The fuel to be 

 delivered to forest employees or to communes must be stacked by 

 June 1 following the sale. Foreign laborers can be employed only up 

 to a proportion of 20 per cent. When government saw mills are used 

 special permit is necessary and the contractor must be responsible for 

 the maintenance of the houses and for all equipment. Payments for 

 the use of sawmills are made monthly and the contractor cannot claim 

 any reduction in price because of fire or any other act of Providence. 

 The contractor who, without special authorization, permits manu- 

 factured material to remain more than 10 days around the sawmill 

 will be fined 58 cents a day for each day thereafter. 



There is a good deal of similarity in the special clauses issued by 

 each conservation, so these will not be repeated unless the wording 

 is of special interest. In the twenty-second (Pau) conservation, which 

 includes the western Pyrenees, the right to add windfalls or damaged 

 trees to current sales is reserved, provided the total windfall does not 

 exceed one-tenth the total original sale. If it does exceed 10 per cent 

 the contractor can refuse to accept the windfall wholly or in part. In 

 the high forest fellings it is provided that the trees marked for cutting 

 can be barked standing. The sliding of the logs is permitted only in 

 the felling areas designated as "mountain felling." Proper precautions 

 to avoid accidents or damage must be taken by the contractor. In 

 the coppice fellings the beech shoots (see p. 94) shall be cut above the 

 stump of the last felling. Contractors may bark coppice trees stand- 

 ing provided they make a circular incision at the foot of each stem at 

 least 4 inches above the root collar. Special provisions are also made 

 for delaying the clean-up on the felling areas to suit local conditions. 

 When sales are made by unit of product the contractor must have the 

 material ready for scaling within 2 months after the felling is completed. 

 The fire wood for forest employees, mayors, schools, etc., will be piled 

 by steres and by bunches of 50 fagots for scaling by the local ranger 

 not later than June 1 of the year following the auction. The reforesta- 

 tion of areas occupied by huts, workshops, and charcoal pits need not 

 be carried out unless specially provided for in the auction announce- 

 ment. This work will be done according to the methods suggested 

 and at the time fixed by the local ranger and in the presence of the local 



