36 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL - TIMBER SALES. 



PERIOD FOB REMOVAL. 



The period allowed for cutting and removal will be governed by the 



amount of timber involved in the sale, the capacity of 



Time limits. j.^ m ^^ ^ ne practicable logging season, and the rate 



at which the timber cut can be disposed of in the available market. The 



period in class C sales should ordinarily not exceed three years. 



The approval of the Secretary must be secured in all cases where the 



period allowed by the contract exceeds five years. 



In cases in which the contract requires the removal of a definite 

 amount of timber each year, it may be advisable, because of pre- 

 liminary work to be done by the purchaser, to make the amount for 

 the first year much smaller than for the following years. 



The word " removed/' as relating to timber sale contracts and 



to the closing of timber cases, will be construed to 



fined em ved " de ~ mean that the timber is in such location that its 



further removal will neither interfere with the ad- 



ministration of the Forest nor require the attention of a Forest officer, 



nor interfere with any forest growth, nor be a fire menace, whether 



on or off the cutting area. When possible, the point of removal will 



be to roads or other places where the material is immediately avail- 



able for distribution to consumers. With saw timber, removal to the 



mill can usually be required. 



EXAMINATION OF TIMBER APPLIED FOB AND PBEPABATION OF 



THE APPLICATION. 



Upon receipt of an informal application for timber it 



nucuT. aximum an ~ w iU fi rst be determined if the sale can be made without 



exceeding the annual cut approved by the Secretary. 



If this is possible, the working plan, if one has been prepared for the 



area, will be checked to determine if a sale can be made 



worlingpians. wlth m accordance with its provisions. If decided in the 



affirmative, an examination of the timber will then be 



made to determine definitely the boundaries of the sale area, the pro- 



visions, including stump age rates, which should be incorporated in the 



contract, and the best method for cutting unless it is already outlined. 



If necessary or advisable the estimates will be checked, but the fullest 



possible use should be made of reconnaissance maps and estimates. 



If the sale can and should be made contrary to the provisions of the 



working plan, the approval by the district forester of the plan of the 



modification will be secured in all important sales. Approved changes 



will at once be incorporated in the working plan. 



Ordinarily it should be possible to determine from the preliminary 

 plan if a sale can be made from the locality applied 

 rr, or if an attempt should be made to locate a sale 

 area elsewhere. Changes suggested by applicants 

 will be carefully considered, but can not be made when contrary to 

 the best management of the Forest. 



If the preliminary plan does not show clearly the advisability of 

 making the sale, an additional field examination must be made. 



In any case unless full information is already at hand or 'from con- 

 clusive information available it is certain that the timber should not 

 be sold, a detailed examination of the timber applied for will be made. 



