reproduction* Ho don't 'cno-.v whether ton trees to an eoro is 

 enough - "but *:Q do ]oiow that ?;e ought to leave a rood per- 

 centage of the stand (about 1/3), and figure that "it rill como 

 back, and until this is prove- 1 . v.ron~ x?o should continue this 

 policy. 



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P?.A?T: Uy idea is that every ranger ou^ht to have 

 c free use area. There is entirely too men tine pant in 

 : - out v;ith free use applicants. I know that there are 

 rta of this forest vtoere it io hard to set areas on account of 

 mining clains. The t'lin^ to do Is to loof.te and nr.rk these 

 areas rhon they can be found. 



I think in the vicinity of tovms like 

 Siorra City and Domieville a snail free uce area is especially 

 desirable. It is certainly ono of the best neans of keeping 

 the cost of free use Co"n me. aftar the people get to kncv; 

 rhere that free use area is a r anger does not have to go out 



th every applicant an;* sh07- him rhore to jet wood. All the 

 people in uhe to~n can 50 out and ^et vood. 



JOHZ3: I bolieve the idea of u Ireo use area is 



rgood "but I don't thin"; that you ccn turn the applicants loose. 

 My experience is that if you send a nan out into the woods he 

 rill pick out tho best there is and consequently there is 

 nothing left but the most undesirable trees pnd other people 

 ^ould rather buy their wood than tfl:e -'hat is left. I believe 

 a rood r-ay of cutting dO'-n tho cost of free use rould bo to 

 have certain days to >o on the area cjid decide rhat trees the 

 nlicrnts ccn take. They c.re uei.ially in such a country 

 vrhore it coulc be done by reason of the fact that people have 

 very little to do in tho -inter nonths end by taking a nun-jor 

 out at n tine it v;ould bo possible to control the free use 

 bucineos r.nc. cut dorn tho cost. 



SJTT01I: I have an area near Georgetown that I have 

 been usinj rrith proat success so far. I have narked a few trees 

 on an area that T. r as burned over about a year ago, and oo far 

 they have piled tho brush and loft the area in good shape. 



3I3HLOW: In tho Supervisor's Meeting last year the 

 point xras brou;it up of lotting people .50 out and, jetting dead 

 timber anywhere v/ithout a permit. I believe tho general 

 opinion ras that it would not do - that ue ouht to issue 

 permits. I would like to hear what this raectin^ thinks about 

 turning people loose to get tinber where they please. 



'./ALTON: I think it rrould be a good idea on areas 

 .-^ e road and cannot see where any hr.rm rould be clone vithout 



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