LYONS: What are tho advantages of following up 

 timber sales? 



BKJELO'J: On this Forest wo have had no ouooose in 

 following up timber saloe for Good. They always out the trooe 

 at the \vrong season of the year or do not out them fast enough. 



Planting 



3ALLAHER: I have already discussed the subject in 

 general out to open the discussion would liko to sail for 

 answers to fiese questions. Would it bo practicable to burn 

 small patches on large areas covered with manzonita? What 

 tools should wo use in planting? Is the hoe or spading fork 

 boat? VThat IB the best* method of poisoning? 



CAT21SLL: I think to burn manzanita patches before 

 planting ic done r-oulf 5 . be an improvement. I believe a fork 

 is most preferable of the tools. As to poisoning, I think that 

 corn or brrley is better than wheat, 



77ILS01I: W found after experimenting with wheat 

 considerably that rodents did not touch the wheat at all. ',7e 

 finally act trcps rith wheat a.n<? seed to find which was 

 preferred. Then we tried corn and wheat and found corn the 

 jroater success. I CIE satisfied that it r.<ould take double 

 the amount of poison to the same amount of corn. I have been 

 told by a men who hcs mado a business of poisoning rodents 

 in Sonoma County that barley is tho best of all. Barley has 

 a peculiarly bearded surface which tekes the poison, 



GALLAHEH: Wilson's idea of poisoning corn is an 

 excellent one. Rodents take it whore they will not touch 

 wheat . 



1ICINTOSH: liy experience with tools In planting has 

 boon as follows: If it is a raanzanlta thickot and there is 

 a large amount of brush I think forks are best as you can 

 reach in and stir up tho place. If it is an open area and 

 li'ht soil I think a hoe is best. I liko the hoe in prefer- 

 ence to the fork vhere it cen be uoed, 



PRATT: I would like to get an idea on using a 

 corn planter. 



,, IY2Y: I think a corn planter rould be a groat 



success in li-^ht soil. 



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