WORKING FLAK: 



This account alma to give some explanation of 

 Pore a t. \/or''.in. rr , Plann as described In two articles 

 written by r.r. Harrington >Ioore of tho Forest Gorvloo, 

 recently any-oaring in tho "Forestry Quarterly" and tho 

 of the Society of Ar.orloon Forentero." 



These -rticles contain i..uoh more than may be 

 ten ov hero arid form a valuable contribution at the 

 present stage of development of the National Forests, 

 especially when conoidorsd in connection v/ith tha new 

 Service instructions on pages nine to twelve of the 

 ooction of tho National i'orost Manual entitled "Poroot 

 Mrnn, oto." It relit it not be thought tliat the working 

 plan scheme ao given by Mr. Lloore represents a definite 

 rorD nor; in uno ovoi*v\vhere ty the Forest Cejrvice. On 



contrary ao:re of thin,- chiefly the basis upon which 

 a F.v?.3t n>ial-l be oonRi f '.ered in oeveral diviaiono and 

 what tliece cliviniono nhall be called,- 13 not yt s 

 fixed tliinr. 



rain object of Forestry, ao all really in- 

 terfii;T.j.l in it ):no,7, 13 t!>^ bunineno of BO running any 

 Forect t. ; >at it will c.o noon aa pooaible be of cor.tinuouB 

 uoa to people .'}>.o need its products, 'Jn ?J.ll Forerts 

 ttr>C er *' -' '-'oocllots and, of courao, on larf;e Government 

 foreots, it iu ;.ocec;;ary *,o : a''.o eove oort of a plan for 

 doln.f tJilr. . ITo tvsir.eoo large or oniall oan b rxm 

 eucoo^nfully without .-ruiar,o".ont. Thin written up ochene 

 of "u::n^e"ent ie the V/orhin-- I lr.n. 



Aoi'Io fron tho neceaatkry plana for th* protect 10:7 

 arid in: I'ovc-v'-n'- of tl-j fore3* RU'l tho Banner of rminlnj: 

 the bir.-.inoan, (adriniotratior.) t>-o nain fe.ituro of a working 

 flan la tli tpc!:nical ono of so regulating the out of 

 tinier or. tJ-y foroot as to rra'rn tho forest rive a 

 "ou: 4 . yiold", that is to cay, vroduo'i tlm>)cr ri. ' ' 

 alonr, "Indeflnltelir as is said. 



As the area dealt with is big, certain division* 

 of it are firnt r:ade. Those are: 



