MANAGEMENT PLANS — THE NATIONAL FORESTS 



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Advantages of slow cutting. — (a) Removes all of the mature timber and most 

 of the thrifty mature, (h) Provides for a greater growtli on remaining stand 

 because of more complete release, (c) Simplifies markinR. (d) Insures a 

 profitable operation at present. 



Disadvantayi s of slow cutting. — (a) Makes a reduction in the second cut <if 

 from 40 to 45 per cent. 



BEX)UL.\TION OF THE CUT 



Because of the maturity of the stand annual growth will not greatly excee<l 

 annual loss from old age, insects, windfall, etc. Determination of the annual 

 cut by methods involvini: a detailed knowledge of increment was, therefore, 

 not considered necessary. 



In arriving at the annual cut the total amount to he cut, 787.040.000 hoard 

 feet, was divided by the length of the cutting cycle, 50 years, giving an annual 

 cut of 16,000.000 board feet. 



F0REC.\ST OF SECOND CUT 



Basis: 



2.^,7.'?2 acres, slto clas.s II. 



20.000 board fort predicted stand por acre at oiid of .'iO voars. 



474.640.000 board foot. Total Rtnnd at end of 50 years". 



;-!79,712,000 board feet stand to be removed durinR second cuttinR cvcle. 



.'?79,712,000 divided by .'io equals 7.504,000 hoard feet or annual cut. 



A cut of 7,500.000 feot from Site II, plus whatevtM- excess may accumulate 

 during the first cutting c.vcle, together with a small cut from Site III, should 

 give a total second cut of from 8,000.000 to 9.000,000 feet per year. 



In 50 years, with closer utilizatif)n and with the increase in the value of 

 lumber, this should make a profitable operation. 



Table 1. — Stand btj section!* for Government and private land 



Town- 

 ship 



as 1. 



Section 



2fr-8 



3.. 

 4.. 



5.. 

 1.. 

 2.. 

 3.. 

 4.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 7.. 

 8.. 

 9.. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 18. 

 16. 

 17. 



ao. 



21. 

 23. 

 23. 

 24. 

 2ft. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 32. 

 33. 

 34. 

 3.'5. 

 36. 

 2». 

 81. 



Govern- 

 ment 



J/ bd. ft. 



9.118 



2.021 



fi.fll7 



10,360 



H.220 



1,492 



2.808 



3.901 



10,849 



10. 219 



3.635 



6,291 



20,054 



13,053 



."5, 615 



2, 762 



926 



8,202 



1,219 



12,353 



17,847 



18,551 



13,413 



2,002 



2,558 



5,224 



18,401 



21. 778 



25, 213 



1.^, 396 



7,406 



7,302 



15,841 



13,936 



25,018 



32,072 



1.372 



K, 184 



Private 



M bd. ft. 



1,(550 



2,100 



335 



1,990 

 .'.,718 



43,') 

 2,200 

 7,560 

 .1, 291 

 0,500 



850 



4,486 



12,100 



1».400 



4,700 



1,1, 460 



11.421', 



1,200 



4,600 



4,400 



2.K2n 



1,120 



Town- 

 ship 



25-8 



Section 



Qovern- 

 mcnt 



Af bd. ft. 



8,380 

 .■;, 4&'l 

 10. 5.10 

 7.183 



30.190 



35,884 



20.720 



13,509 



,■■.,392 



9.007 



7,383 



1,880 



1,965 



16,085 



6,137 



1,153 



10.002 



.■>.(M0 



1,302 



3,077 



4,800 



23.933 



H,ft47 



4,275 



21,«2n 



14,Hm> 



1.975 



29,M)7 



23,711 



13,600 



7.140 



1,97.'. 



.'..927 



1.V.M6 



10. 740 



Private 

 M bd. ft. 



11.320 

 12.900 



1,235 



1.585 



10,520 



2,' 035 



720 



4.250 



5,571 

 '250 



"1*226 



ft.S5 

 .111 



l.flOO 



7»7.rc'7 158, .'.19 



