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THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF WORKING PLANS 



applied to the allowed cut as entered in control book, Part C, 

 which is arranged as follows: 



This balance, be it a plus or a minus sum, is carried forward 

 and used as the basis of the cutting plan for the year following, 

 taking into account the plus or minus divergence of the esti- 

 mate. At the same time Part C serves as a current record of 

 the annual cuts. It is customary to add brief marginal explana- 

 tions of the cuts larger or smaller than the calculated amount. 



The chief note-book (Hauptmerkbuch) is a running history 

 of the forest showing the occurrences, management, measures 

 taken, observations made, etc., to form the basis for a new 

 organization of the forest f and as a guide to new administra- 

 tive officers just taking charge of the forest. It is divided in 

 two parts — the first, a general part, divided into various headings 

 for the recording of events connected with the history of the 

 forest, observations, and also recommendations, under the 

 following headings : 



* Part B has long since been abandoned. 



t This is sometimes supplemented by a " Taxatorische Notizbuch," i.e., a 

 note-book containing data especially concerning the field-work and operation 

 of the working plans. 



