36 THE USE BOOK, 



or injury to young growth, every reasonable effort 

 will be made to satisfy legitimate demands. 



Timber cut from forest reserves may be handled and 

 shipped like any other timber, except that it will not 

 be sold for shipment from regions where local con- 

 sumption requires the entire supply, or is certain to do 

 so in the future. Also, the law prohibits export from 

 the State of timber cut from the Black Hills Forest 

 Reserve in South Dakota, except under special condi- 

 tions. (Appendix, p. 163.) 



Anyone may purchase except trespassers upon the 

 forest reserves or the public domain. There is no 

 limit but the capacity of the forest to the quantity 

 which may be sold to one purchaser, except that mo- 

 nopoly to the disadvantage of other deserving appli- 

 cants will not be tolerated. 



The time allowed for the removal of timber will de- 

 pend upon the amount purchased. It will always be 

 sufficient for reasonably diligent work, but speculation 

 by holding for rise in value will not be permitted. 



In all cases the first step for the prospective purchaser 

 is to consult the nearest forest officer. Inquiries or 

 applications should never be sent to Washington direct. 



There are three classes of sales: 



(A) Not over $20 worth of dead timber (p. 38). 



These sales may be made directly by any supervisor, 

 forest ranger, or deputy forest ranger, and such other 

 forest officers as the supervisor may designate with the 

 approval of the Forester. No delay is involved. The 

 applicant should consult in person the nearest forest 

 officer, who will designate the timber, fix the terms 

 of hale, and at once, upon assurance that full advance 



