PBEPAKATION OF APPLICATION. 47 



from the nearest available source outside of the reserve must be 

 fully investigated and reported upon. No application will be ap- 

 proved by the Forester unless the report of the, camming officer 

 shows definitely th#t the full market value of tha timber will be 

 received. 



If the space for recommendations in the description blank is 

 insufficient, additional sheets may be used. The description of 

 each one of several compartments on one tract must contain sep- 

 arate recommendations unless all compartments are to be handled 

 alike. 



PREPARATION OF FORMAL APPLICATION. 



If the forest officer decides to recommend a sale, he 

 will explain to the applicant all the requirements of the 

 regulations and the special conditions for that particu- 

 lar sale. All points about the proposed cutting must 

 be discussed fully before the application is made out. 

 The following points must be considered so far as they 

 apply, and the forest officer will add others when nec- 

 essary : 



(1) To what approximate diameter limit 3 feet from 

 the ground should cutting be allowed for the different 

 species ? 



(2) Should seed trees be left; and if so, of what 

 species and how many per acre ? 



(3)T To what diameter in the top should trees be used? 



(4) Should the brush be piled, and how? 



(5) Should the purchaser clean up down timber not 

 cut by him and burn brush and tops ? 



(6) How high should the stumps be ? (They should 

 usually not be higher than the tree is thick.) 



(7) Should felling be done with saws? 



(8) Should hewing be allowed except at skidways and 

 openings? 



