DEVELOPMENT OF PULPWOOD RESOURCES. 33 



shall be cut prior to April 1, 1928 ; at least 



cubic feet shall be cut prior to April 1. 1933; at least 



cubic feet shall be cut prior to 



April 1, 1938 ; at least cubic feet 



shall be cut prior to April 1, 1943; and. at least 



cubic feet shall be cut prior to April 1, 1948. 



Sec. 5. The title to all timber included in this agreement shall , Title to tim- 



ber. 



remain in the United States until it has been paid for. and scaled, 

 measured, or counted as herein provided. 



Sec. 6. Timber upon valid claims and all timber to which there Timber on 

 exists valid claim under contract with the Forest Service is ex- claims - 

 empted from this sale. 



DESIGNATION. 



Sec. 7. Timber shall be designated for cutting as follows : The Timber re- 

 exterior boundaries of the sale area shall be marked and all seed ? erved in mark- 

 ing. 

 trees and groups of seed trees and areas considered unmerchant- 

 able or inaccessible in the judgment of the Forest officer in charge 

 within these boundaries shall be plainly marked or posted. All 

 other timber shall be considered as designated for cutting. 

 Groups of trees or single trees may be reserved for seed wherever 

 it may be deemed necessary by the Forest officer in charge : Pro- 

 vided, That not more than five per cent (5%) of the mechantable 

 volume on the sale area shall be so reserved. All other merchant- 

 able timber shall be cut. 



Sec. 8. The approximate minimum diameter limits outside bark Minimum di- 

 at a point 4J feet from the ground to which timber shall be desig- ameter limits, 

 nated for cutting under the terms of this agreement are fourteen 

 (14) inches for Alaska cedar and eight (8) inches for all other 

 species. 



LOGGING. 



Sec. 9. As far as may be deemed necessary for the protection of 



national forest interests, the plan of logging operations on the 



Plan of log- 

 respective portions of the sale area shall be approved by the ging operations. 



Forest officer in charge. When operations are begun on any natural 



logging area, the cutting on that area shall be fully completed to 



the satisfaction of the Forest officer in charge before cutting may 



begin on other areas, unless such cutting is authorized in writing 



with the requirement that cutting shall be completed on the area 



left unfinished as soon as practicable. After decision in writing 



by the Forest officer in charge that the purchaser has complied cut-over areas. 



satisfactorily with the contract requirements as to specified areas, 



the purchaser shall not be required to do additional work on 



such areas. 



Sec. 10. All and only designated live trees shall be cut. No n cutting! be- 

 timber shall be cut until paid for, nor removed from the place or fore payment, 

 places agreed upon for scaling until scaled, measured, or counted 

 by a Forest officer. 



Sec. 11. No unnecessary damage snan De done to young growth Damage to 

 or to trees left standing, and no trees shall be left lodged in the young s rowth - 



