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4. Detail Plan of Utilization of Timber. 



a. In the European Forest where the forester cuts whatever 

 timber is ripe, according to his plan, and harvests his crop exactly 

 as the farmer does, regardless of any buyers or applicants, the 

 Detail Plan is based on the General Plan of Regulating the Cut and 

 commonly takes about the following form. 



Etc., etc., etc. 



A plan, like the above, is made for Thinnings, because in any 

 large forest property it is impossible to keep the hundreds of 

 different stands in one's mind and some of them would surely be 

 overlooked unless the forester keeps a written record. 



b. In the United States especially on large remote properties 

 where all utilization of timber must wait until there is application, 

 or market for this timber, the above plan of simply declaring certain 

 areas to be ripe timber and assigning them for cutting during next 

 year, or next five years, needs modification. In these cases the 



