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Light Burning in Ctlifernia ■ -- 



Early History -- — 1? 



The Light Burning Controversy 17 



The Light Burning Gomimttee --' 19 



III 

 Protection of Forests from Fire ut;t . 



The Two Methods Used in California -"- 21 



Protection through Light Burning 21 



Light Burning Advojjates 22 



Methods Pursued 22 



Claims of the Light Burning Advocates -- 26 



^l) Mature T.im'bea:' 27 



(2) Reproduction 28 



(3) Brush Fields ------- — -- 28 



(4) Watersheds -- — - 29 



Summary of the Claims of the Light Burn- 

 ing Advocates ----.-- .- 29 



Protection by Pire Prevention and Suppression- 30 



Application of the Method --: 30 



Advocates of the Method .32 



Results of the lI«thod -- — — — — ^ 33 



Possibilities .-- 35 



'.ght IV 

 Results of Experience in Fire Protection 



Failure of Light Burning to Protect 37 



A. Damage to Merchantable Timber 38 



(1) Damage Resulting from the Burn- 

 ing Down of Previouibly Fire- 

 scarred Trees 33 



