68 

 Conditions Governing Burning 



Another Undesira,ble feature of Light Burning is 

 that its practice is rendered extremely uncertain by 

 atmospheric conditions. In many instances after the 

 men are assembled to proceed with the burning operation, 

 storms arise which preclude all possibility of a sur- 

 face fire burning. Thus, a needless expense is incur- 

 red which gains nothing. Then, too, there is practic- 

 ally always th^ impossibility of securing a complete 

 burn due to the vatiance in topography, and hence, in 

 moisture conditions. 



Danger 



When fire is deliberately introduced into valuable 

 forest growths, the owner who permits such a procedure 

 is taking unnecessary risks with his invested capital. 

 Because atmpsjiheric and topographic conditions are so 

 Bhangea.ble, the Light Burner cpn never by certain that 

 he can keep the fire under control. This is particular- 

 ly true when the fire burns up-slope, where its in- 

 tensity and rapidity of movement are increased. Pire 

 in the forests, burning over the entire f^^oor, are a 

 grave menace to the life of the ^rees therein. 



For which reasons the writer concludes that Light 

 Burning is ineffective as a method of fire protection 



