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landscape art and forestry may be attained by 



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giving Allen Chamberlain's words concerning it. 



"The average forester undoubtedly has as great a 

 love and appreciation of the beauties of nature as 

 anyone - is above the average in this it may be 

 conceded - but when he puts on his professional 

 thinking cap in connection with a forest, he sees 

 visions of thousands of board feet and not landscape. 

 He may admire a "wolf" tree, but he does not love 

 it. Such is his training. Why need he be Jealous of 

 the assistance of a man trained in landscape work, 

 especially if a successful handling of the scenic 

 incidents of his forests w ill tend to produce a more 

 enthusiastic public state of mind toward government 

 forests in general?" 

 Plan of Management . 



Briefly the plan of management should be 

 of such a nature that it will enhance the appearance 

 of the woods. The selection method is about the 

 only silvicultural system applicable, and should be 

 more in the nature of an improvement cutting than a 

 strict selection cutting. The cuttings for the 

 first years should remove the diseased wood, and the 

 dead,def«rc.-trve- and poorly formed trees. The forest 

 tract may then be managed with the ultimate aim of 

 securing a sustained periodic yeild. 

 Protection. 



Provision for protection against fire 



must 



