FOREST RESERVE MANUAL. 35 



HANDLING OF APPLICATIONS. 



If, after examining a tract applied for, the forest officer 

 decides to recommend the sale, he explains to the applicant all 

 the requirements which will be demanded of him by the regu- 

 lations, adding such as he may think necessary in the instance 

 at hand, and these are agreed to in the signed application. To 

 avoid misunderstanding later, it is important that all points 

 concerning the proposed cutting be discussed fully before the 

 application is submitted. Following are a number which 

 must be included in all applications, and the forest officer is 

 expected to add others when advisable: 



1. To what minimum diameter on the stump will cutting be 

 allowed ? 



2. How many seed trees per acre shall be left? 



3. To what diameter in the tops must trees be utilized? 



4. Should the brush be piled, and in what manner? 



5. Will any extra work, such as cleaning up down stuflF not 

 cut by the purchaser or burning brush, etc., be required of 

 him? 



6. How high are the stumps to be (usually not higher than 

 the tree is thick, and in valuable stuff not above 18 inches) ? 



7. Should felling be done with saws? 



8. Will hewing be allowed except at skidways and openings ? 



9. Will cutting be allowed throughout the year ? 



10. What material may be used for skidways, road material, 

 and camps, and shall it be paid for? 



11. Where will applicant be allowed to locate camps, roads, 

 dams, etc.? 



CASE OF DEAD TIMBER. 



This includes only wood, standing or down, which is actually 

 dead, and in no case trees which are apparently dying. In 

 the case of evergreen species, all trees having any green 

 leaves are classed as living timber. Since deciduous species, 

 such as tamarack and most hard woods, have no foliage in 

 winter, special attention must be given during this season. 

 Trees dead at the top and green below, generally called spike- 

 topped trees, are classed as living, and must never be cut 

 under dead-timber permits. The dead portion may, however, 

 be scaled and charged for as dead timber. 



In considering applications for dead timber, the following 



