16 THE BILTMORE FOREST FAIR 



By the way: All over the Estate the rule holds good that 



A. Stumps over six inches high are the stumps of fine 

 trees removed prior to the establishment of the 

 Estate ; 



B. Stumps under six inches high are the indications 

 of cuttings, under the regulations of forestry, since 

 the establishment of the[_Estate. 



The man in overalls should lord it oyer all. 



Yours truly, 



60MPERS. 



Under the conditions here and elsewhere prevailing it is 

 necessary to individualize .... it est, wholesale methods 

 of sylviculture won't do. 



Therein lies one of the difficulties confronting the forester 

 and forestry in America: 



In Germany, timber is high-priced, and homogenous woods 

 prevail; they can be treated methodically after a general plan. 



In America, timber is low-priced, and heterogenous woods 

 form the rule; and each separate bunch or group of trees re- 

 quires a separate and distinctive treatment sylviculturally; which 

 requirement cannot be fulfilled, by forestry as a business. 



Giving my directions quickly — which I do — and controlling 

 the execution of my orders insufficiently — which I do — ^many a 

 mistake is made by me or permitted by me. 



Do not blame me, William! That I prefer to do myself. 



The Biltmore Forest, in this proximity, yields an annual 

 surplus revenue of 22 cents per acre. 



The taxes are 17 cents per acre, and must be deducted from 

 the above "surplus." My own salary, also, is not covered by 

 the above "surplus." 



That is a poor showing, — unless the forest increases in value, 

 per acre and year, latently. 



It does increase latently. 



John D. R,, dear John D. R.1 

 Come with a trust or twb; and gave this woods! 



