Ixviii ILLUSTRATIONS 



ging as practiced by the Forest Service. In 

 the foreground is the unrestricted logging 

 which strips the soil of every stick of tim- 

 ber both large and small; in the background 

 is the Forest Service logging area which 

 preserves the young growth to insure a fu- 

 ture supply of timber for the West. Bitter- 

 root National Forest, Montana . . . . 194 



Figure 69. View showing the Forest Service method of 

 piling the brush and debris after logging, 

 and also how stump heights are kept down 

 to prevent waste. New Mexico . . . . 196 



Figure 70. A tie-cutting operation on a National For- 

 est. These piles of railroad ties are being 

 inspected, stamped, and counted by Forest 

 rangers. From this point the ties are 

 "skidded" to the banks of a stream to be 

 floated to the shipping point. Near Evans- 

 ton, Wyoming 196 



Figure 71. Brush piles on a cut-over area before burn- 

 ing. Forest Service methods aim to clean 

 up the forest after logging so that forest 

 fires have less inflammable material to feed 

 on. Bitterroot National Forest, Montana . 198 



Figure 72. At a time of the year when there is least dan- 

 ger from fire the brush piles are burned. 

 Missoula National Forest, Montana . . . 198 



Figure 73. Counting sheep as they leave the corral. 

 Sheep and cattle are pastured on the Na- 

 tional Forests at so man}' cents per head, 

 hence they must be counted before they 

 enter in the spring. Wasatch National For- 

 est, Utah 208 



Figure 74. Logging National Forest timber. Santa Fe 



National Forest, New Mexico .... 208 



