162 APPENDIX. 



In handling an application for the purchase of timber the following 

 points and directions should be observed : 



If, after examining a tract applied for, the Forest Officer shall decide 

 to recommend the sale, he shall explain to the applicant all the require- 

 ments which will be demanded of him by the regulations, adding such 

 as he may think necessary in the instance at hand, and these shall be 

 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 Ofticer is ex- 

 pected 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? 



■";. To what diameter in the tops must trees be utilized? 



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



5. Will any extra work, such as cleaning up down stuff not cut by 

 the purchaser or burning brush, etc., be required of him? 



(). 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? 



II. Where will applicant be allowed to locate camps, roads, dams, 

 etc.? 



In cases where the application is for "dead" or dry material it must 

 be understood that this includes only wood, standing or down, which is 

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

 case of exergreen 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. 



If an agreement shall be reached in the matter, the case will be re- 

 ported upon by the Forest Officer on the prescribed printed forms, copies 

 of which appear in the appendix. 



Unless part of such information has been previously secured, the ex- 

 amination of the tract by the Forest Officer must include : 



1. Surveying, mapping and blazing out the lot or lots on which the 

 cutting will be located. 



2. Locating definitely enough to permit estimate, description and 

 locating on map of cutting area itself. 



?>. Measuring and estimating of timber on proposed cutting area, 

 and on entire block when practicable. 



-1. Description of lot and cutting area. 



•J. Recommendations concerning proposed sale, with reasons for 

 them. These should embrace such ]»jints as the probable effect on the 

 future composition and reproduction of the forest; the condition of the 

 timber in so far as it affects the poli(\- of holding it for advance in 

 price; the need for the tiiuber applied for; the possibility or difficulty 



