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later in this working plan were made. In some places all the live merchant- 

 able trees should be cut. It is recommended that the sale of Cedar be 

 left to the discretion of the forest officials. 



Under '' Recommendations for a Mill and Branch Railroad " (page 212), 

 suggestions will be found regarding the utilization and sale of the dead 

 Cedar on the township. 



Dead Spruce. 



In order to show how the mature trees are going to waste on Town- 

 ship 40, the dead Spruce were calipered and recorded on the valuation sur- 

 veys. No stubs nor broken-top trees were included, and only those 10 

 inches and over in diameter breasthi-gh were measured. The result is 

 shown in the following table: 



TABLE No. 26.— DEAD SPRUCE ON TOWNSHIP 40. 

 Average of treei lo inches and over in diameter breasthigh. 



TYPE. 



Spruce Land 



Swamp ... ... 



Total merchantable area 

 Upper Spruce Slope. ... 



Number 



of valuation 



surveys. 



Acres. 



953 



90 



I 043 



37 



Average 



number of trees 



per acre. 



1.623 



900 



I 561 



2.000 



Average 



diameter 



breasthigh. 



Inches. 



18 6 

 16.9 

 185 

 17. 1 



Maximum 

 diameter 

 breasthigh. 



Inches. 

 30 



27 



30 

 29 



It will be seen that the dead Spruce are for the most part large trees. 

 The contents of a tree 18 inches in diameter breasthigh is 1.79 standards, 

 or 349 feet B. 'M. On the whole merchantable area of 16896 acres there 

 would be 26375 dead Spruce, with an average contents of 1.79 standards. 

 The total dead Spruce gone to waste is thus 47211.25 standards, which, 

 with a stumpage value of 50 cents per standard, means a loss of $23 605.62. 

 That such waste should be prevented hereafter is clear. If cut at once, 

 many of the trees listed as dead Spruce could be still utilized for lumber 

 and some of them would make good sawlogs. 



Remainino; 3pedes. 



There are strong reasons why the remaining species should not be 

 lumbered now. There is a good stand of young Hemlock on the tract, 



