THE NATIONAL FORESTS OF CALIFORNIA \j 



use of "high leads" over 35 feet from the ground and line speeds 



of over 500 feet per minute are prohibited. 



Experiments conducted by the Forest Service have proved that 

 from the standpoint of cost and the future growth of the forest 

 the best method of logging is that in which horses, tractors, and big 

 wheels are employed, because these cause a minimum of damage to 

 young growth and do not bring fire into the woods. 



The harvesting of a timber crop results in the leaving of a large 

 amount of brush and debris on the ground, which, if not properly 

 disposed of, constitutes a serious fire menace to the remaining 

 forest. Because of this fact, the Forest Service requires that all 

 brush resulting from cutting on timber sale areas shall be piled in 

 compact piles for burning during the rainy season or winter months. 



A MODERN SAWMILL PLANT 



Lumbering ranks fourth ampng the industries of California in value of the products 

 which enter into manufacturing. Great mills, such as this, help to utilize the timber 

 crop of the national forests 



These piles are placed as far as possible from live trees and are 

 carefully burned under the supervision of a forest officer. 



All these measures have for their object the maximum production 

 of wood from the national forests and the safeguarding of the valua- 

 ble timber and other natural resources which are the property of the 

 Nation. 



WATER 



In California, where water is the -white coal" of industry and 

 the ''gold*' of agricultural prosperity, the vital importance of pre- 

 serving the forest cover is apparent/ Mistreat the forests or allow 

 them to be damaged or destroyed by tire and the results are often 

 Hoods, erosion, and destruction. Protect them from tire and cut them 

 in a rational, conservative manner, with an eye to future forest pro- 



