54 WORKING PLAN, FOREST LANDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
from a silvicultural standpoint would be benefited by extending the 
lumbering to cover as much of the tract as possible, provided the 
cutting be restricted to the diameter limits recommended for the sey- 
eral species. If the whole tract is lumbered, the logging equipment 
and facilities for transportation can be on a much larger scale than 
would be possible if only the five blocks surveyed were lumbered. In 
consequence, the cost of logging would be materially cheapened and 
the operations would be made much more profitable. 
DIAMETER LIMITS. 
All boxed trees should be cut. Trees 12 inches and over in diameter 
ean be sold as merchantable timber; smaller boxed trees should be 
used for railroad ties and for fuel for logging operations. 
The cutting limit recommended for unboxed Pine is 16 inches, for 
Cypress and hardwoods 18 inches. These diameter limits, however, 
should not constitute a hard and fast rule; a forester should superin- 
tend the marking of all trees for removal, with reference to the silvi- 
cultural needs of the forest. 
RULES FOR LUMBERING. 
It is recommended that the following rules for lumbering, embody- 
ing the recommendations for logging, be included in the contract for 
the sale of timber: 
(1) No trees shall be cut which are not marked. AI] marked trees 
shall be cut. | 
(2) No stump shall be cut higher than 6 inches above the swell of | 
the roots, and in no ease shall Pine be cut more than 18 inches above 
the ground. 
(3) All cuts shall be made with a saw. | 
(4) All logs shall be cut of such lengths as will completely utilize 
all merchantable timber in each tree down to 8 inches in diameter at | 
the top end. | 
(5) Whenever practicable, unboxed Pine and Cypress shall not be | 
used for skids, piling, culverts, railroad ties, or fuel, or for any pur- | 
pose connected with logging operations. 
(6) All trees shall be immediately lopped of limbs and the brush | 
piled for burning in sucha position as not to endanger young growth. | 
(7) Care must be taken not to injure young Pine trees in felling | 
timber. 
It is recommended that the burning of tops be done by a fire warden | 
or other employee of the club. 
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