74 PRACTICAL FORESTRY IN THE ADIRONDACKS. 
seedlings from last year’s fruit are coming up in abundance in places 
where the conditions are favorable for germination. The seedlings are 
starting chiefly in the gutter roads, but the writer found many also 
coming up on mossy ground. On the heavy leaf litter no seedlings 
were found at all. 
AMOUNT OF TIMBER REMOVED. 
The following table shows the number of logs cut on Nehasane Park 
during the season 1898-99: 
Spruce. Pine. Balsam. | Cherry. 
Operators. Number | Number) Number} ‘Number 
of Standards. of Standards.| of Standards. of | Standards. | 
| pieces. | | pieces. | pieces. | pieces. | 
Contractors:2-2|. 72,388") 235340:07-) 135283" |)— 29319570) |= seen ees Pere eee sees QoS | 
Subcontractors | 110,008 | 33,598.68 | 6,133 5, 693. 80 | 621 | 148. 49 | 3 | 5 a 
Total so2--2 | 182,396 | 56, 938. 85 | 9, 416 8, 013. 50 621 | 148. 49 3 5.452 
Per acre on| Co RSTO eS. See ee sh se 
4,331 acres. -- 42.1 13.15 | ese SNe eseeoe [see 2 8-20 See ee aon seee see 
THE WHITNEY PRESERVE. 
The plan of cutting adopted in the Whitney Preserve and in Neha- 
sane Park were identical, but it was not possible to carry on the work of 
forestry as successfully during the first year on the former as on the 
latter. In order to understand the reasons for this it is necessary to 
know the circumstances under which the work was undertaken. 
The lumber operations are carried on by P. Moynehan & Co., the part- 
ners of which company are Hon. W. C. Whitney, the owner of the land, 
and Mr. P. Moynehan, who has a certain interest in the softwood tim- 
ber. According to the contract existing between the partners, Mr. 
Moynehan superintends the lumbering, receiving a share of the profits 
from the sale of the timber, and Mr. Whitney owns the land after the 
removal of the softwood trees. The first plan was to cut all Spruce 
measuring 8 inches or over in diameter at 3 feet from the ground. A 
clause, however, was inserted in the contract to the effect that Mr. 
Whitney could reserve all trees under 10 inches in diameter, but that 
Mr. Moynehan should be reimbursed at the rate of $1 per acre. As a 
result of a conference between Mr. Whitney and the Forester of the 
Department of Agriculture, it was decided to adopt the system of cut- 
ting used in Nehasane Park, namely, to remove all trees 10 inches and 
over in diameter, except those needed for seeding purposes, and to mark 
all trees which were to be cut. When this decision was reached the 
contracts had already been let for the season to lumber the Spruce to an 
8-inch diameter limit. Four camps were in operation on and near Round 
Pond, one at the foot of Little Tupper Lake, two on Slim Pond, one 
near Mud Lake, and two on Forked Lake. The contract had been let 
i oso 
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