SUPERVISION AND PROTECTION. 5h 
Leaving trees above the diameter limit will have to be most largely 
practiced on swamp lands, where pine trees often occur singly or in 
small groups. It is most important here that the representation of 
loblolly pine be increased. 
It is estimated that, for the present, one man should be able to do 
all of the marking at a yearly cost of $375. 
NECESSITY FOR A FORESTER- 
It is strongly recommended that the services of a forester be secured 
by the E. P. Burton Lumber Company. [If the tract is to bear timber 
to its full capacity, the forest must be brought into normal shape as 
soon as possible. In order to bring this about a competent man must 
watch the marking and logging very closely. 
The services of a forester should be secured at a yearly cost of 
$1,500 and living expenses. His duties should include: 
(1) A systematic marking of trees for removal, with inspection to 
see that no areas are cut over on which trees have not been marked. 
(2) A careful study of the logging, with a view to eliminating waste 
from high stumps, odd log lengths, leaving logs in the tops, leaving 
logs in the woods, breaking trees in felling, and damaging small trees 
in felling other trees. Waste in these various ways is considerable 
during the year, and the direct saving which a forester could effect 
along these lines would defray no smail part of his salary. 
(3) The organization of a systematic patrol of the lands to keep out 
fire, with personal direction of the work of putting out bad fires. 
(4) The laying out of the trams so that old and defective stands of 
_ timber may be removed first, and young and thrifty stands allowed to 
_ put on growth as Jong as possible. This is very important, since, if 
_ properly carried out, the stands not coming under the ax for ten, 
_ twenty, or more years will increase in value by several million board 
feet. 
(5) The examination of all lands under consideration for purchase 
to report upon their suitability for forest management. 
If waste is appreciably reduced, fires kept out, and the forest cut so 
that young stands are left until the last, the result will be a saving to 
the company which will far more than pay the salary of a competent 
man. 
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. 
- Fire is the worst enemy of the forest on the lands of the E. P. Bur- 
ton Lumber Company. Fire keeps back reproduction of pine and 
thins out the existing stands. This thinning out of the stands is accom- 
plished— 
(1) By killing trees outright. 
(2) By burning out butts until the trees are so weakened that they 
are windthrown. 
