Bui. 1499, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
PLATE 6 
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B 
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Lopped Lodgepole Slash is not Long a Serious Fire Hazard 
A.— The permanent hazard lies in the large amount of unmerchantable material left after cutting, 
a condition typical of many more mature stands. 
B— Even five years after lopping, when the needles have disappeared and the highly inflammable 
small material has been crowded close to the ground by the winter snows and is in contact with mois- 
ture, the accumulation of larger material remains. Even piling and burning would not remove this 
menace. 
