Bul. 1494, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
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IN WHITE PINE SLASHINGS 
CAUSE AND EFFECT OF FIRES 
The great volume of slash left after cutting in the western white pine type (A) makes pro- 
tection practically an impossibility. A very large percentage of cut-over lands in Idaho 
have been burned and reburned (B) until only artificial planting will restore the forest 
