. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 42 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. trees of different diameters will be left per acre after the first cutting, and how fast these young trees grow. Finally, it estimates the future return in money, taking into account the taxes, interest, and other expenses on one side, and the future crop on the other. In order to make this estimate entirely safe, it is usuall}^ based on the present price of stumpage, although its future value will certainly be much higher. FELLING THE TREES. The difference be- tween the practical work under ordinary lumbering and unde
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 42 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. trees of different diameters will be left per acre after the first cutting, and how fast these young trees grow. Finally, it estimates the future return in money, taking into account the taxes, interest, and other expenses on one side, and the future crop on the other. In order to make this estimate entirely safe, it is usuall}^ based on the present price of stumpage, although its future value will certainly be much higher. FELLING THE TREES. The difference be- tween the practical work under ordinary lumbering and under conservative lumber- ing is chiefly in the selection of the trees to cut, in felling them, and in the first part of their journey from the stump to the mill. Under a working plan the trees to cut are chosen in such a way that when they are gone the for- est will suffer but little from their absence, because their places will be taken by others as quickly as pos- sible. Usually the trees selected are first stamped with a marking hatchet to prevent mistakes, and then the next step is to cut them Yns,. '24.—Government forester marking trees to cut. Adirondack Mountains, N. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.
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