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Timber :4tnagemwit
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F, H. Bradage,* Associate Regional Forester
Reference Is made to your momorandum of Uarch 24, returned herewith.
If Ur, Janouch ea mem-randum. of March 18 A. sent to the Chief, the
Region't satements should contain clear<cut recomindatins on the
various -points raised by Mr. Carteor,
As to headeawe in the woods it might be pointed o-ut that the condition
that Carter is saggesting as desirable ha now been attained largely
through regional effort in connection with the pine develonents at
Tiller,
The fact that a different setup Is used in this working circle
is due to the difference in the eisting operating setup and the needs
of the commuity at Medford, Actually It may be well to point out that
mills in the woods will probably be used to a consideable degree in
connection with the Douglas-fir salos in this working cirdle*
As to the allowable cut of sugar pine, the Region has made a definite
nblie comittoent as to the combined a
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working circle
awl the Butte Falls territory for some specific period. If this
ooitment is not referred to in the management plan, it should be
included. We must observe this comitment. On account of war demands
thnere is no possibility of a reduction until the post-war period. At
that tlse and if the period covered by the commitment referred to has
elapsed we could well take a look at the situation and revise the
pine cutting budget before 1950 -w the expiration of the ten-year
period. Personally, of course, I have alws thought that the pine
cutting budget in this working circle is too high although them is
some reason for overcutting the pines now and depending on Douglas-fir
to carry the commnty in later years.
As to the park treatment for hiphway scenic strips, I believe that it
is Mr. Watts' desire that we avoid such statements for the present in
maageaent plans because the forests are apt to apply the park treatment and perhaps in not too wise a fashion, it is my understanding
that the matter of park treatment may be taken up sometime and applied
but the mxrkin will probably be under -the direct
as a regional pol
aupervision of th.e Reinal Office rather than being left to the
individual, forests.
I have no other comments.
Chief.
Will you please prepare a letter for the
Attachment (File ret'd to 3)
cc- Rogue Viver<(2)
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Marsh 18, 1942
Reference Is made to Mr. Carter's letter of March 9 adtressed to
ting on the Rogue River Working Circle Nanageent Ples.
your offte c
I a not surprise4 at th, points and questions Mr. Garter raises
beause of the lotg-distauce viewthat he ha beencocpelled to take as
mards this particular working circle * Our proposals for maagement are
not only based on a peculiar econasic setup, but also on a rather unique
tit*er stand.
The industrial divelopment of Jeakson County ti centered in the Valley
ntenting fro Central Point, Oregon, to Ashland, Oregon, a distance of about
16 miles, with the principal industries located in Medfor, Orem, alttowh
there 1i some o-oneotration of thea Industries in bhland$, Oregon. isportent plants a" also located in Talent, Ptoenix, and ontral Point.
There are It or more wood nauteturing plants In 'this area which wif
utilize bettir tean 120,000 N feet I= of logs this year. Only one of tbass
plants operat*e enlusively in one working eircle. This is the Medford
Corporation wit a oapacity of aond 60 million feet annually. Howner,
lately, Fev
this plant Ms been purchasing logs fra other working circles.
ot four working
The intustriee In this area are dependent on the titer
a
an the Swn
cirles-ramly, the Roge River, the a4eford, the
Creek. As you will recall, I have mate the statmest soevral tine that I
do not consider it practical or in keeping uith our policy, so for n It
conoeras the use of forest resoures for the purpose of stab liting industries
in ooinnitits, to mnage any one working circle independently of the others
that are utilized by the industries of tbeste camities.
Mr. Carter raised the point that it may be xoro pratical to
establish edatoews in the working circles in preferensa to providing for
TM coasidentions are given
,
tsoration of logs sue a long tiat
t
frti
proposition. Oe Is the appart lack of trucks and tires at
present. The other is that waste materials, such as slabs ant sawdust,
are not utilized to the Point of pwing for the extra tranportation. All
tiva
sawdust ant slabs are fully utilized for fuels and it amars at tis
then" Is
shortage of this material. This winter especially, here has
ben a shortage which caused qu4te a few residents to change fra sawdust
and wood burners to oil and gas. aonoeraing te further use of ths
materia*, futue demat in accordanee with certan developantplans will
be discussed later.
cc: H.G. Obye
R.C.
Truck and tire shortage did not seen to be prevalent in this locality
of the present emergency, such aheretofore, but undoubtedly besa
the
sear future ad my hare a ateo al
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felt
ahortaj- will be seriously
emrgency period. Aightfully
etreat an the production oa lIuber during th
of a short duration and I
is
emergency
or 1ovgly, I have hope. that this
that our present
belief
the
like to plea accordingly. I a strongly of
reasonable tive and
a
within
end
aergeacy will be brought to a sucessful
the sbhrtag* of such
declared,
is
finally
I further believe that wen peace
I be wrong in
Should
transportatioen failities will be fully capeasated.
this c Z*nteion, I believe that Industry wil solvt the prble
through pro-
viding other meas or transportattoa. It has log benrfelt and is stilX
being cousidend that a railroad will eventually be coast noted fra Butte
Falls to the Union Creek region.
W. Bruacg is fully acquainted with the wood nuracturing industry
propsm of the Jackson Bouaty Char of Oosmerce, an the Calitonia-0rogon
Power Company. In a very few days Mr. Jacksot, pros idet of the Chamber
a is
we
*roe and Vice President of the Calitoruta-Oregon Power
of
of
the
establishment
tor
amangenents
final
to
attapt
leaving few the l2ast
of
investment
miniam
a
Involve
will
which
Metford
it
a wood products cmpany
Will
concern
anufeturing
this
If Mr. Jackson Is saucessful,
$g2001,0O0.
fully utilize any so-called waste material such as sawdust and slake-besides
i*, we will get suh closer utilization in the woods. It may be of interest
to you that the leekact 0ounty Chamber of Cowmerce and the Oalifonia"Oresef
Power Oany now ha-e temporary control of the Nevins Patents. These include
tbose tfat ar used by the Barber Plywood CGampay at Aberdeen, Washington,
ad several other wmih would result In greater and more complete utilization
of wood than is secured in say plant on the Pacific Coast. Sueh a plant would
take waste products fron all woring circles surrounding the Valley. tSa
plans as those appear to be controlling factors in providing for the manage
sent of tiemer resurces of the combined working circles, and therefore,
althoug
It
appears that It may be more practical to establish heattaws li the
RegI ftver Working Circle, the distant view in the future indicates a question
as to tte advisability. Eeess In the Boom River Workinc Circle would
create ne" actual waste then is created now through our present aufataring
ethods iand planning for a railroad to Prospect, Oregon, for the transportation
of logs to Medford and vicinity sees
to me to be the primary consideration
We mat also understand the economie sitution in tke Vally frca
points of view other than the lumber industry in order to be governed in our
conclusion as to the bost anageent polioiee for any particlar Workinig
aircle. I should like to review thas; The fruit industry has been the basic
support of the cities of Ashland and Medford and the villages of Central
Point, Phoenix, and Talent. Several contributing factors, such as the
depression, the destruction of world markets, anC the competition afforded
tbrough the importation of South Amrica fruit, has had such a serious effect
on this Industry that it is in serious econosic condition.
The residents
of the county foresee the need for the establisinent of other industrial
developments for the maintonsae of these coaunities to replace the support
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that has boen given by the fruit industry up to two or thr years a.
It is firmly believed that the fruit industry is seriously oan the declljt
aid oty a fct± dI the var7 zwy packing conerns, and orchard growers will
£l-UfliY
the econntc sitctation thyy find theselves Int at prevent.
AU
this region or seek
urvive will either oe fr
do
tt
of the fruit industr
condition
4coaotcal
preset
The
other occupations.
ecanItyl, suck as
the
of
business
the
on
effect
is hat tg a very serious
Ther is an
lawyers.
ant
nn--dotors
professional
the
and
the merchants
anious hope on the part of the public that the Forest Servic through Its
managart of a appreciable amount of tiber resource will be iastrtnetal
in Imroving preset wood manufacturing industries and in establishing sew
o ts
ones, such as resnufacturing concerns and th. oe I dic"ussed previously,
and thus pull the cwmnities out of the hole in which they find thmselves
at preset aend revive sat stabilize ts emanaeconAdition they enjoyed when
the fruit industry me more prosperous. Te expectation of the public and
to a
our obligation, as I understaud it, to to tins vezr thing uides
Lugoint plan to reach this indicated objective.
so far as Prospect in
theRogue River lorkuag Orlt anid Butte Pall. of the MoAJord Working
circle, whih is a like coanity, an concerned, the plan for transportation
their eoosoaeal candition
of logs to the Modtord Valley would not dit
in the least.
Those tw
cciitlEs
still
could be miatained a att present-
as cosutea of loggrs. Therefore, with the expectation that th probls
of treasportatton will be solved sad that any wate such as bark, slab,, and
d tat we do not deviate from our
sawdust will be fully utilised,, I rea
proposed plat of =manaeZMet in this regar.
I think this plan is based on sound economics so far as letding our
flu building up of
resouroes to conumity stabilization is coneerned.
Prospect, for example, by the establisheent of heads.' in the woods, at
tbe eapase of such cities as Medford, Ashland, sad the other smaew
I would
communities I mentioned, does niot seem sund, to mo, at leas.
venture to predict that it we establish headaws within the boundaries
of tbh
working
circle,
a shck town develoient would be created aroun
; at the city of Medford
Prospect, which is 45 w4ils fro the "ralo
and adjoining towns vhic are located on a railroad with freight facilities
and ample Passenger service by railroad to the north at buses both north
sad mouth and United Airlines which furnishes passenger srvi* s turns
daily both north and south, would deteriorate to e appreciable extent.
This prediction is based on the idea that If we follow the policy of
establishing bhadawe in the Rogue River Working 1role, ff would consequently
roelow the see policy on the other two uorking circles of the Rational
Forest whih supply the industries locted along the railroad.
Mr. Carter's second iportant point, atd I quote "is as to the dogree
to which we are justified nl placing rational Torest pine on the market
low * t is well taken. Qonditions have charged oonsitsrably In this Valley
since the plan was originally writteo, which way justify withbolding or
pine timber, although some lo may be suffered through overauryant
resultant inse ttafeettic sad disease. At ite time It was proposed us
would out a certain amount of pine eah year
sanitation consideration.
the proposal w*a based ona
We hoped to secure a needed statd iproyment-3-
ad at the sam
Vim
ealvee ver
highly valuable sugar pinie and white
pino tizatr Lhat was being lost through oversaturity. t-I-o
vasp par-
Uiuarly noticeabLe it sugar pize ten large, apparently sound, sugar
pine trees were felled and found to le so oversature that the force of
the fall shattered the trunk to the extent that it was not merchantable.
Considering that in sow instances as highs 18,,O0 tfeet per sore we"
found In this conditin, I tik there was so justification in the alarm that
-naa created aumng us hare locally. Due to this alarmg feeling, we probably
over-uapbastzed the nee to cover the whole working circle vadera light
selective cautting policy. There are two considerations la sq mind at the
present tIIM thkt depreciate this emphasis, so to speak. One Is that w
mi;s a sale for z nllion feet of sugar pine which will cover the area
ten
moat of our overature augar pine win be fond. the overmature aow pine
in other regions it well scattered. By this I swan tat theren a a very
few individual decadent ovanmature trees in aW specific loeation outside
of the present sale area.
Cosequently, the need for light s#lective salvage
putting is of least importance after the present sale &rea is covered.
The other consideration is that war orders have caused our pine sauisls to
run at full capacity on a straight pine cut basis. Besides this, there
bave been a number of little mills recently established In te otherworkizg circles adjoining the Valily. Considering the allowable sustained
yied cut for the Valley as a whole, it ti being far exceeded.
his will
sborter the lives or the strictly pine aills to a considerable extent ad
may throw the two sizable box mills, ono in Ashland and the other in
keford, out of business at a -mch earlier tine the was anticipated. I
believe that this tew condition as caused me to change mq mind sowhat
in proposig pimne saes for stand improvement purposes even though some
loss through 4eeadety is suffered.
You will rcall it win onl recently
that I raised this point in connection with making males to two or three
applicants for tier
on the pplegate Working Circle.
Although the two box mills that I speak of arA other pis mills
bave not beer securing pine tiaer from the National Forest#, I feel an
what obligated to hold pins for their future use, and this is purely fros
a coummity stabilization point of view. The silvicultural nods of ou
pine stands ar being taken cars of to am extent and the future economical
needs of dependent industries being such =o apparent, I e agreeable to
Mr. Carter's criticism that "we might be throwing our Natioxal Foest pine
tmber iute the hopper." I asget possibly that we should curtail our
out to a sustained Yield cut fran this date on. his would be not more
than B million feet instead of 21=zillon feet as re*c8cu dad.
I might add that the operation of the two strictly sugrar pine saicills
in the Prospect area, mely'the Goetz and HRman Brothers outfits, hav
told me not over two months ago that they are planning to move toother
auvar pine areas either in Oregon or Californsi in the near tutur or quit
business eatirel.
Incidentally, both these outfits practice aepletion
cutting to the axtrma.
Mr. Carter states that the pla is not very hopeful of obtaining
close cooperation from the ovners of the larger bodies of private timber
within the working circle. This is strictly trie so far as pine ti concorned. The pine on thes lands is largely cut out but it Bill 5-1093
-4-
arrangements an be =ade with private owners in
passes, I reel that se
the mmsegeet 'of tb. remining timber which ts largely Dougla-fitr.
Mr. Carter also raises a question as to splitting the largest single
private landholding (that of the Jogue River Timber COcpanyj. Orlginally,
I questioned the drawing of the ooundary lines as they are shon, on the
xnp. The author, Mr. bys, intomed mm that although this boundary is
a straight line boundary drain oa legal pottyitalons, It is so nearly located on topographical features which control logiag operations that thn
zanner of showing it as a straight line is of small consequenCe and, therefo", I agreed to leaving it on the map s shown since this facilitated
acreage and other ecaputations. The North and Middle fork of the log"
River flm through very deep eanyons that cannot be negotiated by proseat
logging equipment and all the timber which lies south of t e boundary a.
show) co the map is logged out through Butte Falls to )e*tord, and
tha
north of the boundary is lopgd to Uadford via the Grater L ake ighw;
thise ex.ainas the dvAtsion of the Ro-cue River. Timber Company lans. In
$tition, the Medford Corporation ha. purchased or has contracted to purchase
all the Rogue 'iver Timer Company timber lying south of the boundary, aD,
as you knww, this copa
stated befor*.
tica
operates wholly in the Medford Working Circle as
I think that Mr. Carter will be satisfied with this explana-
as tq the boundaries of the working eircle which in reality are
govrned by topographical features.
Regarding Ur. Carter's qutestion relative to the stateaent in the
middle of page 5 that Ao timber will be cut almg the mjcr highways, et.,
we placed it on page 5 merely to show the other veluations to be conaidered when discussing "Other Values' uz4, personalLy, I believe this
is where It should be because it certainly is rit a stateaent relative to
silvieultural practices. fowevrer, I do not choose to argue this point and
if you see fit to revise these pages according to Mr. Carter's suggestion,
I em agreeable.
Mr. Garter's quottion relative to the probla of sugar pine shake
maker would be a good point if she
aking were a primary industry. Utider
the practice suggested, th* shak* maerz will always have sufficient mterial
for their use. I believe that Mr. Obye tried to bring out the cbange In
policy which formerly pemitted the shake maker to "run loose" on the
working circle and seleot trees that have other higher values than for production, of shaba . Tb. present policy Is to furish good material for the
manufacture of shakes and trees -are usually selected in locations where
other values .re of not such importane. We have a 'nuhmbr of good shake
trees, for example, on the banks of our roads which interfere with maintenance
of the road and there is no other way of econoaically disposing these trees
except to shake mkers.
Ur. Garter questions that shake makers can use
material Left on titer
sale areas not merchntable as sawlogs. It may be
of interest, although it is beside the question, to bring- out that our CC
ows10 have secured shakes frcr waste material on ubite pine tiber
sale
areas at a reasonable cost in
roofs of three rbtter
an amount sufficient to sbate the sides wxA
large buildings.
It
might also be of inteeret to
know that some of the loners on these timber sales have taken out ranger
sales for shake manufacturing In the evenings or on holidays.
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vForester,
Portland, Gre-on
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Jarary 22, 194,7
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F.'te
-
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heBy
re
~~ R46, doge hirver, :iber Lhrnagerent., iRogue itve 1WrkingCrl
tfereencei
J-s made to your n'emo-anlm of January, 14.
In view of the
arhecd improvenent tn utilizatimn and in the demand
for lflaouglae-fr which has occurred on the 4ogue lver 7orking
Circle since
of the rmanageant plan, our reeoendton
opr
for inoreaeiag tihe allowble annl
rit of
t
approved.
As recomnnended by youm, the allowable annual out for this working
eircle now is 55.5 m
feet divided as folt-
Pines
Dousglas-ifir
incense cedar
Al.
Ot4Xer secM
Total
es
8
million feet "
---A15
'iLon
feet
5
milli on feet
7 , illona feetj
55.5 million feet
C. M. Granger
The question relative to wecssary blister rust control wsor that
it was not contemplated that follow-up work
its planned my be aanaend tat
be done or private larda a-d our statent was relative to the lands inI notice on our copy of Uap D that
side tht ?ational toreat boundary only.
the boundary of the Rogue River T4xcr OCupauy Exothage a4dttioa *as not
slown.
boundar
Reteremco to Map A will stow ti
outsie tUe National ?orest is materially cut daw
and- ts
amount of lus
as shon on Ma
D.
you will want to revise this sentence to read that such folow-up tort
the National Forest a
-Possib2l
!d4u4
is nocessary, etc.
as disicussd on e
The question as to the advantae in re4;ht rte
10 was raised. Freigt service has not been discontinued. Only passenger
service south of Ashland has bean discontinued. fl*re is a distinct advantag
in freight rates In thin region -to southern markets over those paid ixwssately
north of bhre.
Filnlly, I wish to state that I hope I have answered it'. Carter's
questions ard I appreciate very highly those that be raised. The plan is
3sot too clear regarding the prints discussed in tis letter. Though the s*mission of plans and rolicy statements for tl.e Arapthq and 'Thlte River Ftrests,
z' experience Las been that Mr. Cazteots cowrints have always been very educatioral and helpful. After corwidinalg_ the remrks I have ade In this memorandum if you desire us to revise the plarn to clarity the several points discussed, we ahall be glad to do so, but I am in th. hopes that your office can
do this for us, since pressure on the tfrest at thiAs time is so great, any
revision Would necessarily be delayed until time is ade available.
nics W. Obye, the author. will be very much inttrested in Mr.
is being
Carter's quastiors anXd W arsiuera to them, a copy Qf this rmorandur
sent to him.
Forest Supervisor
cc: H.C. Obye
R.O.
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ROGUEP RI11VEIR
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
8
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Rogu
River
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River Working Circle
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bear Sir:
.,.
Reference is sat. toa your letter atfFebruary S, which was a*ocompaniet
by two copies of the
e~gos River Rational For*st.
4 Pla
fo
th
206u
River Working Circle,
and With a growing
has ben read with sized feUlge
hetpa
it with the
of
desire for the opportunity to discuse some features
fther
of the Forest Tore earrYfit it cut.
meshers of you ofice a$
have son fmiliarity
are on Or two Bo in the Wahington of icesho
with the Rogu
iver fhrest and advanta
has %
of the opportuaias
Coo0lusiOs
reaching sa
ease with thea, without, hower,
to discuss te
wit hout at least further Ieter
action should be teka
tbhat, 4sfite
&isouesion with yoeu
it is soun policy to
important question is tether
Protbly the net
consider the timber rsource, on this wetting cirals as finding Its greatest
to
}d
an e
ites
usefulness in supporting industries aad u
Us
rtent premeditated by the provisions of this plea as writ*ten
lads
Rational Fost
plan eaphasizes the fact that transportation trn
or
railroad points involves a haul whch wifl average satbIb
,toth
In the
45 miles and will be 5 sdes for a large part of the timber.
absento of ostablishe commn earrier or logging railroads * and speaking
or trucks, each a
without regard for any temporary shortages of tins
at the lumber
organization
an
develop
to
everywben
is
toting
situation,
tows.
yard
conenstration
tbe
of
as
spokes
coscly
is
industry which
to the
elme
put
an
headaws
the
that
are
th key features of this tows
^
timbr,' bark,, slabs, sawdust and especially a large part of the water in
thee Is at the railroad
Ually
the wood are not hauled t* the railroad
finished, atd
somtimes
ad
grated,
a yard at ubteh lumer Is svtod,
fraquently this railroad yard is fed by sveral small headaw ripg,
whieh
as applied to this torn of
the basis for the tern 'concentration yar
to the
transported the 50 miles or aro
the nights
organization.
halt or lees
such a form of organizaticn are usually ol
rat Iroat -uer
and there has
of the weights Involved in healing logs to the railroia
slabs and sawdust
to be a very strong market indeed for by-products ft
in order to eoipemsate esonuicaly for the cost of hauling the Other
50 percent in greenl ogs
is
2-R.I. 6-3/ 9/42
As submitted, the plan bases its recoinndations for adherence to the
polioy of sttes designed to support industries on the ra±ilroad on two
grounds.
Tbh, first of these is a very keen desire to support and make
peramaent the existing headsaw industries in the camnities on the
The second appears to be a belief that relatively small
railroad,
headsaw )rigs in or near the woods must inevitably be accmpanied by
p~atizfactory utilization in the woods and diff ioulties in sale administration.
As to the first ,the Forest Service cannot well subsidize
headsaw plants which by reason of location or otherwise do not represent
sound economics,
As to the second, It Is fully appreciated that high
grading is a feature of the relatively early stages of operations, especially by small outfits ,in almost any area, but tbhis is a stage which
soon passes and is replaced by a willingness to handle anything from.
which a reasonable profit margin can be obtained as distinct from Insistence on handling only the high-grade material out of which a larg
profit many be expected.
lin this case, is it sound public policy for the Forest Service to pla
on handling the timber resources, and specifically the pine timber resources, in such a way as to fever headsaw manufacture at the established
mills on the railroad?
Even if we tried to go down this road, could w
Should we not be ready to
stay on it ageainst the pressure of economics?
welcome operations by relatively small headawa rigs at Drospect or elsewhere in close proximity to the timber, manuhile recognizing cheerfully
that the present form of operations conducted by the small mills at or near
Prospect have no place on National Forest lands, and will not be permitted
even if that means no sales for the preseat?
A second important point Is as to the degree to which we are justified in
placing National Forest pine ca the mairket now,, during the period of rapid
Viewing the milling industries
liquidation of the privately owned pine,
of the Rogue River Valley as a unit rather than an separate plants, are
we not merely "throwing the National Forest timber into the hopper' by
such a program?
Is the National Forest timber really deteriorating at such
a rate as would make such sales justifiable,, in spite of the plain eviden~e
that,at least so far as this working circle Is coneerned, there mst be a
sharp reduction in pine production with resulting injury to the social and
The
economic structure which is now supported by those pine industries?
form
of
some
of
the
apparently
hopes
for
a
change
in
the
plan as submitted
existing industries from pine Production to fir production, and because of
This may be the right
this would take any chances that may be involved.
course of action to follow but I should lik to have a discussion of It from
you before deciding whether or not to present the nanagement plan as
submitted to the Acting Chief with my recommendations.
The plan as submitted is not very hopeful of obtaining close cooperation
from the owners of the larger bodies of private timber within the working
circle, either with or without the extension of authority which might result
5-R..
6-3f-9/42
from the passage of the Bill 8. 1095 of the present Congress or similar
This may be one of those
legislation for cooperative working circles,
facts which we might an well look in the face where and if they occur.
I notice, however, that the working circle boundary splits the largest
single private land holding (that of the Rogue River Timber Company) ,
I IIIgAk Xts south boundary follows the Rogue River a" its South
Fork, which Is at least sufficiently unusual to deserve comment and
clic ,fte divides,
are emO'daf
Working circle bouadarie~i,
justification.
impassable
iepreoei
except where, as in parts of California, stre
?riAp
-Tat. t_
ws
barriers and transportation routes follo'ri
portati on
t
Ia this cAs the *etablisi'
water trades.
Are
routes apper to follow the strem obottc rather than theridgeso
s hould ipclude practicou
you zs~ Enx4 thfthe working circle b
~~ok
h
l~~
sid ii t46
ally ii~htitg 6fiw -esot
now drawn
ar
bons
the timber south of the working circle
,Woul, *U.f
a
$o~%
sTas
i go out bf *.m other transportation route, sek
ou1
or
the
Falls
to
Butte
line
railroad
the
old
relaying of the rails on
turniwg of that old rai lroad grade into a truck road?
'
?brer qre also a few relatively minor points on which I wish I had better
For example, the statement in the middle ct page 5 that
~orition.
no timber will be cut aloog the major highways or high-value recreation
roads would seem to me to belong on page 17 or page 18, and in any event
I an wondering whether such a policy is better than to plan to giv
"park treatment' to lands dedicated primarily to
IAreatiOU
and scele
uses, just as trees are constantly being cut in such city parks as Rock
Washington.
Creek Park in
is mentioned but the
On page 6, the problem of the slaga i~"s.Aitaker
Inference is that It is not as acute asit, ws s00 15 or 20 years ago on
the Sierra Forest in California* There and Iken we had a group of old
shake makers who could not bhq xp$q"41 to c#nge their method of earning
sale a of sugar p"w r e iMaeit them, but as each got too old
a living.
hirvmeflon no on was allowed to take his place.
*orzetobipU
Incidentally, I can hardly
e pat,
io~ts"
t
me
mab4 kil "usew "itaAr!&1
imgnhts
rchantable as sawlogs.*
been
ft
t
j*To.
re
bsiblity otd
T .>
ift- 4&isiiot extend
ef4Wii&Ptw:eessary
on 'piaeRaon4 S 'except i~"1AY
_oI~
to olo-c
for the protection of white or sugar pines on National Forest lands.
. s
tit.
se
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of page 10 mention is made of an advantage in freight rate In
shipments to California as compared with producers located faher north.
Xt the bt
'cv
Timber Msnagma'zt
Rogue River IbdngCrOAts
Jtauary 4, 1946
-GUik11Yt
44W l~
M Pint; 30,000 U4 fougLssfir; 10,X)ow M other seis
Allowable annual cut$S#$XX
o i
Cut
dae
I
V..-.
lF^
UiaEr
E£1Ut
L
firt
I
SsV+vt
-
a-p.w
r7wA
P-P7
.\.
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I
1941
R*R
1. s 5,364
19421
t 5,801
1943 4L
g 7,471
1944 R..a
It I
Elk Cra
total toni 1944 26,151
738
RAi I
1945
46
EU Or t
7a12-4
flk4
31.
Pinto
" ~
I -W
7%,
6,329
941
1,061
6,7
3782
926
14708
6, 7~
$8656
1152
lOc~A
~jt~
-sl~
D -4FL---O's y¶J
?I
8,384
56,991
sr
t
Tota. %
71
14,W
70,018
$8,352
-47
177
14,867
74j575
910
is'
2
42,641
10,320
198
144,396
56,739
337
1,304
3,664
3
53
53,159
13,159
ISD
21#,636
5,013
259O8W
IM
188 341
70,723
a
Total t~hru 1945 26,93~
4,70
a1516
2
e cut (5 p's.)
Allowl
Orercu
5,*636
Proves to make up overcuti
(a) 1mit pine out to 34 =illio
balanc of 10-year period.
a.d Douglas-fir cut to 20 milliorn tet
per year for
onsider applcations for pine and Douglas-fir tiamber, up to the above volmmes,
(t
from the following operators cll.
Southern Oregon sugar Pine company
Cma
Afley tnber CM
BMS > 2u*
Xhe*"
Isolated tracts of timber in the Elk Crack and Trail Creok bsts
(4
ray be
sold to oj)enators such as xc~raw-Cofliasa Lbr, Co., but tlte voltm of such sales
wil be deducted firo the voliese propsed for sale in iveqn (a.) Cbove.
(4)
voIta
tiaor species will le sold to the eaboe and other operators to an agregate
of not more than. 10 million. 1l at per year.
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A PLAN (W
MANA~TFOR
ROM~ RIMU $OK=N
CDIcZ
ROGU3 RIMR NATIQIAL FORM?
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Prepared by:
/a/
H. C. Obyes
As.istant Forest Supevisor.
AM aIIOIZ
IZ
AM 2t DJWM AD""a}
I
-
unu
LNal Forust
rate
AIM
Pm~muu
*29,3"j
162,937
87,776
78683
2275s8
34,014
14,867
X
Ravisated (C)
250,713
48,86
couIty
4,5
2,488
Ibsw
otb or
6,744
2,122
3,514
5,636
Feder a
5s
2*9334,3
*
IL
131,652
F2at
1nl~ 25ti3 N.r.1 24p337 P^vts I 1,969 °CI
omnem
-u
13,*"9
2,325 ComntY
X
Nationial Forsat
8,592
pwivato
162,937-
26,3m
RevA"d (0)
aO,841
13,173
34#0U
1,877
4,256
52#309
Mahr Federal
1,022
To4t
TV&
51,12a
282,037
TOTAL
2
Utioaal kft
ZIeL
4,234#3%9 173E599
~et
340,264 314a 59
Priv)6*.
249,570
96,6
asvMd (X
137,936
304
153,1.06
0
Pe.y.
Cme'
77,906
3VOW
-
99I61
l,627
1415
1,919
3
I
5,47.226
3,366,32
2439913
77A
-
14ZL
566O
315,257
479#2)7
WOTAL9
tZALW
e&onl Fors
5#235,395
248
167
ottherrd
172,59
tM#47
261,905
7#094#I
=t-?P
. ftA. 3.K.
346s"6
Rovesatd
(cPc
176*U5
Okbor Public
:9.4
,#,s609e
=9
ZAW
44234,36
N1d
No fA. B.K
MA&
Us ft. 3.5.
25340
(am)
23#4
0w Pubi
5,471,226 X.
LUsted Allovablo Anml Ci* PWIod 19"97
lna (All
(.
, 34.
ft,. Bolo)
.p~o*4)
13,978
Uatio"I ?twee
6,417
PrivT40
Rmsted (OC)
Other P
23,776 5.
-ao-
t
B*X*
Nationae
38J500
Forest
10,250
Prltrate,
k*Yeoted (X0)
Other P
*is
5 2 #975
IL ft. B*l*
Recaimendd Annual Cut - perio 194 - 1970 (M. ft. BD..)
I",a (au. "pai.)
Nationsl Fore
Privato
5,000
2*w
(O
RovesrtP
-
Other Puba
IQ
18,640 L. ft. B.M.
300000,.
National Jorge
9,000
Rewsted
(oA)
3*X3
02
Other PAslie
42*500 K. ft. B.N.
Total NatiOVAl For*ea
41,000
gm14
Total Other
*Applies to entir. rotation
61,140 M, ft, B.L
120 years
1950
Date Revision Due
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14 1947
tce
trf )1
4~.s,
eg.1onal Forester
PA, PRogue River, Timber Management, Rogue River Working Circle
Reference is made to the plan of management for the Rogue River Working Circle,
approved by the Acting Chief on April 24, 1942, subject to his letter of the
same date.
The plan recommerted the following annual cuts on National Forest lands for this
circle.
Period 19.1 - 190
line (all species)
Douglas-fir
Total
q41 million feet B. M.
30 m1llon feet B*.
41 million feet B1. M.
However, the Washington office letter approved a cut of only 80 million feet
for the first decade, or an allowable cut of 8 million feet per year for the
Pines. The annual cut of 30 million feet for Douglas-firwas approved by
Mr. Granger on the title page of the plan.
On page 16 of the plan, an allowable annual cut of 384 million feet was indicated
for Douglas-fir; this was reduced to 344 million feet by applying a safety
factor of about 10%. The following is quoted fros this same page of the plan;
"However, since it is being recommended that the pines be utilized from
National Forest lands at the rate of 11 million feet per year during
the next 30-year period and the estimated annual yield of pine from
these lands after 1970 w.ll be approximately 7 million feet, it is
recommenied that the total annual cut frcn the National Forest be held
to 41 million feet per year, made up of 30,000 U bd. ft. Douglas-fir and
11,000 M bd. ft. pine, the ultimate sustained yield estimate. This is
done to avoid building up excess comunity dependency, which woud cause
a problem later."
The Forest Supervisor is now reommending that the allowable annual cut for
Douglas-fir be placed at 344 million feet for these reasons;
1. At the time the plan was approved by your office, no increase as taken
into consideration for the Douglas-fir to offset the reduction between our
reotmended 11 million feet for the pines and the 8 million feet necessitated
by the Washington office letter.
muG
lAroduetics
1
Looatitv AreJ,
Topography
1
Aldt*t HU4w171, Radon to Oer
Adto
2
PROALS
?oreln~ut
Population *W Depensy3
&oAI ?gurlitu"S, OthYe Y.1
Attitude Toward ForAstrys
LMW OmAhlp
Sawee
etional Forest Contributions9
6
of Dmta# FPoret Types
7
u1*er Volumes
In..e
S
WA Die.... Deotagse$ ?rnsport"nF
Forest PInt,
Finowmal V
uen
Ptoteic
s Ua*i.lang
9
ID
Growth aM Yield
sOLTcra
AD PLW
of Adimel Forest Timber
MaRottnlt
Outting
"I" .o.
w
uaftl
13
16
a1vtoultural Practises
CoordoAti
mise.Ilaneot
u
17
with Ow Owne"-
ios
Adquiusit
is
1s
It
is the pwrpose of this plie to aseesble all available de"
Prtiant"to the institation of timber
m C the Rgue Rive
Working Cprcle to Provide fur a seleative
of the sdting stand .f
overe
san dec.4nt pines to determine the proper rate and aathod
of sciting the edating natur and armatwo tImer *tiit will lead to
g
of the rosoure o a sustained yield baste .t the oarliefl
prcticable ate; and to maintain a bgand eand ontinuos sqihof
forest prodtcts for 3oeal industrie, "us
promoting a ooad social and
aws
The Los. Liver Working Cirele is bated within and adjacett to
the ogue River National Forest, Oregon. it includes the ntershe of
the headwaters of the Pogw River an Trail Creek 9 El Crook,$ and
Middle Fork, its tributaries. The area lies ohiet4r In JnOkeaa Cowatt,
but includes very small timbered areas withi Douglas an Ulath
The working strobe o>ntains a total of 4131,989 cres of wihL
Z,337 are considered productive and operable. Ther is a gross
acrea of National Forest land within the eoratng circle of 2t0p7l3g
of whit 162,937 acres are productive. The om-operable ares. consists
Of D-tiNt4 rp
lAnds cut-ove non-stocked ane* deforestnd bws*
reservations for adeinistrative site*s recreational area &ad hiajuq
scenic strips Inaoessible areas, sod non-etri
iaI alpine types.
1tO2Mray and §
The topography of the area a whih ecanercisi timber species
brite by the several stroe ws ich pas through its, is
not rouji* A considerable portion of the Rogue Rivor Slek is quite
level. In general, it is not considered that topograptV will interim
ft
with loggin to aW appreciable degree
oar, $tile
fleations range from 1W to 600
fee,
of cnresia. titer being .bat 400 feet.
the averse vper lion
Th soil o
a large portion of the area is of volanie origin,
cosisting of pwie with compartively few sf11 lava beds Adobe
soil ocours in the lower elevations.
4-1
Mia"
Averae &muualprecipitatian for' the are is abet*)O izabe.
Snwfal varie frm a few inches at lower aeletias to five or sIx
fee at the higher elevatisu. ider presn eAnitims logging
operatin
per year by taking tW
cam be con ucted a1et nine ncts
in
inaccesuibl~e timbe during the mear nathsAU atoperafti
-n
the stAmd near tO Crater lab niwq tbro the late fal ant
early~ spring mtzthe. This fasbor stou)d be given eutaidawtttCeab
sals are "ade amt logging Planos aPProve to help pr~evet neceSary
seasonal shut-dasus
Ma
Prir to 19Y there had beet a. sittin Of sqomeise
ti. early thirtie samet tenat for'
uit~m the working crl.in
Sugar flne* a.d four slls,# each with maverage epapeity Of mbOt
35 K per day* Were estaShd in the vicinity of Prospet for the
Aer pine
purpose, of operating this spec'es. Their eauto rn~el
W9V a
In
lnds
private
fro*
been
ha
Pinj,
with ame Poe
40 K capacity sill ms btilt at Cwatrl PoIxt and it has been operaek
. having reted t. date
et
iyFest,
t0e thea tW
etrels.
woiting
this
from
.
K
O
nat1 Of
aall
.t
take
have
logers
tgyppo
il
figures
available
Best
Kert.
at
sIs
to
o
s
timber
private
"
is
ciel
woking
the
within
depletion
indicate that the total
Sugar Pine -
follos
90000
K h.
ftn.,
Pcmsrcn
-
Pin
ZOOO
X
bo. ft.0 Westem Whit* Pine - 6#000 x hW. ft., Douglas-fr- 10,000
If U. ft. Of this 126,000 K bd. ft. ca, 119,000 K hO. ft has bee
from the NLatioa Fne*4*
5lightly over five percent of the gross area of the Working
ure
&
Circle has been oteforest by fine. SO serIous fires hae
within recent yeams
It is expectrd tha~t Mgst of the reaMing timber in t~ie
This is
also tre
Ca the
And other twns SiUVAte
Vin "UV"r
ing"Yu i
railroad
of the stmpg
t"t
wl
e
wo#k..
fvm
the
M~od!rt Applegate, and most of the tract Creek Working Cirls
staedallowable amumi cit from all
(see Map C In 4peulms)
leat for the fIht f9-year
cicleat
wo*ing
Outerships in thes
p"erio, is Z)$t000 K bO. ft., of iwhIt 94,0000 a ft. is Pine and
111,000 K hO. ft. Douglas--fir. Although there is a definite relatiomkship betwe
it
those working cirles
is
Plamed to
manage ea
as
et inoividual unit in keeping with its produstie capsacit.
-app
A
l
I&
- W-A=-=T ENSM
Withi the *orking cuiree thawrs aye am ow operating midls,
all1 in the vicinity of Prospect, having an averag seasoal ciapasitr
of 6,000) M be. ft. and three additional, small mills uttIng a ttal
W
Teemi
n
X
ft. SMUaL,
1,0 )be
of aa
nal
to M
pivater-ownd stRA"e and have MA so xatiL
i
txa*. The Southern Oregon Swr Pine CcmPy, located at
Cet4 Point, amul .pacity 10 00 Y We fte, has beo opetin
chieflyon Rationa Poy~st tiber fro the Rogue RiVer bloc of %MD
working suirce tor the pvAt three years. This soq.ay mm has m~w
oontract with the Forest service a saeof 250030 x be. ft ot Sqgw
PirAnd *aM
Wsftonite Pine,, Dougl,&*-fIr %ft~enali Wah thay ree
eotttig ut the rate of 8,000 M per yeaf.
For"
In addition, there are two aMsl in Me4.foy4 total ammul
capaait 00j,000 VI ome in TaLent, anual oaPait 10,0000 14 a"i
three WU11 in Ashland with a total mAmnal sapawity of 2D),000 1.
Whle, at the preset timo three atll ae ami4ng uly a very smell
appears eyident that withU 15 or
ioit
ott withIn this wokn
ZD ywars, their dananda wilI inaretms vemy materially beommse et
dopletion of the moe" desirsble speslee In other working eirelee.
AUl industries within the dependase acne of this working
ciml. durimg 1940 tt a tOWotaf 1X#,00 M boa"d ftest VOepre4ntIn
ALpayroll of aPPy iaitely $1,00,000. )y species thi awm'.t was
divided a followe Ponderoee FiAe 66,00 M Swar Pin 33000 g
esternU
Wite Pine
1
DOMUgls-fir 26jOWX I&.inomise-Oadlar 2,000 U
2,000 M# nW %it}e Fir 1,000M. Tis amoamt was -aot 8 pere"
above averag for tA locality ad is indiativ at the trend af Ut
t am this io
is ap
iriuftir7. Aa increased *Wmmd fore tiap
the ola.
rostalting to a large MduAmt from the gradual shifting
fir indwUst int. southwester Owegca luntU roeetly, the dam"
ur
a t
it
for Douglas-fir in this area has b
the past two yea"s ecnsiderab.*interest has been ioen in te
Dogas&-fir starme, and swewral reliause comipanies haVe indiesteda
desiz to establis fir id-Il here. There should beno inereased out
Of the pines, sa NWy ftWO exansion; Of the indMUstr lea&Ull swa
cme from an increased ot of the Doglas-fir.
Jacson C;*mty lies &aosti* iy vithIn tbe drainago ot the
beadmatere of the Rogu RIver. It comprise a bread fertIle valley
ntirely surrowidd by tishe-*Wered, moatains. It might be saol
that Jacksom Cowaty Is me. big esait4*y. For manainuast purposes
the forested are has been divided into fovr workdig ciroles ad
-s
the timber tro. all will mor towd a
am cowter in te WoW*
the towns situateod in~ the Y&allq along the railroad
Moikeis it
houM be mudrstood that the timber prodcts 9*fr these wofting
4drele* is
a1l
tht
is reado
&awaia
to the industries of the
All of the 32*918 (Ap1l 1, 1941) Peopl, Of JaskS Couftk
ybe s&14 to be within the saw of dapendecey of this wokiag
circle, slthou4 three otherw*ing cirles
oontibde to the s
pOpuft.
or this nuber, E0OO
in ineorporfte4 toun =A
the bolenv oan ftm amd smal,
np-p Oca itisee
The COwity eZpeiafte a populAtion
e
ng the Past
4ecad, &a4indisationo &re that suck a growth rote may rwai about
ematat at least during the next deade.
Population of the tOMn
is as foflowi
eordp 11,282. Ashland 4.7&44 Central Point 9061
J"Cs nvi"O 761; Cold Mil, 536o "to F"lls, 339; Tal4*t, 31I
Phoenixt &3a; Usle Points AN3 and Rogue Rivers 363
roapeftt a B"ll, wnnorpomVA tows ecasisting of a geoerol atore* gw.As schol, h±gh OWWAol,*a au hotel, NW te WauO
cas
is situOAte 45 miles from tko railroad
tb Crateir Wmb
NighwaW
a
adjsent to the Xatimal Fees,
P
It was built up on the
strength of tourist business,# but now ther are five mnall ausil2*
opertUS within, radius of five xiloss Most of the Present popt
lation are wood" a
ULl wrkers living in *eom7
qwue
The
aU' sawills au of the 'cit out wA Sot out* tp
prodong cn~r
roudh lvebe rtt high quality species. Ono of thee opeittore stated
tha his 1=6e
r*tur
of
si
for lat
7ear (1940) Setted an cvorap *ae
)3425 per X (8w
Pin* and Ponderoa Pie),
aN
furthep
stted that* this ws ade possbl by the method of sawing whish In
sf1. eliMAe 4 WsiderAble Portion Of omom- lMberW by burnfo
suh
operations represen
an eoen0ae waste of the timber r*Sow
for individual gain, and no obliation is sew to maintain, br all3cation of high quality National Forest stampee, mr of the naI In
this locality &fter the suppl1' of privAte stqpW In mhich thqW ane
mw operating La exbausted. no ec
wity will always benit ts
acme extent tV woodso operations wi thougb the logp awe milled In the
tGOe
al
the railroad*
For the esdro predusing area there at Present sheet *50 wsreezs
representing a totl of some 3,00Q PeOPe deriving the maeJr portion of
their eome directly from the timber induxsiy It is estimated that
an additional 2,00 sre supported tudireet2q by the industx7. ThW
population ia ver otable a" eepared with workers of the timber Incho
try La other loclite"* Uan of tbe orkers ow hkm La the revl
dioutrit with a maiL acreag with wtiih the suplemat their wages.
It is oonerratively estimated that at lest doukas this nuer ot
Po
indaust an a sustained yiel
a
naeula
So the available
timber stands, all speies onsidered4
Other major industries of the Cowzt are fruit graving, stok
riaitsg, and diversified agriculture Al of these industries appear
to be quite stale at present 1 and opprtwies for eZeasio an
The timber industry should be a permanent souree of intcme aid
an of Jackson Comtq.
an important factor In the
All coamaities within the acne of spmeWhave rod4 rcad*o
schools, end chwohes. Transportation facilties inclue the Southen
Pacific railroad, bus li.nee and tkaltod Air Lines(Medford onl). A
netwmt of State highays and Coumty roads makes the entire area very
aecessble fro a local 1tandpoiw.
The Rogue River Soria Circle is a heavilrused rereatianal
area It is tltyered by the Crater Lake Ritwe leading to Crater
Lake National Park aNd the Di*amod Lake tghvq le"adng to oae of the
most popular fising lakes in Crept. SMs WOOQO People, travel
throug the Forest each year along these highw . Also, the Bogu
River, a widely flmm fishing stream, heat in the northeastern par
of th. working circle, and flow throug it for a distanc @155 xiloi.
This stream, together with it. tribtaris and the nmrous .nial
fishing resortsa
sand
eeloped by the Foret Servise,
ake
Ieams fro this soiree is
the area very popular with recreations
a imortant factor in ecmmity wtbloisatiim. Thuos reoratial
values -M be protected without materially affecting the harvenstn of
will be out along major highw%" or hi$
crop. No titer
the tbe
distut the natural roadside beaty*
would
that
roads
value recreation
to*
be
give
will
protection
and adecato
abd other reroreticoal area.
wIthiU
Ther ar hiab l03O head of pett2. pemittd ann
to the
w0eoirsged
is
Use
usas
seaso.
grastug
sue
the
Ir
the area,
but reglated so that timber production will
fules ~ettposibeW
sotk be interfered with. Orating is not permitted on armas tick are et
primary Velate for recreational us., Wildlife is fairly abuWiant1 ,w
vanlined In this plan Is me
the sasagesrt of the timber resvaowee
Wa eOnfl*ts with ths# non.m
There is prasticafy
activity within this working
mi
od
tablihd4 but reports co the claim
h
ciro.Some clim h
mersial,valwe
by qualified minerl xacatners indinte that nnehof
has pot bee foq4
t
Minor produts that are being harvefted are C-IStas
Fir
Rod
thast
for
demndW
heavy
a
is,
There
wood.
fuel
shakoes, and
The cutting awaits
Cristmas trees, md regulatd cutting is approv
cm'
I
to a thirming, us no isolated trees&are
ovred.
flimpg. pKain
reags tic 6 to 1* Osnts per linear foot anta
averagength 4t
tree *4 is fiv. feet. The uWV4 of this species sutable for
Qafltmas; tree use is far short of the demand.
It is estimated tha
l#OO trees per year will be available for this use.
Sakes are made pristily from Suar ?izip end It h"
necessary
the stand
trees end
saw loge.
bew
to curb the Practice of selefting the finest ap""eSo
to
for this us.s Shake euttere are manawed to select deed
we material left an timber sale areas not aertebntable Cony a small
tmw of, wood forlo.2. uwe by anations is
the worHidg oir4l
and oe a shoft distace. etAite
owed br the
Caliornia Oroecm Fon Company, largest distribvte Ot electricpOwu
in eotbutnvosa Oregon. Irrlgatiaz at preset is ntatiuod to Su
AUUM Z
i = butrrrqo
*ra have tbe ru mute feU lrerrje
privAtslrcownd
ditch"s
whic
probabl will be insalle &tea fuwe dMate4
iepoots
ensiotent with the vtlues involvd is
being prcfldo
The people of Ja~skm Ooamt us a tide*are very nbs interosted
In the fors4t
lubr
progra*
Thy are appreeiative of the value ot the
tting an
waxutid yLIe
repeived from timber operatrs9
Industiq to the cdsualty and favo
bai
Xzoelloat soojratic
mantiers,
td othrs,
In fors
has bee
protectiec prOluas
Nreet pqnntsU to Jacksca Cowaty through the 25 percent road
and sobeol twit for Use past 32 yeano aggregate, $289164, or an averag
of $9bQ" per year. As the supp4 of privatevtmed timber
sad. the t4 of National Forost stwq)iao iracmnsee 9 uwtlteyAnt
be the caso t Is probable that
resipteo the Cithln
a
be 2 to 5 tins
few year
greater thus the above, average
Indirect return through ts
20 pe
t road fS4 ON sepe
and other actvitiess an the Forest have also
3.
L-
ean a grea deal to th
ha msfsi.
There is a gross a.rea of 413,90 acr"s within the working grs
of thi
22,537 ares are suitable and available for comerialt
protwticm.
Of the proutive
are
4mm
5% is
Natioal Forest,*8%
s
Privately owed* LI% revisted. O& aNW 2%Other pubiso* Fortymmal
of the private, land is hetd bly three omwo#e as tollbowi
1828 aotrn; Ilk Lwbw Cqinew 13#6W
lan
CoMar
Ti
River
as
at
It to etnated
6,tw
p aa.t Ueu.
Is oM thes* thye
C private
1ands
lemtber
beldiliF. The baLanoe of the private land is O-D in moon twS40
by a Urge sumber of iridAIvidia, "d m2oh of it is in emodl tan
a4"
pasure lion
The Rog" River TSier C-mpa has been sap1j1ng tre mall
adII at ?zospest WiM Pin. for the Pst seven ySeare and btwh the
Ilk Lvaber COMPan and DiM ell SAMe SAnO to 1±VAAte their WAld
imp as rapiy as possible.
It
pPears tht MIes
WOOMMt
Ieuan
auz&&age of "ntingrights sam be effoete,0 all
with"
date
aneary
at
s0t
be
d
thee. holdis
roM
tieS bei% given to a surtainedyield poliny
The Rwvete
Deparmt
fw
aW*
PtOa
O&C leads5 are managed by the O&C Adwmiistuswkiss
that this Adn
Interiar* it is
eOmts"PlAtig Setting VP a sus-,ained yIelA w"t vhiji it is expeaWe
will agre. firl~y wisil with this working aiwele bo=uidpand that
thty 'an plawiing a Isidt&U~mofoutvAviet will emforn elasely 1*
In this plan for (0 lwWW* Fores prastses a In
that Indiat
effoet ape qite milar to those being earned orA an fttimal loWest
Ian"*.
The sosplaxity of the, awre*ip situstiani s shaou an Uap A in
the Appendix# Natiewal Forest land eoqwris"
but 16% of th total
types in th Trail Cree
avalable 6**uge of the oitbe
is feasMble it xmWa* o
omnerubIps
of
blocking
some
Bloek4 and mlu~s
be possible to fr.11w approved foresty praties "a
" in the pla.
ULInd else.
The basis dat Ued in the preparutian of this plan wr
This Information to
seoured by an eztansive t~imber sw'vW In 193.
within the area eiose
cruises
Serviee
Forest
intensive
by
*VPIOMmAte
that dat$ vhiah hae coered a total of ,OOO a"rem within the Reogu
River Blodg and also by observation and m~enimnee of the writer aud
others saeted with resenA tiber sa
In the area
Grawh "
yield daa of Douglworfir awe sompwMA by we of tablea In Toswieul
RultNO 201 * 'The Uiel of uNmglasrnFir in the asfieM Norhwost'.
by litaad I6 MoArdle and Walter No Myer.
Table Sao I, page A-Is, and NW p3 both of the AppendiX4 AM
the ***=Tsn" of timber types and prss &ersages kw Oueaki" a
survey. Rodustioms have ben mas" la
detervIned by the, *wsitaaie
timber typ" for hiOhwa strips and othe r~sewvatimas inoperable
area are indeate in
areas bartens, eta., and total productive t
the tabulation in themmary. (M4 the Douglasfir and ?onderosa Ad
-.16
I
war Pins, t.pes are included b*cus. the other timber types are not
oeoncoically available at this tin* insofar as cowwroiai timbe La
The sauposition of the stand indicates a transitiona zone
botween *&stern am Weser Oregon types. It is not iwom0n to fi*
Do
lAs-fir, Sugar Pines Pcroea Pin*, frces:
o ,
uA Western
Uaosc all ssoeiatd togthw. However, v.t side
oi
preVail eVW 2"Ot govern to a largo elten the ealih
ntof aigmn
polldei*
The Douglas-lir typ comprise &2%of the total produave type
area within the vrking circle, yet pwo Duglas-iw staxds a"
raw%
uusafl]y frce one to four of the associated wpseies Wein present. A
co
condition is the ocourrenee of sottered ovormature Pcedero*4
Suar, or *Wstern White Pine in the maturs or overmature D gla.-Ar
stande. Average age of the matuor starox is abmi 250 years, bmt &W
of th* oversatur trees rer 400 or me" yea" ol4
Table U, p&Se 2-A of the Appendix indi~etes tixber voloes tr
species, and owerships. Not oprabl. Tolumes of camorcial species
within the dring circl, are show in tabulated form by omershipsin the
51Z7.* The sawvtixbor speies (Douglas-fir, Sugar Pine, Potderosa Pin*#
ftite Pine,
d Ineenooacedaw) predominate, making vp 7?% of tho matur
stand on National Poret land and 86% on Other loads.
The pine stands generally hae reached maturity anA some of tro
stand is definitely an the decline. Although Atting of these spoee
frm the National
orest to daot
has boen limited and inoutficimt Aaia
Azevailable to arrive at definite onolusionsp a Chec Of o'- areanf"M
shich S9gar Pine ims recontly out showed a defeat of 28% fto that spetie..
Defeet in Paorosa Pine will average about 10%. Exporime in outting
Wilte Pine has also been L-iited, bat ohbddg an ane area fraawhich
overmaturo ata
was out showed that this particular stand a3
Ufective# However, Ahite Pine probably uili not average more than Z0%
defect Def et in old growth DovClas-fir will average about 25%*
The Sugar Pine of this locaLity is of wtolenat qaslity. Tbe
Poadorosa Pine is of good arage qualityp but is not a soft a the
sae species grown east of to. Cascade divide. About 20% of the White
Pine is of ver hish qOUit
the baisne being limby and prodalne
cmn type lorge
Dougas-fir is of average quality* 71w operators locally have not
in U.e peat been able to coVet with tso
operating in typical Douglas-
fir stands of the Pacific Northwst bec"W of higher transportation costs
A lower quality timber. Howevr the GtC*s of depletion an the higher
quW&ty stnds U bo
Ng
is graduallv inereasiago
par
,
d the d=Wfnd for 10.41
oUgls-fir
s l.,
*"le,
Inoense-oodar is being rA p a v17 =I
Thi speeles **er" s04;
all of the lutbr going inte penl sto^ck
tered throwghoi the Douglas-fir tPe is hjghi) defeotiv% and is VA
onsiderd important frcs the tiber
there is practica17 no 40MM for othew species of
At preo*
whieb the true firs end hemlocs comprise almst 10% of the "IV"I
Loer produced from these species is of inferior gpad, sad trepear.
to
itFing pulpwood zarkets is prohibitive.
No sonsidertion to
volumes involved will be givve tn this plwm
The site quality of the produt~ive area averagte site_*M
index IV
vkish is used for all yield eompat>ims ficZ the
Insee
m.
aa8
.ite
3
Di.ae
LWec infestations do no appear to be a me"" to the tia*rI
stands of Uhs work* circle* Sam los from beeles, both in PhaI
dero" Pine and the fiTe-GeedIe pInS, has bew noted, but suab los to
date has been of no .onUeqenes
ftite Pins blister rust is & definite threat to th five
anot be overlooked. T date ony two infestatifs h.w,
pines Wt
bee fomd an the pine, brA a awbor of infestati"As have be
The Dwsa of ft!oxlog and Plas"
on the alternate hoet* ribos
QuarAino eamenood aftual seotral we* In thi area in 193 and has
worked cotinwmusly sines Staus of the cotrol wok is mum Du gap
W --*
in the AppandiZ.--
,
tr
wdthe Bureau of lAcoloq A Pl&A* Quaruantin
Data .ew
leave so doub but that it will be a toqaarat Ively short tine wat i s
nay expect the reproduction of the fIve-needle pines on awistralled
area to be elininated. Ovr a lare, pwtien of the working eir*U tNe
ooeunwilre of these species resproesats sush a swall pereentage of the
stand that ecotrol neasiwes ar not justiibl*. Thersforts on tha
area obviousi there is no justifiaticn for attempted maage
five-ceedle pines an a la%&-kime ba .
nt of the
nMM2*I6US
All of the timber from this working circle will be moved to the
railrOad an average distane of 45 miles, by truck. The entire ara
is well troversed by 8tto highways and Forest road,, and the mll
additional roas needed ae branah logging r"ds, whish will be a.jpredos !*
tIvel inexpensive to construft. Transportation, theref"
Appndi,)
in
C
map
transportation
present an p&tAicilAr problem, (Se
Both the National Foreat and State protetiv
organsaticmD are
2-Chief., Forest Ser'vice-l-14-.47
2, U.tilization of all species has exceeded expectations and conditions
have changed decidedly since the plan was drawn. Douglas-fir is andw'ill
continue to be as much in demand as the pines, and there is no longer the
danger of disturbing community stability that there seemed to be when the
pines -were the only species utilizable.
We concur in the Supervisor' a recommuendations., and are requesting your
for increasing the allowable annual out for Douglas-fir to 34 million
instead of the 30 million feet as it now stands, This would place the
cuts for the different species., until farther revisions are necessary,
follos:
PIne a
Dougla B-fir
Incense cedar
All other species
Total
cc:
Rogue River
8 million feet
34~million feet
5 million feet
9 million feet-
55" million feet
approval
feet
annual
as
involvod in the protection of this working circle,, and f ire losses are
being held to a minimun. Well-planned detection and transportation
eye tems have been effeacted, and protection is believed adequate.
Forent -Practices
Ini th. past, cutting fron private lands has been on a liqia~tioft
basis, confined chiefly to sugar and ponderosa pine operations, which
resulted in the removal of approximately 95% of these species from cutover areas. It has not been p.. sible to date to consramate any agreements an exchange of cutting rights, and mnleo s.ui public control Is
mado possible, it may be expected that cutting wiUl continue on this basis
Slash disposal an private operations Is done in accordance with State lmaw
and c ons kate chiefly of spot buwning on areas of concentrated slash and
disposing of' slash along roads. U~tiliz~ation practices on private overa-.
tions are qniestionablel especially is this true of the small sugar pine
operators. The small mills have no manufacturing refinement and have had
as their objective the production of high-grade,, rough lumber. Consequentlyj,
iuainv logs containing only common lumber have been left in the woods.
?hs few national forest sales have been cii a zaturiv selection
cutting basis. Slash disposal consists of piling and burninj where can-.
centration occurs, complete disposal along roadp ,and leaving the balance
on the ground. This work is supervised by the Forest Servioe and finanted
by the operator through cooperative deposit. 0lone supervision to seecw
satisfactory utilization has been necessary, and becaus, of past practices
on private land and the long haul to the railroad this will probably oon.tinue te, be a problem in sales admuinistration.
NIo planting has beez done within the wwrking circle,. but ref'oreetation of denuded areas by, this moans should be undertaken as fwuns and
planting stock become available. The area classified an deforested
burns on national forest land is mostly covered with heavy brush,, and
p lanting would be impractical until som economical means of clearing la
devised. Experiments have been conducted on other parts of the forest
in clearing lanes and planting in brash fields,, but at present costs are
excessive compared to results obtained. Such experiments and studies
should be continued. Likewise there are considerable acreages of timber
stand where the forest growth is much below normal due to coupetition
from the brush cover under the present timer stand. These are a few of
the important management problems on this forest, which it will be neoessary to solve before full forest growth capacity 'of the various siteus
car be realise4.
Where conditions are favorable, all. of '.h eo~nsercial species
reproduce naturally in a satisfactory degree.FnARCUil -Condiio
-
Marktin
Production costs of local, mills are comparable to costs in other
sections of the State. Labor and power rates are average,, and logging
coots are not high. Local operators are handicapped by freight rates on
products going to eastern markets as against competitors in the northern
part of the State,~ but for products going mouth they, ha"e the advantage
-10-
Ij
of a lower rate.
Luer aaiwts awe as follows
niA 20%, other westerm stat" 0%, east and
loal 10%, Califor-
id~dle west 6a%.
Price received by .oeal mill for Ponde"*& Pines, Wtsto
ftite Pins, and Douglas-f i hav. ben somewhat adrersely affected be ^ew
of th. fact that lumer ftm thse" species is being so~lA true a region
outside of their recoised producti on sites Also, erepting the
Medford Corporation and the Timber Products Companys n
of the zdII
oeqto sale orgnisatim or outside contacts to anable then to
hame a
acesr top prioe for thbir products.
Sugar Pime has been and now is the =At profitable speeies to
operat.
Potiel1y
shpe rov~k
all of the uppr grades of Sug.? Pine lumber are
rw
Beoause of the ocourrence In mixed stand a t
to Justify
method of utting of pinas, sufficient data are not
an attempt to aoowatsly predict growta and yield for the pine species.
J the indbic"t AlleaM
that for the poriod a
It is ested
cu* for all omneraiddpe would be 23,776 K Me. ft. per year, of uilhis
13,9786 bd* ft. would be fras Rational Forest lA , 6,1417 K We ft.
and 174 1 bd. ft. fre other pmblie lands.
private, 3,207 K d. ft,4 0j
(Se 'Cutting IBwget", pp 19)
Douglas-fir yield is estimated for both mature and Immattr
stands.
Yield for imature stands is tacuped by use of table 4, pa
43,
of Tehnical Bulletin Not 2U1, 'Yield of Dou&&*4ftr in the Paoifie
by Richard 3. MeArdle and Walter H. Meyww.
Nortghwest,
The indicated allovable annal cut of Douglas-fir ter the rotation
period is 52,J975 Y do Mts, of which the National Forest vim
38,50 X bd. ft., private lands 10,250 K b4. ft.t
K
ee c
and other publis 62 V bd. ft.
II -
A, mamas"
E
produs
C&C 3,600 K U.
ft.*
ri
- ZU"
fL RAIl FEs
As previously stated, the typI
1e0aof
stand
ia
this working cirele Is amixtres, with Douglas-fir
Sugar Pine, Pondero" Fine, White Pine# and Inevnsomoodar
l spades in
m"
varying amounts* Thew ha ben coasiddrble discussion pro nd on
%. uhether a selectiv cot of tihe pian, the high-value npecies, should
be peitted at tis time when there is bV6 little demnd for Othur
of the pines for
aaseleative.ut
si
species. This plan conte la
the following reasoss
2 foe romeo lrepre
bt 14% of the totel nineo At
owaa sae
a Matinal Fiest lasd therodfe oSU
*new be apeeotet to %ourrthe other speate
*. A portias of tUe pbs staM, P"linlarl theh
flo sand Ulto ?in, iLo
stur,
wngas aWAs
doetst eat AntEv be ar, sc free salve" eteopat
awe pfrilmu vim
). Mtebitie tef industrie
epV*05Sad entupe6dmit
a
aiw
am*u of pn*
-PO*
hr operating eshe
4. Lq~giug roadis onstrusted W Aasks other -*I man eseib.
opertings wil
5. Fronot Pi"ssta
prism obt4aie an very ftaer
ablep I... ?n0 ee foeisflOOto #3.%) peW~
pi". aat.Fnea f.
per V.
iLe belevedJsif
l and is being eeaemdsd, evea" penthi ef
will be ads ts prouc the san-o
St thee. valuble sieetee. Th
actin
2.i Xfor ePatersee
pi"e
eves
the stnArma wi be In eseaot.*
t V-u~
On"e. with thRogia flwadiSt
for tis spates. Yes 3WV ft. Mat
t4St MOu In blister rus a=trt ares,* -4 # ttl ee; Mate Mt
<
<'
stve to
.vsmtwe trues wil be o* wth pMoper easdrtalbte
epeeAgtw & reserv staed bn areas weom blistr rus e*eWet s
Z
Just~fiob
ne of the sattend sesirrees of the Uhut "At #10or~
iat
tr
of then epeewll be et a
et
ate
ra bout-ner areas oropa
AUste suited to pn
gmoth, aAdSe
pies
at appoea that the en. wilt "eSto saisateil
peld,
platiag
to
\aectnlm
be
s
wIl
be sune
iti a
e
WAM
ft OR
f
AW V
e ort
pineahAs
b beft made wil be svkAdU
o ttlg
defisiat eat
are"s from tSSa & esletiw
bv~o
the -d
tor ts
Previstas an set wP i thi ple for the SAMSONet"o StDN6la
fir- an nsutiaise yiU basts. Mremtnllr this apfis ant preside
the bulk of the voin 0t, sas It If the *Jeet QC thsa
eauI
-i availabl isstfoa
notate, but wit Oa s4nate
betas,
to tide I aese
Ainmdustv meest
the fir en be opeA"e St £ reasec
-
thr
is
a
idistet
operable valuoe
3.7*p56
N bd. ft.
4
nealoose-eta an Mat4ial Fwest load within th woiAgm eAnls Abe
Is=00 bd. t.W per
has bee oa fra al
ba then is
so etbshdindustr prtn
~r
hni
cefsat
a
is1e to
:uprt k mail "no ea the opwe*tau tf tuhs
423.
*tAa ot
foarthe preSet t.
bft
pwr
w-uw*S
fot
tet trw frs i inia
iI
aptsshod b
K
dt 5I
8ao
b
rosdd
m
hAnp)
t dasd is tVW not tee distant ftiter
oat Ot babou A wila feet Is probable. It iosat toe insmtent lt
tush Aw saw
a basis
tspe
tfr
t*
are,.ANA
jag
t
aa
bi
pe0t4*sI
0.WOer a
pie il
quest fltt"a petidsda"we stehfUb
the
hbe
"
period of JO us
tia
tr
i
tprost *
ar
Us.omentaar stanI.
th
forthe enoa
tin pMIIJg
titat
budt
411e
for
v
bbows saeiste for this wart.
be
petw
t to sam
it the OrdtMt
vita fir*. Stes.
at 30 wous ash.
fawed on onrnturity at sucetibility to diana. It is roep in be out 70r
ca
oinde that of the total epesbl* vola
am %tsitopfs %.Th TIOWI tabmutim Lets 4
patoes. pi50
eftblo nbes at the Iuadifatod san Uts
tW total op
744>
o=Nnoult of Pins for tW )0rar Porio* 39411970.
Mattel P .t
a
Voles
0"4 .V ',iAA$
1%.0SSU
thu nw
l,,,
Ot
M skmal cut
23*
f,,tt.":
3.207
thPbW3
n~iowd
2[1
-*M
00
240*
5*m
of about 301 applied to the inditestd annal
ONfeosgs
set with the result rovaded off, is Of~r to opnaefor
A saOVfetOtst
les
or pOsl
The predited aeafloUa
s
n
--l oJt of pin for tw e pIi
-s fonos,
I'l 3-
2n-mm is
;t
m
, AKn9
~~A
Iowa o*9Wbl. volP
anseinsa 2o% WOWr~ ,Iti 3As
Vo~sm
to be out
l942ram
-3~
"2*7"
Ee
$tam -8.4
a-"
anta
*oft
,Mt volo
6614
277n,.7 7A4s0
IV
lv7~15
A
203by
5s.>6
3.
105*74
529,S0
:3 thel
a%for
voum
TOWa AT413Ab)
orlm
304o
pia e
"d 30-'evr
MA
,.7
"6
Otbk
bvAm ZAMA
bras
A&
0a44 lo alt.
be
7000
4s
;
1,-170
oMt of pi= for oh* IN
it Is *Stbated th the ona3*ud
the 40"nmd ylA eapeotr at tX;,
paliId wiul4ap l
tig
warking *ireU foer Pine prodwso
-139-
The suctained yeld of Do~aasmffr ter
.me
wat is" of
120 yeara by ounerhipa is detmmimd by usae of Hamsllk t foMU
T
Ya- + I ad ppliatia of Tabs 4, pae 27, Teholeal Bulle""
No. 2-03.bY kiduwd K. M4Ardl* and Ultar II. Mqeyw, balancin wherg
n*msAaw the exdstirg old grwth snd yiel from immutr xtanda.
tl
qOrble at
, 42
9 M
ft*
INMAtt
- 40mqeaw agesli, 2,652 a*w
Imatvr - 20-ar
lesaa, 6,46 &or"
A
a
e
A
at
S
annal moa
&
024,652
sa4
IA0
o
aMl
44
§%
a. A "a JLJ
-A
LI
ie
im
1
A-1 -
it
WANNOW
31k
Sub"itutirig in abovetusaa
4aL%&4 2609 a 37#95 K b4o ft*#, the indiOat~d annual allowable
au%. MBy balancing for yield of iimture stands the wvnrnal' allowable out
is dotermined to be 38s 00 K bdo ft.
?remsat
Age
Lam.
ln~d,20414 rate of
Averse
Awam
age when
3
MlA Grewta' 141#377
2,6#41
TOa
I
so Ka'4cI9 FoWAI
Lpeote4 XTied Tutal Upoo-
ScWASU(P)
Nowma1
XL*I*
MIAk
60% of Momml
IMfl&Slm
tad rield
hLI, A-~
Eau
Thaw
to
SU
4234#209
159
"er*"blo
76,0W
45)6*W3,M
Sw4 941977 A ft. S*"k
Ima~tue WOqear
A
a"e Cues# 6,02 acme
Lwsatie - 20"Vvea a"gell.aa 601 acre
Total Ml ion"tw stands 2-07 V ft. R#M.
Applying formula
2=4 W7?3 * 9,923 b ft. I*K4P the inldisat." ai~Alloe
MA
able outs
Cot
By balanoing for yield of Imatur. stands tha annual ~a.).owble
is deteridned to be 10,259 x f. SAO
k
Ayer&#*
age utia
ss
P""P*
Age.
SqaM.
Mr
014 aowt
40
w
601
Norwms1 £xpected 14TotlXpo
il
Yild 60% of Nomitw ted 1114
LL n1L
Drow
-16
to
941977
92
26
UI5
74*7JO
10
72*90D
3.740
,-,3*?0
421,M
2
TOta oporable sta4 213406 M At. a.*.
matiw* - 40.year *V I*R3s 3691 actre
Iwastur20.year &Ve .l&ws, 452 are
B1, 6 Kf
Total MAU lawu. etad
4l1mg
foxmult
4 1346 m 3 p45
9
Uf t.
*
. indtoat.4 aiiw.
ajle out,* By balancing for yield of itmstaaws tands %.
ei£. io 4*rsssd te be 3#6X) M ft.
*BeL
agwen
AiM AA6-.
OldGrowtk 17,5
2C
fla&l-
60% of NoZnO.1
I%
A
Q
135
ae uhan Yield
i
.7
A
4*A.
e
re
fosd
4 2V a 595 U ft. -.
Acres
to
-.60,87
6,70
-~
4**
ou.t balanojng for yild of intauw
todftomineto be 625UM,
SA.
Age MlASS
tod bep
- R,
SU4
41,474 K II.
.trA
opet
ta
Iat~w = 40-yeew agOelat
9
KXImmuature
tend 25 K
R
Aa
fam*l0tat.
4pllx
emal allowabe
-01
1,891
452
40
1i.U
all vo
l-
79*
70,8
135
70SO
.Is,.
riO&Z~e
AnVSL AllombU
*ran4 the* umflfW
60% of Nrmal
A.4
*lovabl* 0
ted T1.
Jp
*74
.,;#4s
to
-,rwnsW
g
I
his trAdles sa anal as
0 M
of
boqglr
Dof
tfM
rotato *it Matl Forest, 3A
fto N.M.; privat. 10#*% K
ft. N.M.;I(tC# %60 1 ft. N.M.; &ad'otherp~lis, 62l K ft. NJ.;
a toal o 52f971 ft.
A sfet
N* for the uofcmg airs
fator of about 10% is applied to provide for mnio-
in preset, voles eStl&ANatno
aeto""
yilOU d, 1 retd"" the above to; Eateioa Forst,$
1 ft. B.M.; priva t, 9,O00 K ft N.M.; O&C, 3,000 it
- ote
pt*iuo, 500
-It
a total of 47#O0 1 ft. 341 Ioeem, Amo It
is beinare
tat the PSan be tiid
frt National ftre"
lands a th rate of 1 Mlls fee per year dwiag the not 1O.ea
period sad the "Up""t
"Dv"l YiLU ar Pt from these lands after
190 wiU be
wpradntely7 4113sc feeti isLSrnaclamdsend th"atsh
tota smamul otfrm the Satinal forest be b4A to-41 x~m~l
2.4
per par, ase vp of 0#000 it Ws. ft.* kuglas-fir at llpW0 It b4 ft.
pia* the ultiate sustaied yild2 esim
t.Ts
ts 4amo to avoi
bitiding VP emess ecwwdtu denny*~ sb smUl nsae a preb2Le
soon l0osses or possibl tIscopwepa
The follwin
ot fo
tr the vocatig
4sel.
P s£
o tAwsthe Peri"
-m
1970 is raene
for OYsMtte forest
Pollest
1941'-
Mriatinl
bp0Ote Yiel Ins*la~tre Pcfsglsflr stands is placed at 60%
yi.t to provid for dtoefet breakage, tuatoetlotg ad4 the
Iae that a pertio of Use typ arms i* eaopooed of "Saoeated Ppeetee
at
SW
oraw
eqMt be eN at
af swam
i
MO toa
et
frm the wa
eAVel emsoe
tas
Foret
above tqy re~aso of mrneautttag on other oawasrpabs, the
vlu
ser-nt
tohold
er to red"s cUn
ow towslatuisin t
a
^g
It* lads to thextet
aoable
ete
noeessaq,
o e
At this time there is a 3S5000 N font *al of "mattloe
lugr
PnesadWate lo widrowetreat is the logi titer Dlo to $i~
Souhen
rog S~gPie 0aew'w of COntrel Poi nta whit ttUIa
begsthi yer.
salo agrenat 1±44. thbe n*ainet VA of pONe to
to0 K hi f.
o year. Irva Other than 141*l Forest leans withi
the wo*inA sAMUo aproximatel 17,000 K bd. ft. of pine is being out
aminily thiC rerst
a doesido over-eS tosv those lts
atd a
talot
of
tian the totalIIANO
r
Inte soafthe
speeLee for the waling calr"
As long - this OodtedAe s'ts no
-pSMTe
*dAm
¾
/
it
of National Foret pin etw*gs will be edo NOle
duittosall
tos 400s to auwatal the eeooccmt balsam .f the
QP'or "WSW83
u salas wmUI be fO the
s
smmsaitee or it it ean be sham that
.
ben p
bintent of Ut
MMt Private lans
go..ffrsetwlibeasto
ttnyean.
to
two
tin&abot
a
ot
be
Vifleli
to prolong the litt of thflbVAfIfb pine opstine la a appease
The thin Prposet sills t&.t are tltin Pi
tn
.ll
epereties at
be "ededto
ill
the thM avilable pin*
grater JuaporAa lesctet in u.*pqpulattai eaten.w RnwerW thems is
n of thawe mill" ulit be kept opentlas
a p~ebiltythat at leA Mst
lsw-SrAo materia that en*tlsteof
by
the
baide
ema lvum-4t
o
sobhe
)ils
t
to the ai)
n13o
situatd an th
net, but would prteeW" lumr of aMfieta Valve to teAwd the tinting
ent, Sw am operetta would tad tonfl botter fonta prattees se
Seult be nuropt.
ll
D*also
0
as 4t4
maost
s pwiolrsomnadSd hA Utoi
In thmatter of eele.t fis
e
inerease 9 be sma ep to tie
-~
to
touiA be 4va
ttI
be .mee
uhul
idustries8 and a
l"j
tarot
ot*aplus
L se!WbM.seat that there aWe wut
agd
prodtust aralislo t~o eupwtn theo an a lagI-tis basite
p
MeAt
Md rIeeat
tie batee bon4ing thrifty trees fo* ttwe au"Itfl
-A Pea efor mi be m~as to rdef
tha no
th AtMA, capL
the fivo-oootle pimeso in arose~outetteAt tme
regeporatta.
of
The preUote at reovngf the ovsmstwe pimiee, both fa
isre
stttad
kig
me
will beo
aa
ge mil. permitoia-i
a""ta*tho*
As
sares IMA hane bees eat *m
spates wilb eoe
tAW Ltwhor *Pestag VP the satw %*feer PI- npnwta.
t
and othM
ter pias
-
when beean* of
eat
bqlas-tir will be efuwetina
ear sitting is indte0tsd RoSworn
Su~n
tcpepgpray or Otbne
SOf
wae-ttr to :rrfOtfll4A itselfj
beuee ofte SkPPares ieflt
haefboameveed a
arselg
m'
euseesetuldly ts thi s~t
be beld tO a mnd
to believed tha the pras" ti Csleet ca0n sod
nusttt
thisVwilosuva
einte
vAlMs . the stat. Gitn
are to reft"n the *I^
pilsu, sad btiin Of slat ovra the attn
Is patsd
aaoeptabis staadard. terror seeeIvew sttig
hearto
ra
suffita slash ehn)4 be 4sposed of, to preAt eq1 maoteal
eoNXMdita
inbSest thus keepin the abet isa eabeSafe
should be give to penIo.
ten fatwe "Ils are made, eesid*Ws#ratt
At to earr
smVaebv
K
ofth
prvwiions
by
biiisaffowded
.17.Am
a stand ixpnsc sat worta Ther appar to Oe a good opprtmity,
by this reans9 of literating Sugar inoe and White Piie saplings aNd
poise that are in close Competitio with les nliabl* upoet...
Lldt.4 tints are now available for initial wvz of tis
nate whc
to to be dons this year. Sch woyk involving the fire-nteedl pine
will, of coure#, beonind to ares tht have been treated for
bliSter rUet,
Pue coitaticn
will be gim to the dooire of p4riate owmers
tc dispose of their holdings, and dirst competition with theu is to
bo avoided4 Rationl Forest sales have eassanded & stwqpae pries
&bove that, secured tby private ounrs,, and this practise has mukdo&ted3
maintained stuapags pri*es at a hitter level thn would have, been the
Caso atherwise.
9urther attwmite should be wAde to effet cutting rights exchaage
with large owr and an effort mad to tonsat*e exchanges that will
tent to blk k ot
ational Forest units so that intense forestry m
be
nrattifld
anor
attaetI
'ma
Of the 163,276 ortse within the woring s1trs owie prtvatey or
by other -hlio a*gaxuis abet 7)% or 1191,00 sp*r
woud be desiral
for Natiaonl Forwe
aequisition. The balmac in the lower elertimsp
wmsistint of ta
en pastire lands or produsiug a fringtype forest,
is mrs adaptabl* to the agricultural or stock raising industries and is
not ospeeiafl va^luble in occa etico with tt.* oroductito of comeril
One" rof larg block. of ttrtbsrnproduein -land ar to be esow.
*ged to ou e oa selective baste a kew their lands 1z a hIhTl prm
tuetivs eorditia,
b
cal effort will be 2A* to sequin vAh land*
r it s- ovident the owner is taking a reasonable atto4 to 4o this*
i, The balanee of this produeififlnyp area snnJA
intensive tixttr surv " eary as fint will isvruitX
eosorered by
24 FUrther stutyr should be givvn to flJ~ll
a3t Maafteting
orastiesee for the purpose of osesuriag corroot tilisatica.
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reflsin of' this plans.
and yield dita shoulA be meowe~d W-ns t*
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STANDARD FORM NO.
64
Office Memorrn
TO
Supervisor, Rogue 2River
FROM
0. F. E-''Timber Kanagement-M
SUBJECT:
S.
* UNITED STATES
DATE:
PLANS, Rogue River, Timber Management,
GOVERNME
Januaryt=23,.
,946
Rogue River Working Circle
Reference is made to your statement of sales plan for Rogue River Working
Circle dated January 4.
We note that your plan is designed to make up war time overcuts in the next
5-year period and presume that you consider this a policy requirement. A
definite statement from the Chief in this regard has not been received, and
probably will not be made until after the forthncoming Regional Foresters
and Timber Management meetings scheduled for February, but our own interpretation of the Chief's latest statement of policy, as set forth in Mr. G7ranger's
(S, SALES, Policy) memorandum of September 15, 1944, is not entirely in acOur thought is that for Working Circles temporarcord with your approach.
an adjustment is necessary, but that such adjustwar
the
during
ily overcut
period, which in most cases should be the first
long
a
over
made
be
ment can
In other words, wartime overcutting is in the nature of a
cutting cycle.
disaster, much the same as a major loss from fire, and should be treated
accordingly. Our plans all require re-analysis and adjustment of allowable
cuts following major losses, and similar action seems called for now.
From a management standpoint it might be desirable in some Working Circles
to make up the entire overcut in a few years, especially if so doing will
not seriously affect the continuance or support of local industry, but
this is a matter for determination in each individual case. Mr. Pagter
has prepared a memorandum, copy of which is enclosed, suggesting ways
and means of adjusting the Rogue River Working Circle cut, and you will
be interested in his approach. His suggestion that the pine cut be
reduced to 5:- million for the next five years seems rather severe but,
of course, is acceptable if its effect on plants dependent on the-cut of
pine is not serious. His recommendation is partly based on his belief
that our inventory of pine available for cutting is possibly optimistic,
and from that standpoint may be justified. However, if a present
analysis indicates that our original estimate of an 8 million annual cut
for a 30-year period was sound, and if established industry will suffer
from a reduction to a 5.5 million annual cut for 5 years, I see no reason
why the overcut adjustment can not be spread over a longer period not
exceeding 25 years.
Attachment
N
To:
Files
Janary 21, 1946
From:
L. B. Pagter
Subjects
5, PLANS, Rogue River, Timber Management
Rogue River Working Circle
Reference is made to "Sales Plan for Rogue River Working CircleT
on January 4,' 1946 by the Forest Supervisor.
submitted
The sales plan shows an overcut both in the pines and Douglas-fir. While
some adjustment is necessary now that the war is over a-nd to confor with
the Chief's policy of getting back to a sustained yield basis, working
-circle by working circle, it is felt that the proposed drop to 20 million
feet- per year for Douglas-fir within this working circle for the next 5
years is too drastic.
Referring to the management plan for this working circle which was approved
by the Acting Chief, subject to his letter of April 24, 1942, the following
aLlowable annual cuts were approved:
Pines - for the period 1941-1950, inclusive, 80,000 ik B.F. and Douglasfir, 30,000 L B.F. per year for the first rotation.
Since the W.0. letter specifically restricted the pines to 80,000 Ml B.F.
for the first decade, the forest's plan to now drow it an average of 5i
million feet per year for the pines for the next 5 years should undoubtedly be followed.
However, with respect to the Douglas-fir, I am offering the following two
ways of handling this situations
*L Consider the first cutting period as 30 years (1941-1970, inclusive)
or the time ten the management plan shows that the out for the pines will
have to drop quite heavily. (This seems to be more realistic than considering only a ten-year period as the forest has suggested). Then the overcut
can be taken care of as follows:
Total amount of Douglas-fir to be cut 1941-1970, inclusive
30 years at 30 million ft. per year
= 900,000 L
Total amount D.F. already out 1941-1945, incl.
= 2010.636
Amount available for cutting 19416-1970, mcl.
= 698364
"
per year 1946-1970:,
incl.
= 28,000
ft. BS
"n
,
The cut can be reduced to an average of 28 million -ft. per year iiudiately
and restricted to that amount per year for the next 25 years.
APPu
Tabulati
of ?rPe Arn.(Tabl. 1)
TablAtloc oft Tel
(Tabu
H
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Ownhp Xs
Mqi
A
Il
A- 2
A
Nap of Workin Wale tmdsi Trenartai
flute., Looatics of Kil and Relatiao to
Other Workig circes ot JeXs Coe4
UV C
Mister Rust Ccuztr3 Ma
NVp P
Areas Reserred tree Cutting
map I
2-Files-January 21, 1946
2.
The management plan shows that the old growth Douglas-fir will
be cut over in about 110 years.
The first 5 years of this period now
shows an actual overeat of 51,636 ft. which can be spread over the remaining 105 years of this 110 year period, and the amount which the
30 million feet allowable annual cut needs to be reduced is only- tmillion
feet per year (51.636 M ft.),
105 years
However, referring again to the management plan, since there has been such
a heavy allowance in the plan (the indieated annual cut for Douglas-fir
of 38 million ft. hasbeeji reduced to 30 million ft.) and also since there
may be some fall downc'biow this 30 million ft. in some one or several
years in the future, I doubt if the allowable annual cut for Douglas-fir
needs to be reduced at all, on account of the Past 5-years' overcut.
This would be our contribution to the war effort in this particular case.
In conclusion, it therefore Seem6 to me that as far as the Douglas-fir
is concerned, no reduction below the annual cut of 30 million ft. Is
necessary at this time for the Rogue River Working Circle.
--
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
5U4SIvt4*i1Ano-A
11942
Rogue R.I'ver
Plan,-61,
Timber Management
Rogue River Working Circle
Regional For ester
Portland, Oregon
Dear Sir:
Your letter of Atpril 7 and Supervisor Janouch' a emorandam of March 18
gaeem&t plan provisions questioned
helped materially to clarify the
by YMr. Carter in his letter of March 9.
As we vies the situation for the long pull, sound economics will in
time bring echanges in the present industrial set up and this should be
sore specifically recognized in this plan. To provide for Lthis, the
first sent ence in the last paragraph on page 2 should read; *fl in
eopected that most of the remaining timber in this working circl, will
be matnufacture4.. qr remnaufactured in finishing plants., in Medford and
other towns situated en the railroad." This leaves the smaflle woods
sawmill still1 in the picture. The sales policy,, on page 17j, as you
point Out, recognisas th is type of operation and does not eliminate them.
In view of -your cusmitments,, it say be aecesssl7 to continue for a few
years to place approximately 10 million feet of pine on the market
annually. Trhis veill be satisfactory providing the periodic cut of pine
does not -exceed the sustained yield cut of 80.,000 MI for the period
1941l to- 1950. By, adapting this limitation we at least are not deliberateLy overcutting the National Forest pine during a period of rapid
liquidation o-f thme privately-owned pine.*
Thew plan is approved subject to the provisions of this letter.
signed copy is enclosed for your filesa.
One
Ve-ry truly yours,
0.
]It.
Acting Chief., Forest Servies
%~closure
2 cc E--6
April 25, 1942
S
Planzs, R-6, Rogue River
Timber i;anagment
Circle
*:orz
poge l-',r
To:
Ir. Carter
From:
a. L. Nelson
Sabjectt
Review of Management Plan
fteference is made to Region 6's letter of April 7 and Supervisor Janouch's
atorandm olC karch I replying to your letter of March 9.
adequately answers the questiorn.-)ou raised and
This additional inrti
furnishes additional background for som-e of the provisions of the plan.
SuperviAo
jacuch has 6 one into considerable detail in ivinrg reasons for the
The lReion is more realistic and
support of the irtlstrv on the railroad.
4nz•t
states inr tjhe
will urdoabta
to
last
PEar
;iE Used to a
p
on
page
coiderle
1,,
deree
the woods
conection n$ith Douls-
'ActualZy, mills in
i
La;pened elsetere and since it is
zoring circle." It has
in. ths
fir sles
based or 3ound ec-cu:-nics it iS bound to occur here. If *thLis is true in the
cutting spurt dies down?
Douglas-fir, why not in the pine after the first
By changing the first sentence in the last paragraph on page 2 to idnlude
the 11ited thoueht of apecti.n all
"reworking or remaicufactuaring plnt",
timber to be milled at lan'ts on the railroad will be broadaned to take in
this probable trend in 1ooas mil L4ng.
inT j;stiryint, the overcuttin& of the pine during the pr: oent period 'hen
the case is not as strong. The
private pine is r apidly being Uidated,
cut of 10,00, A B.I. of
to
a aaxfl
up
conaikentas
certain
merntiorn
Region
Pine. Txis may last for ten years but Super-esor Janoach £etls that the cut
could ne c.zrtaled to
g,aoo
L
-2L. which he states is
a sutaineed yield cut.
Althouh I am unable to check thisas the percentage of each species of
pine resszved in a light selection cut iS not available, it does check fairly
well with the predicted cut for the second cutting cycle. This is 7,000 'L
B.1. and based on a 40 percent cut. If 40 percnt of the total operable volume
is resvedbthe first 30-year cutting cycle, the allowable cut for pine is
indicated to be:
Operable volume 662,766 hX
40
= 265,16 K di-vided by 30
,837 a
Indicated allowable annual cut i3,3 M B.M. In ilew of this, it is reco nded
for the period
..
L B.M
that the allowable cut of pine be restricted to 80,0
1941 to 1950
The remaining points raised are sitisfactorty covered.
the plan be approved subject to the above.
2 cc R-b
it ir recommnded that