Show Timber sales revised downward Ashley National Forest is amending its timber sales program for the fiscal year because of reduced ac- cording to Robert A. The timber sales program will be reduced from the million board feet of sales announced to million board feet of sales for the twelve-month period 1 to supply is outrunning the said record for the past fiscal year shows million board feet of timber offered on which no bids were Only 6 8 million board feet of was actually sold last Also the long-term timber cut on the Ashley forest is notably lower than the newly established allowable cut of million board In the past 13 the Ashley forest has averaged only million board feel said In the when the supply exceeds and uncut backlogs we have temporarily halted timber sales to provide an even flew of timber at a rate responsible to the explained The difference between our offerings and our cut is inefficient and the current direction to reduce federal employment where possible has caused us to revise the allowable cut program this pointed out Maximum allowable timber cut sales are calculated over a plan Rowen To permit quick response to requests for additional we will continue preparing sales at a rate resulting in tales for prompt sale upon A five-year timber sales plan 1 also being revised and should be available upon request about |