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Peolonging the Cut of Southern Pine 



A difficulty is sometimes experienced by operators in securing 

 low stumps when labor is scarce, because the lower the cut the 

 more fatiguing the work, and unless all operators in a given 

 section have the same standards, the workmen will seek employ- 

 ment with those who are most lax in their methods. 



It may not always be possible to secure as much extra material 

 by cutting low stumps and saving these sections as is shown in 

 Table 5, because of the possibility of having to leave a short 

 section in the top of the tree which is not of sufficient length to 

 make an added 2 feet on the top log; nevertheless, the material 

 saved in the butt log will be of greater value from the standpoint 

 of both quality and quantity, because of the larger diameter and 

 the freedom from knots. 



FIG. 1. METHOD OF CUTTING WINDFALLS. 



A source of waste in stumps has frequently been observed on 

 windfalls. The fallers, if left to their own judgment, will almost 

 invariably make the first cut from 3 to 6 feet above the base of 

 the tree, while in nearly every case it should not be more than 2 

 feet above it, as shown in Figure 1. 



Table 5. — Amount of Timber in Stump Sections of Various Diameters 

 and Lengths, Showing the Waste in High Stumps. 



