The Collection of Lodgepole Pine Cones 



the year 1914, given below, concerning the occupations, age, etc., 

 of the collectors are of interest : 



In addition to the above figures it is interesting to note that 

 the largest number collected by any one person was 432 bushels 

 in the case of a Eraser ranchman, for which he received $194.40. 

 The next highest was a Grand Lake ranchman's wife with 346 

 bushels, at 40c, $138.40; and third a Eraser ranchman with 338.25 

 bushels, at 45c, $152.21. One family, consisting of father, one 

 son and two daughters, came overland from Denver to Middle 

 Park for the sole purpose of collecting cones. They remained 

 here approximately four weeks and during that period collected 

 and delivered at the Seed Extraction Plant 514.5 bushels of clean 

 rones, for which they received $231.53. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



The cones are either packed on the back or by horse or burro 

 from the woods to the roadside, from which point they are hauled 

 in wagons to the receiving points. The maximum distance of 

 wagon haul was twenty-four miles, the one way trip, which hap- 

 pened in the case of the cones received at Parshall. The aver- 

 age wagon haul was about twelve miles the one way trip and the 

 average per load was 60 bushels. 



RECEIVING AND MEASURING CONES. 



During the month of September a temporary Forest officer, 

 working on miscellaneous repairs, etc., on the buildings of the 

 Seed Extraction Plant, received and measured what few cones 

 were delivered. During October the Idlewild District Ranger 

 spent part of his time in measuring cones delivered either by col- 

 lectors or the contract hauler. During November, until the fif- 



