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teenth, a Forest officer was permanently stationed at the Plant, 

 \Vhen the three carloads of cones from the different towns were 

 delivered at Yascjiiez Siding, four Forest officers worked at haul- 

 ing, measuring and storing the cones, assisted by the contract 

 hauler, with team and wagon, working at a daily wage. 



The cones were measured from the sacks in a two bushel 

 galvanized tub and dumped into the storage bins. The total num- 

 ber of bushels any one collector delivered were "docked" a cer- 

 tain percentage for dirt, refuse, etc., if such was needed. The 

 cones in 1914, however, were remarkably clean and free from 

 needles. The number of sacks and bushels delivered by each 

 collector was noted in the record book and sent to the Super- 

 visor's office for proper notation in his book. The collectors re- 

 ceived payment for cones measured whenever they wished. 



STORAGE OF CONES. 



The storage bins at the Idlewild Seed Extraction Plant con- 

 sist of three buildings having a total capacity of 8,000 to 9,000 

 bushels of cones. Bin No. 1 is built against the Plant "lean-to" 

 style and is 15x20x8.5 feet. The floor is three feet above the 

 ground ; the side walls are boarded solid and the roof covered with 

 ruberoid. Two partitions made of 2x4 uprights boarded on 

 either side separate the bin into three compartments. The other 

 two bins are separate buildings, spaced a few feet apart in a 

 row and similar to the first except built "corncrib fashion," with 

 roof of third pitch, made of corrugated iron laid on roof sup- 

 ports, and with gable ends and eaves left open. One is 20x16x9 

 feet with three compartments and the other 20x24x9 feet with five 

 compartments. A passageway 3.5 feet wide extends through all 

 three bins by door holes through each partition and outside walls. 

 The passageway may or may not be filled with cones. This style 

 of bin prevents the stored cones from sweating and freezing. From 

 the unloading platform on the upper side of the bins are windows 

 through which the cones are dumped. The total cost of these 

 bins was $596.08. 



EXTRACTION OF SKKD. 



As the seed extraction process itself furnishes material for 

 a complete article, only the essential features are mentioned at 

 this time. Extraction is done in the months of January and 

 February by ranger labor. The cones are subjected to a tem- 

 perature of about 135 Farenheit in an air tight kiln, heated by 

 a furnace, for a period of eight hours. At the end of that time 



