The Collection of Lodgepole Pine Cones 



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the open cones are removed and a new shift placed in the kiln. 

 The open cones are run through a revolving drum covered with 

 wire mesh to release the seed from the cones, secondly, through 

 a revolving brush device to remove the wings, thirdly, through 

 the fanning mill, and lastly placed in cans of about seventy-five 

 pounds capacity. Three shifts of eight hours each are run through 

 each day. The daily capacity of the plant is about 96 bushels 

 or 32 pounds of clean seed. 



COSTS. 



The detailed total costs and the cost per bushel for the col- 

 lection, transportation, measuring, storing, and record keeping 

 prorated against the 7476.75 bushels purchased are given below : 



Total Cost. Cost per 

 Bushel. 



3978.50 bushels @ 40c $1,591.40 



3498.25 bushels @ 45c 1,574.21 



Total cost 

 Forest officer's salaries, loading railroad 



cars at Granby and Parshall 

 R. R. freight, 2267 bushels, Granby to Fra- 



ser and carloads to Yasquez 

 R. R. freight, 228 bushels. Hot Sulphur 



Springs to Fraser 

 R. R. freight, 736 bushels, Parshall to Vas- 



quez (carload) 



Total freight 



Hauling Fraser, Hot Sulphur Springs, and 

 about 650 bushels received from Granby 

 before carload shipments, Fraser to Ex- 

 traction Plant, 1612 bu. @ 3-)4c bu. 



Hauling three carloads of cones Vasquez 

 to Extraction Plant 



Total cost 7476.75 bushels delivered at 

 Extration Plant 



Measuring and storing cones 



Record keeping and payment 



Total cost cones collected, delivered, meas- 

 ured and stored in storage bins at Idle- 

 wild Seed Extraction Plant 



60.45 

 23.00 



$3,520.96 



100.70 



12.24 



0.0081 

 0.0031 



$0.4709 

 0.0135 

 0.0016 



$3,633.90 $0.4860 



