Seed Collecting 



(lir. Borriman here explained the system used by on 

 extraordinary nan - an expert in hie line - in seed collecting 

 on the Eldorado. He explained how in scaling trees he used 

 a 1/4" cord to get the rope up into the tree and that the rope 

 was thon tied to the trunk of the tree to prevent outward 

 awing. 3y the method used he was able to* get down about 150 

 cones an hour. The nost tine was lost owing to the crude 

 methods used in cleaning the seed. The net cost of collecting 

 the pine sood was about 37- cents per pound - 35 cents for the 

 nan's labor and 2-J- cents for Forest Officers labor.) He 

 stated that with bettor methods of cleaning seed this amount 

 could be reduced at least 10 cents more.) 



UOLDIH: Whon we first went to work we were rather 

 greon on tho subject but I think the only fay to collect seed 

 is to take a largo tree and a rope find put the rope over a 

 limb by any possible method r.nd let one man hold the rope below 

 and the nan in the tree pull hlnself hand ovor hand. There 

 soems to be a good many ways of setting cones off, but I think 

 the only way practicable is to use a hook on a long bamboo 

 polo. The best success or.n be had with a V shaped knife tied 

 to such a polo enc. all you havo to do is reach out and give it 

 a quick Jerl:, 



BA13ITT: The large cost of our soed collecting was 

 due largely to tho fact that our raen wore inexperienced in 

 cliabin/j trc?s. We had one or tro men v;ho could move around in 

 the tree as well as on tho ground, but a nan who is afraid will 

 onlr do about 1/10 as nuoh work as an experienced man. \7hen 

 v:e jet erporienced mon vre can do our seed collecting much 

 cheaper. 



3ALLAHER: I think if we go into seed collecting on 

 a large scale we should have a fanning mill and bo able to 

 do it cheaper. 



KELLZY: The method uoed by the man on the Eldorado 

 proved ohfit tho natter vrr.s simple. Where he spent the time 

 was in cleaning the seed. He had no sheets even to dry the 

 cones on. He leaned then up against rails and shook the seed 

 out with a stick. 2e had no improved implements or methods 

 for cleaning the seed. He tried blowing the dirt out with 

 his nouth and finr.lly with a portable forge, and finally ended 

 up by sifting the seeds fine 5 , dirt apart with an oil can 

 punched full of holes. Tilth a fanning mill to clean the need 

 I .think with a man like v:e had we can collect it at a cost of 

 85 cents ~,or pound. Several nen of the proper ability ccn 

 do all \;he seed collectir.3 thrt -ould bo required. The man 

 we had collected 500 cones in one day. 



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