UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 440 



Contribution from the Forest Service 

 HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester 



Washington, D. C. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER 



March 8, 1917 



LUMBERING IN THE 



SUGAR AND YELLOW PINE REGION 



OF CALIFORNIA 



By 

 SWIFT BERRY, Forest Examiner 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Part I. Introduction 1 



The Region 1 



The Forest 2 



Types of Operations 4 



Labor 5 



Camps 8 



Factors Affecting the Cut ... 10 



Part IL Logging 13 



Preparing Logs for Transport . . 13 



From Stump to Yard 18 



From Yard to Landing .... 34 



From Landing to Mill 41 



Woods Supervision 64 



Page 



Part m. Manufacture 65 



Mill pond 65 



Sawmills 67 



Sawmill Lumber Yards .... 80 

 Transportation to Common Car- 

 riers 86 



Part IV. General Cost Factors . . ■ . 92 



Overhead Charges 92 



Depreciation 95 



Summary of the Costs of Typical 



Operations 96 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMKNT PRINTING OFFICE 



1917 



