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BULLETIN 711, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 5. — Prices of Douglas fir logs per thovsand feet, by regions, 1909-1916- 



Continued. 

 No. 3 LOGS. 



1 

 Year. Region. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 

 1916 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



Puget Sound 



Grays Harbor 



Columbia River 



$6.00 

 5.50 

 5.50 



6.50 

 6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.50 

 5.50 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.50 

 5.00 

 5.50 



6.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 7.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



$6.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 7.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 5.50 



7.00 

 7.00 

 6.00 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 7.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.50 

 6.00 

 5.50 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



$5.50 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 5.50 



5.50 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



$5.50 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



5.50 

 6.00 

 5.00 



5.50 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 6.00 



$5.50 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 6.00 



$5.50 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



6.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



6.00 

 7.00 

 6.00 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



7.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



6.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 5.50 



5.50 

 5.50 

 5.50 



8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



5.50 

 5.50 

 5.50 



7.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 5.50 



5.50 

 5.00 

 5.50 



8.00 

 8.00 

 5.50 

































FELLING AND BUCKING. 



ORGANIZATION OF CREWS. 



Laying aside the question of direct supervision, undercutting, 

 felling, and bucking are sometimes performed by three crews. An 

 undercutter, or notcher, selects the trees to be felled, determines the 

 direction they are to be thrown, and makes the undercut.. Two 

 fallers, sawing together as a second crew, then finish the second step 

 in felling. The undercutter, or head bucker, next marks off the log 

 lengths for the guidance of the buckers, who work singly with cross- 

 cut saws and cut the bole into lengths. As a rule, however, only two 

 crews are used, the undercutting being done by the fallers. This is 

 considered the best method. 



In most of the large and better managed camps, a head bucker, 

 working under the camp foreman, directs the work of felling and 

 bucking, and marks off the log lengths. Occasionally in large timber 

 and badly broken ground, the head bucker has an assistant to help 

 mark off the log lengths, the resultant timber economies justifying 

 the additional labor cost. In a few camps having a resident superin- 

 tendent, the head bucker works under the superintendent rather than 

 under the camp foreman, and only directs the work of the felling 

 and bucking department, the marking of the log lengths being done 

 by the buckers. A head bucker of the first class seldom has authority 

 to hire his assistants, while one of the second generally has authority 



