48 BULLETIN 1496, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - 
TABLE 9.—Actual use of selectively cut logs 
Species Veneer Bow] logs Woodenware 
Board Board Board 
‘ feet Per cent feet Per cent feet Per cent 
iy 3 0) Ck SM a eA 8B st 12, 531 32.1] 18,991 48.6 7, 526 19.3 
TESTI GEN os pene oe i 50 oe ONIN tei Mt 3, 005 49. 1 1, 917 31.3 1, 202 19.6 
The chemical wood, produced from the tops and defective portions 
of the trees and from smaller defective trees, aggregated about 250 
cords and brought in an additional $125, or $6.25 an acre. 
The proceeds and the logging costs on the 20 acres, not including 
charges on the investment or any other carrying charges, were as 
follows: 
Receipis from selective logging 
45,000: feet, Of logs at S2S9S RE ag COE are EAS ee aE Se $1, 301. 85 
Cost of; logging! sath $LODO0L1 = iy xia) er Pepe ee aE eee AT 472. 50 
Receipts from logs after deducting logging cost________________ 829.35 
Receipts from 250 cords chemical wood, at 50 cents stumpage___ 125. 00 
Total,receipts from 2OVecresi ed hehe ty Pe ee ea 954. 35 
Receipts: Per waere wi ts we a on es SE Se a ee oe ee 47. 72 
Another feature of selective logging was the fireproof condition 
in which the forest was left. As a result of cutting only trees over 
22 inches in diameter and of utilizing the tops down to 3 inches for 
chemical wood, very little slash was left on the ground. The small 
quantity that was left will remain moist in the shade and will soon 
rot. Except for the scattered stumps, there is little to indicate that 
one-half of the value of the stand has been removed from the 20 
acres. The stand has the appearance of a virgin hardwood forest. 
Since the forest has been left intact, the air will constantly be 
moister here than it would be if the stand had been cut clean, and 
the surface soil will remain cooler and damper throughout the criti- 
cal spring and fall fire seasons, as well as through the entire summer. 
Another fact of importance is that the logging was done by a local 
settler, to whom the winter work was a source of income, affording 
him the opportunity to develop his farm during the summer and 
helping him to become a permanent settler. 
In another 20 years the 41 trees per acre between 12 and 22 inches 
in diameter left under selective logging will increase 2 to 4 inches 
in diameter. This will more than make up for the 2,250 feet re- 
moved in the selective logging. In 20 years the growth of the trees 
left now will bring the stand back to its original volume, and it 
should be possible to make another selective cut at that time of as 
high quality timber and to get for it at least a similar return. With 
selective logging, then, the forest will be continuously productive, 
bringing in, according to this example, approximately $50 an acre 
every 20 years, or $2.50 an acre every year, not counting carrying 
charges. 
This selective cutting, although only one year’s cut and by no 
means conclusive, opens up perspectives and possibilities worth 
considering. Many lumber companies, laying out their logging op- 
