Excellent reproduction of ^^^^HK 



Virginia pine 3 years after ^^^^^h' 



clear-cutting a small patch ^^^^^K^ 



in 1934. Slash was burned W^^^m/^^ 



m ^September before seed- ^^flllflll^fl^^ 



volume on a 1-acre block each year, taking the poorest hardwoods first 

 and generally leaving most of the pine for seeding purposes. In pure 

 hardwoods, our system was light selective cutting over the entire 7 acres, 

 takmg a few of the larger trees each year, but taking them in groups 

 wherever feasible so as to make larger openings for regeneration. 



One final decision remained: who was to harvest the trees and perform 

 the specified treatments? Should we, as a simulated private owner, do 

 the work and sell the products? Or should we take the usual course and 

 sell only stumpage? We already had a 1-man chain saw, a wheeled farm 

 tractor, and miscellaneous small tools ; so we decided to do the harvesting 

 and follow-up treatments ourselves, using two men. Most farmers with 

 woodlands either own, or have access to, similar equipment, which we 

 found quite adequate for the job. 



The prescribed cuttings and treatments were started in 1954, and 

 repeated annually. The logging job required an average of about 135 

 man-hours per year, the follow-up treatments an extra 13 man-hours. 



What Was Found Out 



Each year, a careful record was kept of costs and returns. The volume 

 of all products harvested, and the money received for them at roadside, 

 was recorded (table 1). Labor requirements for the various treatments 

 were kept to the nearest man-hour, and realistic equipment operating 

 costs were charged (table 2). The stumpage values used, which were 



