THE AUTHORS 



DAVID P. LOWER Y is Wood Technologist, stationed at the Intermountain 

 Station's Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana. 



ALLEN L. HEARST, JR. is Utilization Specialist with State and Private 



Forestry, Cooperative Forest Management Branch, Northern Region, 

 Missoula, Montana. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation 

 provided by the Diamond International Corporation of Coeur d'Alene, 

 Idaho, and the Idaho Stud Company of St. Anthony, Idaho. Robert Nix 

 and Donald Walters, both of Diamond, and Gordon Wilson, of Idaho Stud, 

 were especially helpful. Their courtesies and suggestions during the 

 collection of data are appreciated. 



