Summary and Conclusions 



The costs of harvesting merchantable material using conventional harvesting and 

 near complete harvesting were almost the same: $33.27/Mfbm and $33.50/Mfbm, respec- 

 tively. The cost of harvesting the nonmerchantable material indicates that a net 

 profit per acre in a near complete harvest may be possible if markets develop for the 

 residue . 



It has been shown in Part II that a significant cost savings is possible in a 

 carefully scheduled operation using the most productive equipment. 



Further savings would be possible after the crews have had more experience with 

 this method of logging. 



In conclusion, more complete utilization of the fiber resource may be possible in 

 the future by using near complete harvesting methods and carefully planned harvesting 

 operations . 



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