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Results of the second study indicated that with suitable 

 markets available within a reasonable distance, small-sized trees 

 can be economically harvested and utilized. A three-step system 

 that removed the smallest trees first and the largest trees last 

 proved to be an efficient harvesting method. Grapple skidding 

 with a modified farm tractor that permitted slope decking of 

 the trees at the landing was a cost-effective procedure for 

 operating the chipper near capacity. 



The total weighted average cost per acre of felling, skidding, 

 and processing the trees was $339.70. Most of the harvesting 

 cost was covered by the value of the hog fuel, and the value of 

 the saw logs provided a profit margin. The weighted average 

 per-acre income from hog fuel was $219.09, for stud logs 

 $321.43, and for saw logs $150.31. The weighted average total 

 income per acre was $648.50, and the weighted average profit 

 per acre was $308.80. 



Troutt, A. H. The supply picture of small logs. In: Proceedings 

 of Northwest Wood Products Clinic; Kalispell, MT. 1979: 

 19-20. 



Host, John R.; Lowery, David P. Salvage and thinning operations in second- 

 growth ponderosa pine stands. Res. Pap. INT-311. Ogden, UT: U.S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experi- 

 ment Station; 1983. 14 p. 



Wood from salvage and thinning operations in second-growth stands in 

 western National Forests constitutes a potential resource that may help alle- 

 viate present and future timber shortages. This report presents cost informa- 

 tion and describes harvesting systems and machines that have satisfactorily 

 and economically operated in such stands. 



KEYWORDS: salvage thinning, logging systems, small tree utilization, 

 second-growth timber stands, whole-tree chipping 



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