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In foreground, pulpwood cut from narrow neck of the black spruce swamp. In background, higher ground from which sawlogs have been cut. Initial removal cut in old growth stand to be handled under shelterwood. Preparatory cut ommitted because of abundant and advance reproduction.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
reproduction
pulpwood
swamp
shelterwood
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: In foreground, pulpwood cut from narrow neck of the black spruce swamp. In background, higher ground from which sawlogs have been cut. Initial removal cut in old growth stand to be handled under shelterwood. Preparatory cut ommitted because of abundant and advance reproduction.
Date: 12/4/1952

Foreground -- red spruce stand on small knoll within black spruce swamp. White pine grows on the knoll but not in the swamp.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
swamp
Organisms: white pine
black spruce
red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Foreground -- red spruce stand on small knoll within black spruce swamp. White pine grows on the knoll but not in the swamp.
Date: 12/4/1952

Stump-piled wood in black spruce swamp. In background, only the sawtimber has been cut on the higher ground.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: log deck
sawtimber
swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Stump-piled wood in black spruce swamp. In background, only the sawtimber has been cut on the higher ground.
Date: 12/1/1952

Stump-piled pulpwood in the black spruce swamp.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
pulpwood
swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Stump-piled pulpwood in the black spruce swamp.
Date: 12/1/1952

Black spruce swamp on compartment 25. Wood is being stump-piled. Ground is too wet to use horses for skidding. Cutover area in foreground was similar to that in the background.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Black spruce swamp on compartment 25. Wood is being stump-piled. Ground is too wet to use horses for skidding. Cutover area in foreground was similar to that in the background.
Date: 10/22/1952

Black spruce swamp in compt. 25. G. Fountain breaking swamp road with TD-6 bulldozer
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
road
log deck
equipment
swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Black spruce swamp in compt. 25. G. Fountain breaking swamp road with TD-6 bulldozer
Date: 1952

Later in winter the black spruce swamp froze enough to remove the wood. Tractor is packing a sled road.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
equipment
log deck
road
swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Later in winter the black spruce swamp froze enough to remove the wood. Tractor is packing a sled road.
Date: 1950

A patch of black spruce in a swamp, exceeding 140 years of age, was clearcut and the wood stump piled.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: swamp
clearcut
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A patch of black spruce in a swamp, exceeding 140 years of age, was clearcut and the wood stump piled.
Date: 1950

Mixed conifer swamp containing black spruce, white cedar, and balsam fir. Soil here is very wet and probably will never produce many trees over 8" d.b.h.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: swamp
Organisms: black spruce
white-cedar
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mixed conifer swamp containing black spruce, white cedar, and balsam fir. Soil here is very wet and probably will never produce many trees over 8" d.b.h.
Date: 1950

Black spruce swamp, dry enough to produce merchantable timber within 150 years.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: swamp
reproduction
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Black spruce swamp, dry enough to produce merchantable timber within 150 years.
Date: 1950

Black spruce swamp, there is more free water than in the previous photo, and it will produce much less wood.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: swamp
Organisms: black spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Black spruce swamp, there is more free water than in the previous photo, and it will produce much less wood.
Date: 1950