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Log loader used for tree length logging on compartment 53. This piece of equipment materially decreased loading time and costs compared with other compartment where it was not used.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
tree length logging
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Log loader used for tree length logging on compartment 53. This piece of equipment materially decreased loading time and costs compared with other compartment where it was not used.
Date: 9/16/1957

Bucking tree length of spruce at centrally located log deck. All logs skidded to deck by TD-14 cat.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: logging
chainsaw
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Bucking tree length of spruce at centrally located log deck. All logs skidded to deck by TD-14 cat.
Date: 9/11/1957

Bucking tree length logs at deck.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: logging
chainsaw
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Bucking tree length logs at deck.
Date: 9/11/1957

Blade on TD-14 caterpillar, tractor used to push through skid trails on compartment 53 for tree length logging, accomplished by using TD-14 with winch attached.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: logging
equipment
road
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Blade on TD-14 caterpillar, tractor used to push through skid trails on compartment 53 for tree length logging, accomplished by using TD-14 with winch attached.
Date: 9/11/1957

Skidding tree length spruce (60 to 80 feet to 6 inch top). On compartment 53 to log deck. Note scarification of soil caused by TD 14 and large tree length logs.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
road
tree length logging
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Skidding tree length spruce (60 to 80 feet to 6 inch top). On compartment 53 to log deck. Note scarification of soil caused by TD 14 and large tree length logs.
Date: 9/11/1957

Skidding tree length spruce (60 to 80 feet to 6 inch top). On compartment 53 to central log deck.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
road
tree length logging
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Skidding tree length spruce (60 to 80 feet to 6 inch top). On compartment 53 to central log deck.
Date: 9/11/1957

Log loader used on compartment 53, 50 and 51. Location of photo unknown beyond compartment number
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Log loader used on compartment 53, 50 and 51. Location of photo unknown beyond compartment number
Date: 9/11/1957

Log loader moving tree length logs at deck for ease of bucking.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
tree length logging
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Log loader moving tree length logs at deck for ease of bucking.
Date: 9/11/1957

Log loader putting 16 foot logs on truck.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
tree length logging
equipment
vehicle
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Log loader putting 16 foot logs on truck.
Date: 9/11/1957

Log loader putting 16 foot logs on truck.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
tree length logging
equipment
vehicle
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Log loader putting 16 foot logs on truck.
Date: 9/11/1957

"Series" of 2 photos showing TD-14 tractor at main loading deck - used to move tree length hardwoods into position so they can be easily bucked and loaded.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
tree length logging
road
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: "Series" of 2 photos showing TD-14 tractor at main loading deck - used to move tree length hardwoods into position so they can be easily bucked and loaded.
Date: 9/6/1957

Tree length spruce ready to be skidded to main loading deck by TD-14 tractor.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
tree length logging
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Tree length spruce ready to be skidded to main loading deck by TD-14 tractor.
Date: 9/6/1957

2 logs from compartment 53. On left: HM - 28 inch diameter sound at butt. On right: yellow birch - 30 inch diameter at butt, sound except 10 inch rot in center. Butt all sound 14 feet up tree and the rest of the tree.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: 2 logs from compartment 53. On left: HM - 28 inch diameter sound at butt. On right: yellow birch - 30 inch diameter at butt, sound except 10 inch rot in center. Butt all sound 14 feet up tree and the rest of the tree.
Date: 9/6/1957

Predominance of beech with a mix of other hardwood species. Beech is present in all age classes.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Predominance of beech with a mix of other hardwood species. Beech is present in all age classes.
Date: 4/19/1957

Overstory of yellow birch, hard maple is being crowded out by beech in both overstory and ground cover. Note large dead birch directly beside me. Most of the few spruce are being suppressed by the beech. Initial stand photo taken facing N5E from a point 0.71 chains S36W of stake 88-22. Shafer in photo
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: beech
maple
yellow birch
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Overstory of yellow birch, hard maple is being crowded out by beech in both overstory and ground cover. Note large dead birch directly beside me. Most of the few spruce are being suppressed by the beech. Initial stand photo taken facing N5E from a point 0.71 chains S36W of stake 88-22. Shafer in photo
Date: 4/19/1957

Predominantly hemlock wuth understory of beech and red maple. Ground cover of striped maple and viburnum that is heavily browsed. Photo taken facing N70W from a point 0.71 chains N32E of stake 88-23.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
Organisms: red maple
hemlock
beech
viburnum
striped maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Predominantly hemlock wuth understory of beech and red maple. Ground cover of striped maple and viburnum that is heavily browsed. Photo taken facing N70W from a point 0.71 chains N32E of stake 88-23.
Date: 4/19/1957

Hard maple stems 2 to 3 feet in diameter are abundant but somewhat suppressed due to heavy beech, maple, yellow birch overstory. Photo taken facing S35W from a point 1.55 chains S45E of stake 86-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
suppression
Organisms: maple
beech
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Hard maple stems 2 to 3 feet in diameter are abundant but somewhat suppressed due to heavy beech, maple, yellow birch overstory. Photo taken facing S35W from a point 1.55 chains S45E of stake 86-19.
Date: 4/11/1957

Stems of many of the dominant maple and beech are of poor quality due to crown damage; beech and hard maple understory 2-8 inches in diameter; spruce undergrowth. Photo taken facing due west from a point 1.44 chains S19E of stake center 85-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
Organisms: maple
beech
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Stems of many of the dominant maple and beech are of poor quality due to crown damage; beech and hard maple understory 2-8 inches in diameter; spruce undergrowth. Photo taken facing due west from a point 1.44 chains S19E of stake center 85-19.
Date: 4/11/1957

Softwood reproduction is encroaching on white and yellow birch. Hemlock overstory is suppressing reproduction. Photo taken facing S55W from a point 1 chain S84W of stake 84-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
regeneration
softwood
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
paper birch
hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Softwood reproduction is encroaching on white and yellow birch. Hemlock overstory is suppressing reproduction. Photo taken facing S55W from a point 1 chain S84W of stake 84-19.
Date: 4/11/1957

Initial stand photo of northern hardwood stand taken facing N85W from a point 0.38 chains N45W of stake 85-20. Also predominance of hemlock and spruce. It's a transition zone between types with spruce reproduction coming in as well as beech and striped maple.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
regeneration
hardwood
Organisms: spruce
hemlock
beech
striped maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Initial stand photo of northern hardwood stand taken facing N85W from a point 0.38 chains N45W of stake 85-20. Also predominance of hemlock and spruce. It's a transition zone between types with spruce reproduction coming in as well as beech and striped maple.
Date: 4/11/1957