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A small TD 6 tractor easily made truck roads in this sandy soil.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
road
equipment
slash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A small TD 6 tractor easily made truck roads in this sandy soil.
Date: 1950

A team was used for skidding, but a tractor was required for white pine logs exceeding 36" in diameter. The loader was used to load trucks.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: equipment
harvest
horse skidding
road
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A team was used for skidding, but a tractor was required for white pine logs exceeding 36" in diameter. The loader was used to load trucks.
Date: 1950

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

About 50 years ago white pines occupied the overstory here. The red maples came in after cutting; most are of poor quality even for pulpwood. "Has 50-years growth been wasted?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
equipment
stump
post-harvest
Organisms: white pine
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: About 50 years ago white pines occupied the overstory here. The red maples came in after cutting; most are of poor quality even for pulpwood. "Has 50-years growth been wasted?"
Date: 1950

After cutting, in October 1950.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
equipment
slash
post-harvest
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: After cutting, in October 1950.
Date: 1950

Image showing a skidder pulling cut trees out of forest.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
road
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 52
Description: Image showing a skidder pulling cut trees out of forest.
Date: 1950