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Fair CPL plot after cutting. Focal dist. 30' Tom Church in photo. Taken of CPL Number 4.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: Fair CPL plot after cutting. Focal dist. 30' Tom Church in photo. Taken of CPL Number 4.
Date: 10/5/1950

Fair CPL plot after cutting. Tom Church in photo. CPL Number 3.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: Fair CPL plot after cutting. Tom Church in photo. CPL Number 3.
Date: 10/5/1950

Good CPL plot after cutting. T Church in photo. CPL Number 6.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: Good CPL plot after cutting. T Church in photo. CPL Number 6.
Date: 10/5/1950

High order CPL plot after cutting. CPL number 7.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: High order CPL plot after cutting. CPL number 7.
Date: 10/5/1950

Good CPL plot after cutting. T Church in photo. CPL Number 5.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: Good CPL plot after cutting. T Church in photo. CPL Number 5.
Date: 10/5/1950

High order CPL plot ater cutting. T Church in photo. CPL Number 8.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: High order CPL plot ater cutting. T Church in photo. CPL Number 8.
Date: 10/5/1950

Poor CPL plot after cutting. T. Church is in photo. CPL Number 2
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: Poor CPL plot after cutting. T. Church is in photo. CPL Number 2
Date: 10/5/1950

Poor CPL plot after cutting. T. Church is in photo. CPL Number 1
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: Poor CPL plot after cutting. T. Church is in photo. CPL Number 1
Date: 10/5/1950

With light selection cutting (residual stand 70 sq. ft. B.A.) existing understory beech were benefited, but few hard maple, white ash, and yellow birch seedlings grew more than 12 inches high. This is 17 years after the first cutting. "Does this happen only on less-fertile soils? Would hard maples have reacted like this on more-fertile soils? Maple seed trees were more abundant here than beech seed trees."
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: selection
post-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: maple
yellow birch
white ash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: With light selection cutting (residual stand 70 sq. ft. B.A.) existing understory beech were benefited, but few hard maple, white ash, and yellow birch seedlings grew more than 12 inches high. This is 17 years after the first cutting. "Does this happen only on less-fertile soils? Would hard maples have reacted like this on more-fertile soils? Maple seed trees were more abundant here than beech seed trees."
Date: 1950

The same place after the first cut. Poor quality beech were poisoned 19 months earlier, and were debarked with frill and sodium arsenite for $4.13 per acre. It is anticipated that hard maple and yellow birch reproduction will have a better opportunity to become established without competition from the beech.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
post-harvest
reproduction
Organisms: beech
maple
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The same place after the first cut. Poor quality beech were poisoned 19 months earlier, and were debarked with frill and sodium arsenite for $4.13 per acre. It is anticipated that hard maple and yellow birch reproduction will have a better opportunity to become established without competition from the beech.
Date: 1950

Same area after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Same area after cutting.
Date: 1950

Same area after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Same area after cutting.
Date: 1950

Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Organisms: red spruce
white pine
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
Date: 1950

This shelterwood can remain 10-15 years, but some of the best pines will be permitted to remain for quality production.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: shelterwood
post-harvest
slash
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: This shelterwood can remain 10-15 years, but some of the best pines will be permitted to remain for quality production.
Date: 1950

After cutting in 1953, hurricane Hazel one year later caused only minor windfall damage among the residual white pine.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
blowdown
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After cutting in 1953, hurricane Hazel one year later caused only minor windfall damage among the residual white pine.
Date: 1950

More than half the basal area was cut. Windfall before cutting and mature trees contributed to this excessive opening.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
gap
blowdown
road
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: More than half the basal area was cut. Windfall before cutting and mature trees contributed to this excessive opening.
Date: 1950

Some areas were only lightly disturbed by the first cut. The 100-year-old white birch contained too much heartwood to satisfy turning-wood markets within a reasonable distance.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
old growth
Organisms: paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Some areas were only lightly disturbed by the first cut. The 100-year-old white birch contained too much heartwood to satisfy turning-wood markets within a reasonable distance.
Date: 1950

On higher ground, beech and witch hobble occupied some large openings 3 years after cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
gap
regeneration
Organisms: beech
witch hobble
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: On higher ground, beech and witch hobble occupied some large openings 3 years after cutting.
Date: 1950

Mature hemlock and yellow birch probably exceeding 200 years of age. An analysis of growth rings on nearby hemlock stumps indicates that severe windfall probably occured about 1790, and that cutting occurred about 1860 and 1905.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
old growth
blowdown
post-harvest
Organisms: hemlock
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mature hemlock and yellow birch probably exceeding 200 years of age. An analysis of growth rings on nearby hemlock stumps indicates that severe windfall probably occured about 1790, and that cutting occurred about 1860 and 1905.
Date: 1950

Commercial "clearcutting" of all merchantable trees. This is 2 years later. There was not much advance reproduction in this spot.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: slash
gap
clearcut
post-harvest
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Commercial "clearcutting" of all merchantable trees. This is 2 years later. There was not much advance reproduction in this spot.
Date: 1950

After cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After cutting.
Date: 1950

After cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After cutting.
Date: 1950

The stand after pulpwood was cut. There were a few hardwoods, but only on the higher ground.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
pulpwood
post-harvest
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The stand after pulpwood was cut. There were a few hardwoods, but only on the higher ground.
Date: 1950

After the pulpwood cutting. Cutters were authorized to take all merchantable trees except 30 per acre, 6"-10" d.b.h. They left these white pines because there were too few to warrant moving in logging equipment.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
pulpwood
slash
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After the pulpwood cutting. Cutters were authorized to take all merchantable trees except 30 per acre, 6"-10" d.b.h. They left these white pines because there were too few to warrant moving in logging equipment.
Date: 1950

The compartment also contains smaller trees where only a few trees will be cut. These red maples and red spruce developed after a heavy softwood cut 40-50 years ago.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
softwood
Organisms: red maple
red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The compartment also contains smaller trees where only a few trees will be cut. These red maples and red spruce developed after a heavy softwood cut 40-50 years ago.
Date: 1950

Fairly heavy cutting about 1900 resulted in a stand of young soft maple and yellow birch. Another sawlog cutting occurred 1 year before this photo was taken.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Fairly heavy cutting about 1900 resulted in a stand of young soft maple and yellow birch. Another sawlog cutting occurred 1 year before this photo was taken.
Date: 1950

Cutover spruce-yellow birch. Big softwoods cut about 1850 and 1908; few other large trees cut in 1950.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
softwood
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Cutover spruce-yellow birch. Big softwoods cut about 1850 and 1908; few other large trees cut in 1950.
Date: 1950

Second growth northern hardwoods which followed a 100% clearcutting 50 years earlier. The Fernow area near Tupper Lake, N.Y. Area clearcut about 1900 to prepare it for a softwood planting which never was completed.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: regeneration
hardwood
post-harvest
clearcut
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Fernow area
Description: Second growth northern hardwoods which followed a 100% clearcutting 50 years earlier. The Fernow area near Tupper Lake, N.Y. Area clearcut about 1900 to prepare it for a softwood planting which never was completed.
Date: 1950

Residual and second growth northern hardwoods on a "clearcutting". A large number of beech remain.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: regeneration
hardwood
post-harvest
clearcut
Organisms: beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Residual and second growth northern hardwoods on a "clearcutting". A large number of beech remain.
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

These fir came in after a softwood cutting about 40 years ago.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
softwood
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: These fir came in after a softwood cutting about 40 years ago.
Date: 1950

Cutting helped open this dense stand of small spruce.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: slash
gap
post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Cutting helped open this dense stand of small spruce.
Date: 1950

Selection plot in background. Cut back to 70 sq. ft. basal area in 1938 and again in 1948. This was too much overstory for hard maple, yellow birch, and white ash seedlings.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
selection
post-harvest
Organisms: maple
yellow birch
white ash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Selection plot in background. Cut back to 70 sq. ft. basal area in 1938 and again in 1948. This was too much overstory for hard maple, yellow birch, and white ash seedlings.
Date: 1950

The light cutting favoried the tolerant beeech and witch hobble, but did not the better hardwood seedlings.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
selection
post-harvest
Organisms: beech
witch hobble
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The light cutting favoried the tolerant beeech and witch hobble, but did not the better hardwood seedlings.
Date: 1950

After cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
slash
Organisms: spruce
birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After cutting.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Image taken at coordinates 19-77, direction N20E, distance 44 chains, with a bearing of S01E from stake.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 52
Description: Image taken at coordinates 19-77, direction N20E, distance 44 chains, with a bearing of S01E from stake.
Date: 1950