. American forestry. Forests and forestry. 70 AMERICAN FORESTRY. Cof'yright photograph by Darius Kinscy. A VIEW IN THE WOODS SHOWING THE I^OADING OF A DOUGLAS FIR LOG ON CARS The mammoth size of Douglas fir necessitates powerful machinery for harvesting the logs. This exceptional picture shows the "yarding in" of the log from the woods, the loading of the logs on railway cars, and a virgin stand of Douglas fir in the background. The logs are drawn in a distance of approximately 1,000 feet from either side of the track. pine, red fir, yellow fir, Puget Sound pine, and Douglas spruce.
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. 70 AMERICAN FORESTRY. Cof'yright photograph by Darius Kinscy. A VIEW IN THE WOODS SHOWING THE I^OADING OF A DOUGLAS FIR LOG ON CARS The mammoth size of Douglas fir necessitates powerful machinery for harvesting the logs. This exceptional picture shows the "yarding in" of the log from the woods, the loading of the logs on railway cars, and a virgin stand of Douglas fir in the background. The logs are drawn in a distance of approximately 1,000 feet from either side of the track. pine, red fir, yellow fir, Puget Sound pine, and Douglas spruce. In foreign countries, especially those of the Orient and the United Kingdom, it is best known, per- haps, as Oregon pine. The names red fir and yellow fir originate from the characteristic color of the wood when grown under certain conditions of soil and in certain localities. There are other trade names of very sectional use, but these are little used today. Again, this species has been confused as to name with certain inferior spe- cies, but today the name in most cunimon use and its proper name is Douglas fir. SUPriA' AND CUT The rather general belief that the timber supply of this country will soon be exhausted is seen to be of poor foundation when one is apprised of the fact that at the present rate of cutting there is enough of this wood in the Pacific Northwest to last approximately another 150 years, and as Douglas fir can be grown to commercial size in from fifty to seventy-five years under the cli- matic and soil conditions there found, it is quite manifest that the ninth and tenth generations from now will still be enjoying a bounteous supply of this excellent wood. The normal, annual cut of Douglas fir is approxi- mately five and one-half billion. This production is represented principally by Oregon and Washington mills, though California, Idahci, and Montana collectively con- triliute two hundred million feet of this total. ISritish Columbia, too, is a very large p
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