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Horse Logging a Group Selection Stand in Northern Idaho Item Info

Horses were used for logging in a commercial harvest entry of a 40 acre group selection stand on the University of Idaho Experimental Forest, Moscow, Idaho. The stand is a horse logging demonstration area. During a four month period 106,120 board feet Scribner (gross) of timber was removed by a teamster, a faller, and 3 Belgian draft horses. Topics discussed are: the logging operation, logging costs and production rates, advantages and disadvantages of horse logging this type of stand, and suggestions for land managers contemplating horse logging in similar stand conditions.

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Title:
Horse Logging a Group Selection Stand in Northern Idaho
Creator:
Kent, Nicholas
Date Created:
1985-04-09
Description:
Horses were used for logging in a commercial harvest entry of a 40 acre group selection stand on the University of Idaho Experimental Forest, Moscow, Idaho. The stand is a horse logging demonstration area. During a four month period 106,120 board feet Scribner (gross) of timber was removed by a teamster, a faller, and 3 Belgian draft horses. Topics discussed are: the logging operation, logging costs and production rates, advantages and disadvantages of horse logging this type of stand, and suggestions for land managers contemplating horse logging in similar stand conditions.
Document Type:
Thesis
Subjects:
Flat Creek horse logging group selection group selection logging costs production rates operations forest operations
UIEF Unit:
Flat Creek
Section:
NW 1/4 S33
Township:
T41N
Range:
R3W
Location:
UIEF; Flat Creek
Latitude:
46.863951
Longitude:
-116.72808
Department:
Department of Forest Resources
Type:
text
Format:
application/pdf

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