Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 12: Land Use
LAND USE: TIMBER AND LOGGING RECORD
GALLERY
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- Pine Mountain Settlement School Forest Land – Pine Mountain Tract [2 pages]
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- Pine Mountain Settlement School Forest Land – Pine Mountain Tract [page 1]
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- Pine Mountain Settlement School Forest Land – Pine Mountain Tract [page 2]
The record above is a very early assessment of the timber tract of the Pine Mountain Settlement School. The back of the record holds the name of Leon Deschamps, who most likely did the assessment and recorded it for the School. Deschamp was the Farm and Forest Manager for the School in its earliest years and created model tract, “The Perfect Acre”, located behind the Chapel.
The record reads as follows:
PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL FOREST LAND
Pine Mountain Tract
The whole tract to be managed under the Selection System. Not more than 200 BFM to be removed per acre per year. However, when there are very large trees (over mature) on the tract, up to 400 BFM can be removed without injury.
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In 1921 lot 2 Block II was clear cut, this operation was necessary owing to the bad shape the forest had been left in after the previous logging operations conducted a few years ago. (A few more trees will be removed from this lot but not before 1926.
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Pine Mountain Tract
Total area 119.48 Acres.
Total estimated standing timber September 1921 = 500,000 as follows:
| Maple | 115,000 | Cucumber | 7,500 |
| Basswood | 85,000 | Hemlock | 4,500 |
| Chestnut | 85,000 | Hickory | 5,000 |
| White Oak | 65,000 | Buckeye | 2,500 |
| Red Oak | 65,000 | Ash | 2,500 |
| Poplar | 40,000 | Black Walnut | 2,500 |
| Beech | 15,000 | Black Gum | 2,500 |
In 1921 there were removed from Lot 2 Block II 22,620 B.F. [Board Feet]
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LAND USE – TIMBER AND LOGGING RECORD