- Industry: Forest products; Government
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Total yarding distance for all turns divided by total number of turns for a particular setting.
Industry:Forest products
Renewal of the forest by planting or direct seeding; establishing a new stand of trees by planting seeds or seedlings by hand or machine.
Industry:Forest products
With reference to a vehicle, hinged at the center for turning, as with a wheeled skidder.
Industry:Forest products
Timber sales in which the USDA Forest Service sells dead timber within a given area. Usually covers more than one operating season and requires the operator to return annually to remove any dead timber present.
Industry:Forest products
Method of controlling the annual or periodic acreage harvested from a forest, despite fluctuations in fiber-yield volumes. Leads to a managed forest.
Industry:Forest products
Supporting device towed behind or mounted on a skidding vehicle. Used to lift one end of a log or logs to reduce sliding resistance and/or transfer the weight l of the load to a skidding vehicle.
Industry:Forest products
Price of a particular timber sale based on the estimate of the timber's actual market value. The minimum acceptable price on a sale.
Industry:Forest products
Fixed steel block that provides support and resistance for the chipper knife.
Industry:Forest products
