In the Woods – Page 40 – Schmidlin Angus Farms

Cowpies to Treetops

How Big Is Big

Two hundred ninety nine feet and three inches is the answer to the question, “How big is the tallest Douglas

The big white fir has been growing three tops for the last ten years or so. It has graced the

The old canes are set out to dry naturally in a covered barn through the winter. Come springtime they will

The raspberries did not last very long this year with the hot temperatures. The spent canes need to be removed

With the last load from our logging project hauled to the mills, the stacks of cut and limbed trees that

The final loads destined for mills are the pulp logs. These are long, slender trees that are not big enough

With the processor already gone from the woods we had to punch in a short spur road to retrieve a

Our logger/hauler has been busy with several logging sites and has been hampered by fire season restrictions. With the fire

This July has been busy, keeping track of loads, loggers, scale, volume and all the regular farm stuff along with

The job in our woods is complete for the processor and it is moving on to the next logging operation.