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Figure 5--Predicted costs of harvesting 40 tons/acre in trees averaging 9" dbh.

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Harvesting cost in dollars per ton, by tract size in acres:

Acres	Skidder clearcut	Skidder partial	CTL partial
5	16.71	28.54	30.89
10	14.21	23.54	25.89
15	13.38	21.87	24.23
20	12.96	21.04	23.39
30	12.54	20.20	22.56
40	12.34	19.79	22.14
50	12.21	19.54	21.89
75	12.04	19.20	21.56
90	11.99	19.09	21.45