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L957 Tree Harvest in Full Swing in the Winton Amador Forest !

rT'S HARVEST TIME, 1957, in the $Tinton

^ Amador Forest! All summer long the forest echoes the whine of the power-driven chain saws and.the thud of axes biting into the tough bark and sinew of the towering giants. The fallers have their work cut out for them as thev busilv fell trees that must be cut into 32 ft. sectio.rt "nd hauled to the mill before next fall's snow makes further harvesting impossible.

Even in the crisp high altitude mountain air, this is a "hot" job. As the faller deftly jerks out the "V"-shaped undercut, his face clearly shows what hot, hard. tuork this is! Once the undercut is removed, the tree is ready to fall forward over the undercut as the backcut pushes through.

\$/inton has been in the lumbering business for

67 years, and operates some of the finest timber stands in the rJTest. Far from being an extractiae business, as timber is logged-out our reforestation progrant takes over. Vinton tree farms are among the best-managed in the \Sfest.

\$7here this mighty sugar pine once stood, soon sturdy seedlings will be growing in profusion. This is the trYinton uay of serving the needs of today while preparing for the greater demands of tomortow, lVinton high quality lumber begins with select timber such as this. And the quality of the raw material is carefully preserved through the entire manufacturing process. You can build your business on rVinton quality and d.ependable supply. \il7hy not give your lYintonman a call today?

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