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Krug, Joseph S. – Agricultural Education, 1977
The wood harvesting training program at Washington County Vocational Technical Institute, Calais, Maine, was developed to provide qualified cord cutters or loggers for the large paper companies in the Northeast. Use of chain saws and skidders to produce lumber, equipment and facilities, and benefits and costs to the students are described. (MF)
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery, Equipment Utilization, Forestry Occupations, Harvesting
Parsons, John W. – Agricultural Education, 1977
The forestry program at the Foster Vocational Center, Framington, Maine, serving more than 90 percent forested Franklin County, trains students bused from their home schools for three periods daily in harvesting the raw materials for local wood-using industries. During the winter, one period weekly is in the classroom but most classes are held…
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery, Course Content, Equipment Utilization, Forestry
