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Contract grading

Contract grading and counting of over four million seedlings in 10.5 working days was accomplished in conjunction with contract lifting. Daily production rates exceeded nursery employee rates. Percentages of bad trees on grading belts and good trees thrown away were lower than nursery employee rates. The cost was $0.02/M higher than nursery employee rates.


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Author(s): Richard H. Thatcher

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1984

Event: Western Forest Nursery Council-Intermountain Nurseryman's Association
1984 - Coeur d"Alene, ID