Processing Cones of Ponderosa Pine to Extract, Dewing, and Clean the Seed

Author: Miller Harold W.   Lemmon Paul E.  

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

ISSN: 0022-1201

Source: Journal of Forestry, Vol.41, Iss.12, 1943-12, pp. : 889-894

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Abstract

This article describes a new process for extracting seed from cones of ponderosa pine, and probably other conifers, by use of a medium-sized swinging-hammer mill. The process has proved to be both efficient and economical, and appears to offer several advantages over ordinary methods.