Because of these situations, the logging of chestnut trees as the material for railroad ties and miscellaneous trees for charcoal making were the main activities, as well as the selective cutting for construction materials and pulpwood for the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms, although the logging lumber was still under way at the same time.
こうしたことから、並行して材木の伐採も続けられていたが、しいたけ栽培の原木と用材の択伐のほか、枕木用の栗材や木炭生産用の雑木の伐採が主であった。