ON THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF TIMBER GROWX IX BRITAIN. 43i") 



On No. 1 soil, at 30 years, there were 450 trees per acre, averag- 

 ing 5 feet; value at 5cl. per foot, £46, 17s. Gd. At 32 years, 

 150 trees sold for £18. At 38 years, 100 trees sold for £23. At 

 44 years, 40 trees sold for £24. At 45 years, IGO trees averaged 

 15 feet, at Is. per foot; value, £120. At 50 years, 60 trees sold 

 for £90. At 58 years, 40 trees sold for £66. At 60 years, the 

 average of the remaining 60 trees was 25 feet ; value at 2s. per 

 foot, £150. Total value of crop, £371. 



No. 2 soil is not suitable for the sycamore. 



On No. 3 soil, at 30 years, there were 500 trees averaging 3 

 feet; value at 5d. per foot, £31, 5s. At 32 years, 200 trees sold 

 for £15. At 40 years, 150 trees sold for £23. At 45 years, 150 

 trees averaged 7 feet; value at 9d. per foot, £43, 10s. At 50 

 years, 70 trees sold for £35. At 60 years the remaining 80 trees 

 averaged 15 feet; value, £90. Total value of crop, £163. 



On No. 4 soil, at 30 years, there were 450 trees averaging 4 

 feet; value at od. per foot, £37, 10s. At 32 years, 200 trees sold 

 for £19. At 44 years, 100 trees sold for £34. At 45 years, the 

 average of 150 trees was 9 feet; value at 9d. per foot, £50, 10s. 

 At 54 years, 70 trees sold for £46. At 60 years, the remaining 

 80 trees averaged 20 feet; value at Is. 8d., £133, 6s. 8d. Total 

 value of crop, £232, 6s. 8d. 



The Black Italian Poplar, Populus monilifera. 



The Black Italian is the best timber tree, and also one of the 

 fastest growing of all the poplars. Its timber brought a high price 

 a few years ago, but since then it has decreased in value to a greater 

 extent than most other home-grown timbers. 



On No. 1 soil, at 30 years, there were 300 trees averaging 20 

 feet; value at 4d. per foot, £100. At 32 years, 140 trees sold for 

 £51. At 40 years, 60 trees sold for £60. At 45 years, 100 trees 

 averaged 45 feet; value at 7d. per foot, £131. At 50 years, 30 

 trees sold for £50. At 5S years, 30 trees sold for £67. At 60 

 years, the remaining 40 trees averaged 65 feet ; value at 9d. per 

 foot, £97, 10s. Total value of crop, £325, 10s. 



On No. 2 soil, at 30 year.s, there were 300 trees averaging 13 

 feet; value, £75. At 32 years, 150 trees sold for £40. At 44 

 years^ 70 trees sold for £52. At 45 years, 80 trees averaged 32 

 feet ; value at 6d. per foot, £64. At 54 years, 30 trees sold for 

 £40. At 60 years, the remaining 50 trees averaged 55 feet; 



