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ground, but are delivered in the log, and this makes it possible 

 to dispose of small lots provided the proprietor can arrange for 

 felling and putting on rail. But it will be seen that one result 

 of incurring the outlay of consigning is to emphasise the 

 difference between good and bad quality : a valuable log may 

 pay the cost of transport ten times over, while inferior timber 

 may hardly show a profit after delivery. 



Very few hardwoods are being planted, and members who 

 are able to grow ash and sycamore would be well advised to 

 plant these species more extensively. Beech is sometimes 

 grown in a mixture with larch with a view to improving the 

 larch crop, and in such cases might prove to be a valuable 

 secondary crop, though it is doubtful whether at present prices 

 beech by itself can be regarded as a profitable crop. 



The planting season of autumn 1913 and spring 19 14 has 

 been marked by an increased demand ; the following plants 

 have been sold to members : — 



The approximate value of the plants sold was ^^1270. Of the 

 foregoing plants 1,340,300 were obtained from home nurserymen, 

 25,000 from foreign nurserymen, 493,050 from members' 

 nurseries, and 250,000 from the Society's own stock of 2-year 

 seedlings. The figures show a large reduction in plants 



