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terial, the yields being very low. The annual growth on 24 plots of this 

 type, varied between 11 and 47 cubic feet, with an average of 28.6 cubic 

 feet per acre. 



The tabulation below shows data on fully stocked stands. 



A 25-YEAB OLD Stand, Mason County 



A 40-YEAR ou) Stand, Kankakee Coxjntt 



A 55-yEAB OLD Stand, Henderson County 



A 75-YEAE OLD Stand, Mason County 



Taxes on the less productive soils vary from 14 to 65 cents per acre. 

 Probably 50 cents is a fair average. The unmanaged stands of this re- 

 gion have an indicated yield per acre of less than one third of a cord per 

 year. One dollar per cord is a fair price for cordwood stumpage. Thus 

 it is evident that fuel wood returns do not pay the taxes. Such sand is 

 ordinarily a liability, and forests are retained at a loss as insurance against 



