4i8 LOGGING 



South. They are sometimes located on small isolated tracts of 

 virgin timber but, as a rule, they follow large plants operating 

 on the lightly culled lands, and old-field stands. While a 

 portion of the product is marketed locally, large quantities 

 are sold through the larger operators, or through wholesalers 

 or commission men, 



LOGGING METHODS — NEW ENGLAND ^ 



The operations in New England are conducted chiefly on 

 woodlots containing from fifty to several hundred thousand 

 feet. The operation may be confined to manufacturing the 

 stumpage on a contract basis for the owner, or a sawmill man 

 may buy the timber outright. 



A common practice is for the sawmill man to make an esti- 

 mate of the property and offer a specified sum for the timber. 

 Few care to buy on the thousand-foot basis because the chance 

 of making a large profit is lessened. A common method of esti- 

 mating in Connecticut is for the prospective purchaser to exam- 

 ine the tract and make a rough ocular estimate. The purchaser 

 seldom contemplates paying stumpage on the cordwood, relying 

 on revenue from this source as an added profit. Some take 

 one-quarter acre sample plots and calculate the amount of 

 timber from the data thus secured. It was formerly easy to 

 purchase stumpage on the buyer's estimate because woodlot 

 owners seldom had any conception of the amount and value of 

 the timber, but in recent years many owners have hired men to 

 cruise and value their timber. 



Well-located stumpage in the vicinity of New Haven, Con- 

 necticut, now brings approximately the following prices : Chest- 

 nut saw timber, $5 per thousand board feet; standard crossties, 

 10 cents; 30-foot poles, $1.25; red and black oak saw timber 

 from $6 to $8 per thousand; and white oak from $10 to $12 

 per thousand. 



A common practice in logging virgin timber is to go over the 



^ See "Second Growth Hardwoods in Connecticut," by Earle H. Frothingham. 

 Bulletin 96, U. S. Forest Service. 



