SOIL AXD > QUALITY I. 

 SITUATION/ (the best). 



BEECH 



[Continued. 



Diagrams 



showing 



proportion of 



Thinnings to 



Final Crop. 



On a 

 62-year 



rotation. 



IN VOLUME. 

 (To 3 inches diameter.) 



IN VALUE. 



On a 

 120-year 



rotation. 



The most profitable rotation 



(according to the yields and prices indicated) 



Is one of 65 years, if interest is reckoned at 3 J per cent. 

 or 62 4 percent. 



Prices of Timber (standing). 



J These prices are equivalent to the following scale of prices : 



Timber 12 in. q.g. and over at Is. per cub. ft. 



6 in. q.g. and under 12 in. at 8d. per cub. ft. 

 below 6 in. q.g. at 3d. per cub. ft 



