468 BULLETIN 295 



2,200 fence posts at 6c $132 



150 cds. slab wood at 500 75 



Resold lot with top wood and chestnut 344 



Total sales $5,094 



Cost of cutting and marketing 



Net sales 3,5* 



Cost of farm 500 



Profit $3,094 



EXAMPLE III. 



A lot consisting of 16 acres of mixed hardwood. 

 Cost of lot $ 500 



Proceeds from lumber sales: 



98,000 ft. mixed hardwood $1,960 



300 R. R. ties at 58c 174 



120 cds. slab wood at 5oc 60 



Total sales $2,194 



Cost of cutting and marketing 900 



Net sales $1,294 



Cost of lot 500 



Profit $794 



Cost of putting lumber on the market. The cost of putting lumber 

 on the market is quite variable, depending on the kind of lumber and 

 the distance that it must be hauled. The price is constantly rising as 

 wages advance. An average of $10 per thousand board feet is perhaps 

 a fair estimate for a farmer to make. 



Most of the timber cut in Tompkins county is sawed by portable 

 sawmills. The lumber then has to be hauled to market. The distance 

 to market varies greatly, but ordinarily it is two to six miles. The esti- 

 mated cost of cutting the timber, sawing and delivering to market is as 

 follows : 



