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ago. If the $i per acre rent were placed at compound interest at 5 per 

 cent, it would not amount to $70 at the end of 30 years. In other 

 words, the wood land pays better than the farm land. If the wood land 

 were given a very little attention in cutting, so as to maintain a stand 

 of the best kinds of trees, the returns could probably be doubled. 



As another example, in the township of Danby, a lot consisting of 

 35 acres composed of mixed hardwood was cut and the net proceeds 

 from the timber sales amounted to $4,938. Men who knew the history 

 of this woodlot asserted that 75 per cent of the wood had grown in the 



FIG. 183. A pastured woodlot. Too many trees for a pasture and too few for 

 woods. Either the trees or the stock should be removed. 



past 22 years. That is, the lot was cut over 22 years ago and the 

 greater part removed. According to these estimates, $3,704 of timber 

 ;grew on the 35 acres in 22 years. This is $106 per acre or $4.82 per 

 acre per year. This land would not sell for over $15 per acre. 



These examples are fairly typical of southern New York wood- 

 lots. Neither of them received any care. If the diseased trees and 

 weed trees had been cut and the woodlot looked after as a farm crop, 

 the income would have been much greater. 



These profits are based on what is made when lumber is sold, but 

 the chief use of a woodlot is to supply posts and lumber for farm pur- 

 poses. If lumber and posts have to be purchased, they usually cost much 

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