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Group III. Values of $25 per M and more 



A. Low grade softwoods. 



Hemlock and balsam. 



B. Tropical hardwoods. 



Mahogany, ebony, etc. 



With this table of values for the individual species and figures 

 for stand per acre for each type it is p)ossible to figure comparative 

 gross values per acre by types. As with the other tables of the 

 same kind the absolute values per acre are not as useful as a com- 

 parison of the values. To bring out more clearly this essential 

 feature, the relative returns which can reasonably be expected, 

 the types are arranged in descending order. 



GROSS RETURNS PER ACRE OF THE FOREST TYPES IN THE 



UNITED STATES AND ITS POSSESSIONS 



Per acre 



Douglas fir $2400 



Virgin white pine 2250 



Hemlock-spruce (Alaska) 1800 



Cove (Appalachian Mts.) 1800 



Bottx)mlands 1800 



Redwood 1575 



Sflver pine 1350 



Spruce, northern 1000 



Northern hardwoods 1000 



Slope (Appalachian Mts.) 1000 



Southern pine 1000 



Second growth white pine ^ 800 



Elngelmaim spruce 800 



Lodgepole pine 600 



Northern swamp 400 



Wet hardwoods 375 



Western yellow pine 315 



Sugar pine 3x5 



Ridge (Appalachian Mts.) 225 



Spruce-birch 200 



Dry hardwoods 75 



No discussion of sale values is complete without some reference 

 to the future trend of prices. In this field of prophecy absolute 

 accuracy is, of course, out of the question but an examination of 

 the past history of wood prices should give a sound basis for pre- 



