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Practical Forestry 



nature that greatly affect the price of home-grown timber, 

 and it is a curious fact that in adjoining counties, sometimes 

 even in the same county, the prices of various timbers vary 

 several pence per cubic foot. With all woodland products 

 the same is the case, and locality and local demand determine 

 the price of faggots, firewood and other commodities. 



Previous to the war, the following were the average 

 prices of home-grown timber, felled and lying in the wood ; 

 also of other woodland produce. The prices at present are 

 generally much higher. 



5. d. 

 from 1 6 to 



07,, 



10 



07,, 



13,, 



,,08 



09,, 12 



07,, 16 



10 14 



10 16 



13,, 26 

 3 6 ,, 10 6 



Ash 



Alder . 

 Beech . . 

 Birch . 



Chestnut (Spanish) 

 (Horse) . 

 Cherry . . 



Elm 

 Larch . 

 Lime . . 

 Oak . 

 Oak, brown . 



s. d. 



2 6 per cubic foot. 

 10 

 14 



10 



1 6 



(but these trees are usually sold at so much for each) 

 Poplar . 

 Scotch Pine . 

 Spruce Fir 

 Willow . 

 Walnut . 

 Sycamore 

 Firewood 



Faggots (large) 

 ,, (small) 

 Oak bark 

 Charcoal 



Since the war commenced several kinds of timber have 

 increased greatly in value, notably ash, poplar, Scotch pine 

 and spruce fir. For the latter as much as Is. d. per cubic 

 fcot was obtained in Bucks, while in several cases first- 

 class ash timber realized upwards of 4. per cubic foot. 



Pitwood, also, has increased in price. 



