OAK: PRICES AND USES 325 



OAK continued. 



Prices. Good quality Oak (pedunculate or sessile) is 

 worth is. 6d. to 2s. per foot for butts over 12 inches 1 

 quarter girth ; one-half that price, i.e., Qd. to is. per 

 foot, for trees under 12 inches quarter girth, or for tops. 

 Or sometimes different prices are paid, according to 

 the total number of feet in a tree, e.g. : 



For trees containing 10 cub. ft. or under, 9d. to is. per foot. 

 For trees containing over 10 cub. ft. and under 20 cub. ft., 



is. 3d. to is. 6d. per foot. 

 For trees containing over 20 cub. ft. and under 30 cub. ft., 



is. 6d. to is. Qd. per foot. 

 For trees containing over 30 cub. ft, is. 9d. to 2s. per foot. 



Brown Oak is worth from 73. to 145. a cubic foot 

 according to quality and demand. 



Oak " Burrs " or " Pollards " are worth from 2s. 6d. 

 to i os. per foot super, for every I inch in thickness. 



TURKEY OAK: 



Uses. This timber is very inferior to the pedunculate 

 or sessile Oak. It is a quick-growing tree, and has 

 not the same strength ; nor has it such a well- 

 marked " grain." 



It may be used for panelling or any interior work, 

 where great strength is not required, furniture, etc. It 

 might be used extensively in place of much of the 

 imported oak from Austria and elsewhere. 



Price. 5d. to pd. per cubic foot. 



RED OAK (Q. rubra): 



This timber is superior to that of the Turkey Oak. 

 There is, however, no home-grown timber on the 

 market. It would be reasonable to anticipate a price 

 of lod. to is. 2d. per cubic foot. 



1 When timber is bought or valued on this plan, the average quarter 

 girth of the butt, or of any length from stop to stop, is taken as 

 determining whether full price or half shall be paid. No artificial stops 

 are made ; as, for instance, by measuring a length up to the exact spot 

 where the tree or bole ceases to be 12 inches quarter girth. 



