Tab'e 2. Forest Composition of Farm Woodlots 



Use of Products 



The products cut for home use on 102 farms include 263.000 board feet 

 of softwood lumber, 982 cords of fuel wood, and 1,100 stakes. One farm 

 made use of 1.000 board feet of hardwood lumber and another used 100 

 posts. Presumably the stakes are used to support wires for electric fences. 

 The average fuelwood requirement is 91/2 cords. About 2,500 board feet 

 «)f lumber is used for repairs. 



That the woodlands of New Hampshire are supplying a farm home 

 need is shown by the replies of one half of the farm residents who said they 

 used products for maintenance and repairs. 



Sales of Woodland Products 



The selling of products appears to be a problem to most woodland owners. 

 In the period 1947 to 1951 there were 99 sales made on 56 farms. This 

 left 144 farms with no sales in the past five years. It may be assumed that 

 some among those who did not make sales lacked information which would 

 have prompted selling action, as there is data to show there were salable 

 products in their woodlands. 



The size of ownership indicates that sales are more frequent in the 

 higher acreage classes. For example. 113 owners of woodland of 30 to 99 

 acres made 28 sales, while 65 owners in the 100 to 249 acre class made 

 35 sales. In the higher class, 250 to 500 acres, 22 owners made 31 sales. 



Table 3. Reasons for Selling Products from Farm Woodlots 



Ye 



ars 



Reason 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Total 



Number Sales 



Timber Mature 10 10 8 12 

 Stand Improvement 1 

 Salvage 1 

 To Employ Labor and Equip- 

 ment During Slack Period 5 5 6 7 

 To Meet Current Expenses 1 

 High Product Prices 

 Land Clearing 1 



Total 15 15 17 20 32 99 



