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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A TYPE OF A PORTABLE SAWMILL WHICH AT SLIGHT EXPENSE MAY BE SHIFTED FROM PLACE 

 TO PLACE AS IT is NEEDED IN CUTTING A WOODLOT. 



of 5 per cent of the whole area; one- 

 eighth mile apart, 10 per cent of the 

 whole area, etc. 



In sample plots or strip methods of 

 estimating, at least 5 per cent of the 

 total ' area must be estimated in order 

 to have accuracy in the result; but it 

 will be better to estimate the stand on a 

 greater percentage of the area. Gen- 

 erally an estimate of 20 per cent of the 

 whole area would give a very accurate 

 estimate for the whole stand. 



THE MARKETS. 



In order to know what a tract of 

 timber is worth, it is necessary to know 

 the value of the products. Not only 

 should the general uses of the different 

 kinds of wood be known, but careful 

 attention should be given to any special 

 use for given kinds or sizes of trees, 

 which may result in increased value. 



The market for woodlot timber is 

 chiefly for ties, poles, firewood, posts, 

 piles, rails, lumber, and very frequently 

 in the round for pulpwood, acid fac- 

 tories, and box manufacturers; while 

 special kinds, such as fine white oak, 

 ash, second-growth hickory, cherry, 

 etc., have a large number of special uses, 



such as in the vehicle industry, furni- 

 ture making, etc. 



It is again urged that owners should 

 be particular to inquire into their 

 special markets, both for the different 

 kinds of timber, and for the most 

 profitable form into which given sized 

 trees may be worked. By taking ad- 

 vantage of this, they can very frequent- 

 ly double the price received for their 

 products. 



Lumber is sawed from almost every 

 kind of wood. The principal uses of 

 several kinds are given later, together 

 with the average price of each kind. 

 Prices given show the average price at 

 the mill per thousand board feet of 

 lumber "log run," i. e., the average of 

 all the products sawed from the logs. 

 The average value of the "log run" of 

 lumber cut in most State woodlots is 

 about $25 a thousand feet board measure. 



Poles are mostly of chestnut. All 

 poles shall be of sound, live, white 

 chestnut, squared at both ends, reason- 

 ably straight, well proportioned, from 

 butt to top, peeled and knots trimmed 

 to the surface of the pole. The dimen- 

 sions of the poles shall be according to 

 the following table: The "top" meas- 



