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To determine the stumpage value of the timber on any partic- 

 ular tract it is necessary to subtract the costs of logging and man- 

 ufacture plus a reasonable profit from the average sale value. 

 This latter is, of course, determined by the uses of each species 

 and grade. It will, therefore, be necessary to consider in con- 

 siderable detail what each species can be used for and how 

 much each use will bring. 



Ash and oak have already been discussed under the northern 

 hardwood and southern hardwood types so that they need not 

 be taken up again. Cypress is a fairly soft, strong wood with 

 great durability and a handsome figure. Hence, it has a wide 

 variety of uses. It can be used as a substitute for softwoods 

 like white pine and yellow pine especially where a durable wood 

 is required. As a consequence it is in demand for outside con- 

 struction work, railroad ties and telephone poles. For these 

 purposes it commanded a price varying from $15 to $30 per M 

 at the mill or shipping point in 1914. The higher grades of clear 

 lumber brought even better prices because they can be used for 

 interior finish. Recently cypress wainscoting either stained or 

 '* brush treated " to bring out the figure has become very popu- 

 lar so that the best grades sold for $100 at the mill. Equally high 

 prices were paid for the clear lumber used in the consrtuction 

 of tanks, silos, and wooden piping, uses in which the workability 

 and durability of cypress make it preeminent and without com- 

 petition except from the best grades of white pine and redwood. 

 Even the poorest grades of cypress are ordinarily salable be- 

 cause they can be used for sidewalks and fencing. Hence the 

 average value per M is high and may be summarized as follows 

 in 191 



10 per cent at $100.00 per M $10.00 



20 per cent at 60.00 " 12.00 



50 per cent at 40 . 00 " 20 . 00 



20 per cent at 25 . 00 " S . 00 



$47 • 00 



Red gum is another wood which started low in the scale of 

 lumber values but has achieved an enviable position. At first 

 it was merely used for boxes and crates and little valued for these 



