TIMBER VALUES 



Species 



Engelmann spruce 



Alpine fir 



Lodgepole pine 



Douglas fir 



Aspen 



Top diameter 



Lodgepole pine is cut to a smaller size because its taper is less 

 abrupt than the other species. Aspen may be cut to eight inches 

 in diameter breast-high since it is the best firewood to be had in 

 the southern Rocky Mountains and much sought for this purpose. 

 It is the only species that should be estimated in cords. 



None of the species in this t)rpe are listed separately in the 

 Census because they are of only minor commercial importance as 

 they grow in the type. This does not mean that Douglas fir, 

 for example, is not an important timber tree but only that the 

 individuals which are found in this type do not reach the general 

 market. When used at all they are employed for local purposes 

 only. Hence there do not exist any figures which show the varia- 

 tion in stumpage prices for the species found in this type in dif- 

 ferent states and in various years. It is only possible to say in 

 a general way that no stumpage in this type is worth more than 

 $5 per M. The values applicable to individual tracts must be 

 figured out on the basis of average sale values and logging and 

 manufacturing costs. 



Generally speaking logging costs are high because of the 

 inaccessibility and small size of the timber. Its density and 

 uniformity of diameter and height are the only factors that help 

 to decrease the cost. Inaccessibility means high cost of suppHes 

 and labor and small timber is more expensive to buck, haul and 

 saw, the main items of logging and manufacturing cost. The 

 following figures are averages based on the methods commonly 

 employed in this type and representative of conditions in 1915: — 



Per M 



Felling and bucking $r . 50 



Skidding 2 00 



Sawing 4.00 



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