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THE ROTATION. 



Of the receipts, the final yield is hy far the most important 

 item. Its present value can easily be ascertained, but fore- 

 casts for the future are of a risky nature. If, in the future, 

 the proportion between thejprices of the different classes of 

 produce remains about the same, then a change in the financial 

 rotation does not necessarily follow ; but great changes can be 

 produced in the reverse case ; that is to say, if for instance 

 tnuber of small dimensions rises in price, while that of large 



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AGE, IN YEARS. 

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dimensions falls, or rice rcrsd. Such changes are difficult to 

 foresee. The experience of the last decades seemed to show 

 that timber of large dimensions is not unlikely to rise in price. 

 During the last few years, however, middle-sized timber has, 

 comparatively, risen in price ; still, on the whole, the selected 

 rotation should l)e rather above than below the financial 

 rotation. 



The intermediate returns exercise a considerable intluence 

 upon the actual amount of the rental, but a comparatively 



