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the timber, measure and value it, draw up conditions, 

 and advertise for tenders. The probability is, if the 

 timber is useful, that the result will be satisfactory, 

 and the expense attending the sale will be very 

 moderate. It will be a good plan when the sale by 

 this method is an extensive one to furnish applicants 

 with printed forms of tender. 



These then are the various methods of selling 

 timber. We do not attempt to dictate, or even to give 

 a decided opinion upon one or the other, but recom- 

 mend those responsible to weigh the matter well ; and 

 then to adopt the plan which will in their opinion 

 secure the highest possible value. This, after all, is 

 the acme of forestry to first grow the greatest 

 possible amount of timber in the least possible time, 

 and then to sell it at the highest possible price. We 

 shall now explain and describe in detail the various 

 methods of measurement and valuation. 



