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YIELD PROM COPPICE. 



Any statement of the yield from various coppice areas in 

 cubic contents will not be of much practical advantage, as it 

 is all " small stuff." And it will vary not only with the soil 

 and species of trees, but also with the length of rotation 

 adopted. But on areas under simple coppice with a i6-year 

 rotation it will vary on average soil from 50 to 70 cubic feet 

 quarter girth measure (reckoning down to I inch diameter) 

 for Ash and Spanish Chestnut, and 35 to 55 cubic feet for 

 Oak. 



The yield from coppice growing under standards will not 

 be so great, on account of the overshadowing by the 

 standards. 



It is of far more importance to know the yield in money 

 value that may be expected from coppice. This value, 

 however, is subject to extraordinary variations ; much more 

 so than the variations in the price of large timber. 



In many parts of the country coppice produce is almost 

 unsaleable, while in other parts of the country 12 to 16 is 

 still realised for the best coppice of Ash when about 1 6 to 20 

 years old. 



The prices obtained for coppice depend almost entirely 

 upon local demand. So that unless there is a local demand, 

 either from some local factory for some special purpose, or 

 else from some large town for firewood, etc., only a nominal 

 sum can be expected per acre by the sale of coppice. 



Pure Ash coppice is generally the most saleable, and then 

 pure Spanish Chestnut or a mixture of Spanish Chestnut 

 and Ash. But ordinary mixed coppice, consisting largely 

 of Hazel, is almost unsaleable except near large towns. 

 Alder coppice occasionally pays well per se, but not 

 often ; it is, however, often extremely valuable as an aid for 

 growing other trees, especially Oak or Ash. It will thus be 

 seen that the value of coppice depends upon the uses to 

 which it can be put. Buyers of coppice have to base their 

 price upon the retail demand in the neighbourhood. The 

 saleable value of the coppice will be represented by the 



