AMERICAN CASE 27 



The Report should cover at least the following points : 

 Area and Location of property with special reference to Rail- 

 way, town, mill, settlement and also with regard to distant, large 

 market. 



Transportation : for timber material, present rates to important . 

 points. 



Business: development of district, lumbering, agriculture, here 

 especially a reasonable outlook. 



Land: its topography, soil, drainage; value for farming; 

 climate and crops. 



Timber: merchantable, timber. If old cruise appears satisfac- 

 tory compilation from this ; condition of timber, present stumpage 

 value and outlook ; all on a brief, three or four line table. 



Growth: If no net growth here, this should be stated. Price 

 growth, i. e., growth due to increase in market price for each kind, 

 for recent years. 



Forest: Age conditions, Reproduction, young and middle age 

 (by sizes) ; defective stuff. 



Improvements on the property : roads, etc. 



Exploitation: Chances for labor, contract work in logging and 

 milling ; usual methods. Climate and exploitation, snow haul, depth 

 of snow. 



Protection: Fire and trespass, also loss from sawfly, in this 

 case and other troubles ; dry spells, dry years, large fires in district. 



Property and Forestry : Location, size, form, whether land and 

 climate are suited to forestry ; advantages of market, and transporta- 

 tion, probable future of district. 



Possible Plan: Necessity to decide definitely on holding the 

 land : general plan to cut over, protect, improve, possible income and 

 expense ; development if a plan is followed ; comparison to European 

 properties of same character of soil and climate. 



A State Map and County Map should accompany this report to 

 show general location, especially lines of transportation and market. 



A copy of the original town plats showing streams, swamps, etc. 

 as per old. survey. On this may well be indicated cut-over lands, and 

 swamps by colored crayon and also such roads as now exist. 



