SELLING WOODLOT PRODUCTS ON MICHIGAN FARMS. 



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as liigh as $40 per thousand. The minimum size of such logs is 24 

 inches inside bark at the small end; and the requirements are about the 

 same as for veneer logs — they must be sound and surface clear, but a 

 slight crook is allowed. 



In the southern part of the State, high grade hard maple logs, 20 inches 

 and more in diameter, often bring from $23 to $26, delivered at the mill. 

 In 1914, some buyers paid for the common species, such as hard and 

 soft maple, soft elm, and basswood, a fixed price of $20 per thousand 

 board feet, delivered, for good logs, and $10 for poor logs. One such 

 company paid from $20 to $25 per thousand for good white ash logs. 

 Where the farmer has ash, oak, walnut, cherry, basswood, or especially 

 good logs of hard maple and elm, it is decidedly advisable to consider 

 the special uses for which such logs might be suitable before selling to 

 sawmills. Yeneer and handle companies are often able to pay con- 

 siderably more for them than sawmills will, — -often enough to make 

 shipment profitable. There are certain defects which are apt to be 

 overlooked and which unfit apparently good logs for the most paying use. 

 White oak, for example, is apt to be wormy in some parts of the State, 

 which spoils it for quarter sawing. Wormy logs can often be sold to 

 advantage to vehicle manufacturers for wagon rims. 



Veneer 



Veneer logs must be sound, so that they can be held firmly at the ends 

 in the machines. They must be at least 10 inches in diameter inside 

 bark at the small end; and some companies specify minimum diameters 

 of 12 or 14 inches. Often two grades are specified: No. 1 logs, which 

 must be surface clear, straight, and with not over two knots; and No. 

 2 logs, including all usable logs that fall below these specifications. In 

 dealing with veneer companies at a distance the farmer should take 

 pains to find out just what the minimum requirements are for logs of 

 the second grade; otherwise he will be in danger of having his lower 

 grade logs graded out and refused at the destination, which would in- 

 volve either the complete loss of the logs or a payment of shipping 

 charges in returning them. 



Standard log lengths, with a minimum of 8 feet, are usually required. 



Average prices paid for veneer logs by Michigan buyers in 1914 were 

 as follows: 



TABLE 3.— YENEER LOG PRICES PER 1000 BOARD FEET, F. 0. B. MILL, 1914— MICHIGAN. 



