FORESTRY LESSONS ON HOME WOODLANDS 



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Lesson VII. MARKETING FARM TIMBER 



Problem. — How shall the farm timber be marketed to the best 

 advantage. 



Sources of information.— Farmers' Bulletins 1100 and 1210; bulletins 

 of the State colleges of agriculture and State foresters. 



Illustrative material. — Timber price lists. Addresses of firms deal- 

 ing in timber. Local prices for cordwood, posts, crossties, and piling. 



Topics for study. — Finding the best markets: Before timber is cut 

 its approximate size and amount by species, and its disposal should 

 be determined as definitely as possible. How to find buyers of cut- 

 timber products. How are logs, bolts or billets, piling, posts, cross- 

 ties, and firewood generally sold? Advertising in the newspapers, 

 consulting neighbors who have recently sold timber, consulting State 

 foresters and reliable experienced men. 





Fig. 10.— The best timber brings high prices and can usually be shipped for veneer or quarter -sawed 

 lumber. Several owners can join in marketing a carload lot 



The owner protecting himself by a simple form of written con- 

 tract: Much loss comes to sellers of timber products by failure to 

 observe this precaution and to have the agreement in proper written 

 form. 



Selling timber standing: Selling for a stated sum by the acre, 

 or a lump sum for the whole tract or " boundary.' 7 



What to sell and what timber to keep growing in the woods; 

 what timber to sell and what to use at home. Choice logs of certain 

 woods bring high prices and can be profitably shipped long distances 

 by rail or water. 



Cooperative marketing of farm timber: Carload lots of logs, etc., 

 the least amount that can profitably be shipped. Many wood 

 manufacturing concerns buy direct from producers in carload lots. 



