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Figure 19. — 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 



and its products at the final market can be had, some interesting 

 problems can be worked out by comparisons with local prices. 



For a language exercise make a report on the various kinds of 

 timber marketed, prices paid, methods of transportation, and 

 markets. 



Figure 20. — Oak spoke blocks, piling, and crossties ready for shipment 



