Show Ashley Forest gives proposed timber sales The proposed timber sales volume for Ashley National Forest during 1976 for a total of million board feet was discussed at a public meeting Friday Local timber operators and forest officials discussed their problems concerning timber harvesting on the Ashley forest Timber operators are faced with high operating expenses high minimum bids road costs and lInd uncertainty of the lumber market TilE TIDE PROPOSED timber sale objective of Ashley forest is to offer 13 sales amounting to million board feet during the first half of 1976 and nine sales amounting to million board feet during the last half o of the year Fiscal year July 1 I 1975 to June 30 1976 sales volume objectives is 21 million board feet of timber |