Show MAKING MAKINO PROFIT IN CUT TIMBER Understanding of Elementary Principles es of Forestry Will Assist Farmer CAN CN SELl IN CARLOAD LOTS LOT Wasteful Practice to Put High Priced Logs to Ordinary Use on Farm- Farm Much Pine Yellow Poplar and Cotton Wood Used for Pulp Prepared by the United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment meat of Agriculture An understanding of the elementary principles of farm forestry will enable enable en S able the farmer to to market his timber 7 far fur more profitably than it Is done n on n nS S the average a farm In the tue Southern states and In many other section of ot the country as ns well high grade lo logs s of such trees as ns white oak yellow pop IOl S Jar lar red gum ush ash cherry and nod black S can usually be sold In carload carlond lots Jots direct to manufacturing plants even en though these are located at some some distance Many local using log plants buy In lots Jots as ns small as a n wagon or South clear log truck lond load In the of white oak and yellow vellow poplar 16 10 Inches and up In diameter are most sold to sawmill plants e esS es- es s S equipped for quartering nail ami veneering ene woods High prices at loading loadS load S ing lag points make It it wasteful to put such auth logs to ordinary use nt home Paper Pulp Pulp Wood Large quantities of pine are cut anI and I S sold by southern farmers for fer paper S pulp wood Yellow poplar and cotS cot cot- cottonwood S red gum tupelo and unel other In less amounts are are- used for the sam samS sam'S ann S purpose according to fo forestry special specialIsts 1st The wood must be pealed arid Is usually marketed In foot 4 length length- anti and 3 to 10 inches in diameter Pulp Pulpwood Pulpwood wood worn Is sold by the cord and antl the theS 5 S prices usually range from about 4 4 I to toG 6 G for pine and from 1 5 t to 0 9 frS for fr S poplar cottonwood etc ties have long been a I a standard farm timber er product As in a n rule however the price represents only fair wages for cutting hewing and hauling with little return for the timber itself For example a n tie 7 Inches by 8 Inches lathes by 8 feet long if sold at 50 O cents when then the Items in the cost of manufacture are arc taken Into account would have hae a a value equivalent lent to the same amount of lumber valued at 1050 a thousand board feet This Is a low figure for white oak |