Show LEARN OF MARKET conditions BEFORE DISPOSING OF TIMBER S 4 it ank 11 M A IN re XA r A TR 15 r logging ones one own timber gives profitable employment to farmer and his HI teams team prepared by the th united state department of agriculture woodland owners many times are confronted with the problem of when to sell standing timber and when to cut it for use on the farm experience has demonstrated that in some localities it unquestionably pays pay the farmer better at all times to sell particularly the more valuable kinds of wood for example in the central hardwood region farmers sell their select yellow poplar trees profitably and with the money buy and haul back to the farm for distances of from four to eight miles southern pine siding for their houses and ba barns bame me orf off the other hand band there sire are too often instances where one finds choice white oak of the best beat quality suitable for veneer or furniture stock sawed tp op into ato posts for the farm keep in touch with market it would be well for them the owner to keep in touch with market conditions so BO he may market his product to the best beat advantage with rarely an exception the timber Is not dying decaying or going back by fungus or insect attack at the rapid rate alleged by buyers who obviously desire to buy as cheaply as possible unless it IN if it Is increasing yearly in volume and value cutt cutting ing during the early period of growth says the united states department pm part ment of agriculture often represents a real sacrifice in financial returns the ne age at which trees should be cut in order to obtain the highest returns a year Is very different for different species thus cottonwood asli ash hickory and yellow poplar become commercially valuable at much earlier ages than white oak and black walnut when other farm work Is least pressing many far farmers find it profitable to turn their attention to estimating meafou measuring ring cutting marketing and selling their timber spare help and time to supervise the work make the winter a favorable season for this it Is easier to haul logs on the snow than over ordinary roads rind and the logs are less liable than at any other time of the lie year to deteriorate quickly through attacks of insects or fungi best beat method of selling the choice of methods of selling depends largely upon the kind of timber and the owners knowledge of its value his past experience and the condition of the market timber products are sold either in the standing tree or in a more or less roughly manufactured condition except when bold by the lot or lump sales salas are based upon a measure by log scale or lumber tally or upon individual count of units of designated size or character timber sold by the lot boundary or tract Is either lumped oft off to include a designated tract or sold on an acreage basis this method has prevailed over all others particularly in tile the rougher and less settled distri districts t s As a rule it Is strongly favored by the purchaser because in such a transaction kits his better knowledge of both timber yields and values gives him an advantage over the average owner many examples of the sacrifice by the owner of a large share of the value of the timber can be found in nearly any wooded region on account of greater competition among puT purchasers chasers and a better understanding on the part of the owners of timber alues sales of standing timber by the lot or lump are arc now being made with better profit than formerly in using this method it Is very important por tant in advance of the sale first to secure a good estimate of the qua quantity n quality and unit voice value of each kind of product in the stand then to get bids from as many buyers as possible and finally to have an agreement clearly specifying the restrictions strict ions lons in regard to the manner and amount of cutting so as not to impair the producing pro dwing power of the forest the sale enle may include only trees above minimum diameter or such trees as have been previously marked by the owner for cutting when properly safeguarded this becomes one of the safest and most satisfactory of all methods of selling and should receive full consideration when sales are contemplated tem plated place resti restriction actions selling by lump eliminates the anxiety 8 and nd misunderstandings attending sales liy by log scale measurement if elm competition Petition Is keen it is likely that nearly or quite the full value of the timber will be reached in the bids by this method the owner foregoes the opportunity of profitable employment for himself and ills his tennis which he would have it if he logged the material and sold it after hauling it to thie the roul mill or shipping point L i unless restricted by the terms of the agreement the buyer usually cuts cats very closely selling by the lot Is therefore a good method to use where it alie owner intends to clear the land for other uses but if the land Is to be kept in timber the owner should include provisions in the contract ot of sale to retain tile the young vigorous growing timber and provide for a future crop the importance of care in cutting on account of its effect upon succeeding growth and production of the stand can hardly be overstated |